Associate Veterinarian

Responsibilities

• Participate in the design and execution of the preventive veterinary care program.
• Prescribe medical treatments; communicate with animal care staff regarding treatment options, prognoses, follow-up care, and recommended husbandry changes.
• Perform physical examinations, surgeries, diagnostic procedures, and treatments to provide outstanding medical care to aquarium residents and Rescue patients.
• Administer and monitor sedation and/or general anesthesia.
• Work effectively with Curators to develop protocols involving animal diets, quarantine, and preventive medicine practices.
• Perform necropsies and prepare post-mortem samples for lab analyses; collate results over time and make medical recommendations based on trends.
• Provide basic medical, nutritional, and zoonotic training for Animal Husbandry staff as needed.

Requirements

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree; at least 2 years related experience and/or training in non-domestic animal medicine.

Qualifications

This position offers an attractive benefits/vacation package including health, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, and 403(b) retirement plan with a 100% match of the first 5% contributed.