Lead Veterinarian

About the role

The ASPCA's Community Medicine (CM) team provides expert veterinary care to support the welfare of animals and their people through our stationary and mobile veterinary clinics, serving the most underserved communities in New York, Miami, and Los Angeles. We help pet owners overcome barriers to care, bringing quality services directly to the communities that need us most and partially or fully subsidizing the cost of basic and preventive care. CM treats people and pets with dignity and respect, assisting pet owners in making informed decisions about their pets' health and wellbeing regardless of their financial circumstances.

Responsibilities

• Support new and experienced veterinarians in reaching their potential, where animal well-being, teamwork and serving the community are at the core of our work.
• Lead a happy, high-functioning team, ensuring every patient receives the highest-quality care with minimal fear and stress.
• Deliver key CM objectives: lead a happy, high-functioning team, ensure every patient receives the highest-quality care with minimal fear and stress, and deliver outstanding client experiences to maximize the ASPCA’s impact in the community.
• Work as a CM veterinarian as needed – seeing appointments, treating cats and dogs in our Primary Pet Care (PPC) program or performing high-quality, high-volume spay/neuter (HQHVSN) for shelter/rescue animals and beloved pets.

Requirements

Current California State Veterinary License
Fear Free® Shelter certification is required within 60 days of hire.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree (or equivalent) from an AVMA accredited veterinary college
• Minimum one year of experience in high quality, high volume spay/neuter
• Minimum three years veterinary experience in small animal medicine and surgery
• Previous people management experience strongly preferred

Skills

• Leadership abilities in challenging situations
• Ability to work in high-volume, fast-paced clinic environment
• Open-mindedness to changes and willingness to learn, implement, and teach new protocols

Benefits

Compensation
The target hiring range for this role is $169,500 - $179,500 annually. This position is eligible for a signing bonus and a retention bonus.

Benefits
Paid vacation time
Paid sick time
Free paid continuing education days and a CE stipend
Ten paid holidays
Personal time off
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Pre-tax dependent care and health flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
401(k) plan with generous employer contributions beginning after one year of service
Employer-paid life and long-term disability insurance
Vet state license fee reimbursement
And more - note that benefits are subject to change annually

Pay

The target hiring range for this role is $169,500 - $179,500 annually.

Schedule and Location

This is typically a Monday – Friday, 8 hour schedule with flexibility to work occasionally beyond the scheduled work day. This is an on-site position primarily based at the Community Veterinary Clinic. Occasional flexibility in reporting to other ASPCA locations throughout the Greater LA Area is required based on operational need.

Reporting Structure

You will report to the Community Veterinary Clinic (CVC) Director (solid line) for all non-medical job functions and to the Medical Director (dotted line) for all duties related to veterinary medicine.

Qualifications

• Current California State Veterinary License
• Fear Free® Shelter certification is required within 60 days of hire
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree (or equivalent) from an AVMA accredited veterinary college
• Minimum one year of experience in high quality, high volume spay/neuter
• Minimum three years veterinary experience in small animal medicine and surgery
• Previous people management experience strongly preferred