Clinical Veterinarian

About the Job

This University of Minnesota’s department of Research Animal Resources (RAR) is searching for a clinical veterinarian to provide preventative, emergency, and routine veterinary care for laboratory animals used in the University of Minnesota’s AAALAC-accredited animal care and use program. This position reports directly to the RAR Director of Veterinary Services and interacts regularly with a variety of personnel, including students, veterinary residents, RAR staff, research laboratories, faculty, and senior leadership. We are seeking an independent, motivated, and service-oriented team player to join a flexible, fun, and driven group of veterinarians and staff within RAR.

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide or oversee preventative, emergency, and routine veterinary care of spontaneous and experimentally induced diseases and conditions for research animals within the University of Minnesota system.

• Examine, diagnose, prescribe treatment, perform surgery, and provide methods for humane euthanasia if necessary.

• Perform and interpret antemortem diagnostics (clinical pathology, imaging, EKG, etc.) as needed.

• Perform rounds of all animals in assigned clinical areas on a regular basis.

• Provide population medicine and expertise in management of laboratory animal research colonies.

• Communicate exam findings and treatment recommendations to veterinary technicians and research personnel as well as keep animal care staff updated on cases.

• Perform necropsies and related post mortem tissue sampling and diagnostics as able or prepare and send collected samples to appropriate veterinary diagnostic vendors.

• Provide emergency veterinary services after normal business hours, weekends, holidays, or other emergency situations on a rotating basis, including responding to housing facility issues in concert with RAR operations staff and UMN facility maintenance staff as it relates to animal welfare concerns.

• Assess and manage pain and distress in common laboratory species via pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions.

• Perform USDA Accredited Veterinarian duties by inspecting animals ready for shipping or transport by reviewing, approving, and signing international, interstate and/or internal health certificates for a variety of species that might include (but is not limited to) small animals, common laboratory animal species, livestock, poultry and fish.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine or equivalent degree from an AVMA accredited veterinary school, or certification of veterinary training through programs such as ECFVG and PAVE plus at least two (2) years of experience as a practicing veterinarian (experience as a practicing veterinarian might include residency experience).

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.

• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines both independently and as part of a team.

• Demonstrated effectiveness in problem identification and problem solving with complex and sensitive issues.

• Capable of accepting responsibility with a high level of independent initiative, proactivity, and creativity.

• Licence to practice veterinary medicine in Minnesota is required within 3 months of start date.