CARE STL is seeking a full-time Shelter Veterinarian.

Center for Animal Rescue and Enrichment of St. Louis (CARE STL) is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that serves as the no-kill open admission shelter dedicated to saving the unwanted, abused, neglected, and homeless companion animals of the City of St. Louis. We exist to create a supportive community rooted in collaboration, compassion, and caring, for people and animals. 

$85-$110k commensurate with experience
Health, vision and dental insurance.
401(k) with match.
Paid time off.

Work Type: Exempt, Full-time
Schedule: 5 days a week 8am – 5pm

For more information: www.icarestl.org/careers

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ability to perform approximately 15 spay/neuter surgeries per-day. Ability to perform other surgeries,dentals as
• Ensures all animals receive appropriate and timely medical care. Works closely with other departments to make sure all animals' medical needs are met; prescribes medications as
• Refer shelter animals to specialty or emergency clinics as needed.
• Practices high quality shelter medicine; an emphasis is placed on problem solving throughphysical examinations and use of in house diagnostics when possible.
• Maintains detailed medical records in Shelterluv; enters medical notes in a timely
• Communicates with fosters, volunteers, and potential adopters when
• Assesses the quality of life of shelter patients and performs medical euthanasias when
• Provides input on behavioral euthanasia decisions and performs behavioral euthanasia when
• Participates in community outreach events such as wellness clinics, microchip clinics, and public spay/neuter
• Provide veterinary services to owned community animals as directed by VP: Operations
• Delegates select Veterinary Technicians, as appropriate.
• Other duties as assigned by the VP: Operations.

Qualifications:

Currently licensed in the state of Missouri to practice veterinary medicine. A Doctor of Veterinary Medicine(D.V.M. or V.M.D.) degree from an accredited college of veterinary medicine. Must be qualified and eligibleto obtain DEA license.

Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to work individually and in a team
• Ability to safely handle animals declared vicious, on bite quarantines or
• Ability to handle and deal with animals that have been abused, neglected or treated
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in
• Ability to work efficiently with attention to
• Ability to exercise good judgment, set priorities and organize work
• Willingness to lead and offer

Physical Demands:

• Ability to frequently stand, walk, sit, talk, stoop, bend, squat or
• Ability to safely push, pull, and lift up to 50
• Ability to physically handle and restrain domestic
• Ability to read computer screens, email and to communicate

Work Type: Exempt, Full-time

Schedule: 5 days a week 8am – 5pm

Supervisor: VP: Operations