Relief Spay/Neuter Surgeon (Veterinarian), Community Medicine

About the role

Help animals in need! Our team of highly skilled veterinarians, with support from licensed technicians and assistants, provide essential services to the pets and rescue animals that need us the most. The ASPCA’s Community Medicine (CM) program offers high-quality, high-volume spay/neuter (HQHVSN), preventive care and treatment for minor illnesses and injuries. Experienced HQHVSN surgeons may choose either surgery days or Primary Pet Care (PPC) appointment days at our spay/neuter clinic in South Los Angeles or on one of our state-of-the-art, custom-built mobile veterinary clinics. Have small animal experience but not HQHVSN? We have PPC shifts available too!

No worrying about the cost of services to your clients – the ASPCA provides services to qualifying clients at low or no cost to them.

Responsibilities

• Medical (70%)
  • Provide compassionate, quality preventive and basic care to patients in underserved areas of Los Angeles, overseeing all aspects of veterinary care during a clinic day including physical examination, diagnostics, treatment recommendations and delivery, prescribing of medications and discharge information
  • Perform pre-surgery physical examinations on all surgical candidates
  • Perform 25 – 40 high quality, high-volume spay/neuter surgical procedures per spay/neuter clinic day
  • Diagnose and treat post-surgical medical complications
  • Perform and oversee all aspects of minor outpatient surgical procedures
  • Provide a safe and compassionate environment for animals in our care, our staff, and for our clients by using low-stress handling techniques
  • Triage and refer cases that do not fall within CM’s parameters of care as appropriate
  • Perform humane euthanasia in accordance with ASPCA policy and protocols
  • Provide support and medical services for clients of other ASPCA departments as needed, including evaluation and treatment of victims of hoarding situations
• Client Service (30%)
  • Communicate with all clients in a non-judgement, effective and professional manner; discuss physical examination and test results to allow pet owners to make informed decisions about their pet’s care
  • Counsel owners about end of life and other sensitive medical concerns
  • Provide discharge instructions for patients and oversee the dispensing of medications

Requirements

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine or equivalent from an accredited veterinary college and current California Licensure
• Experience in high quality, high volume spay/neuter (HQHVSN)
• Experience in general small animal practice or shelter medicine required for PPC shifts

Language: English

Pay

$1,000 per day (8-hour shift)

Schedule

• Regular part-time schedules or relief/fill-in available weekdays (Monday through Friday)
• 8-4 (HQHVSN) or 9-5 (PPC)

This is a temporary, contingent position and the person hired will be employed through a third-party staffing agency.

About us

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 clinics serving Los Angeles’ most underserved communities. 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.

The ASPCA was founded in 1866 on the belief that animals are entitled to kind and respectful treatment by humans and must be protected under the law. As a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation with more than two million supporters nationwide, the ASPCA is committed to preventing cruelty to dogs, cats, equines, and farm animals throughout the United States. The ASPCA is headquartered in New York City, where we maintain a full-service animal hospital, spay/neuter clinic, mobile spay/neuter and primary pet care clinics, a rehabilitation center for canine victims of cruelty, kitten nursery, adoption center, and two community veterinary centers. The ASPCA also operates programs and services that extend nationwide.