Description
The Animal Protective Foundation (APF) is seeking a part-time or full-time veterinarian.
The Animal Protective Foundation (APF) is an animal welfare organization serving the greater Capital Region since 1931. Our vision is a community where all companion animals are loved, respected, and receive exceptional care.
We also promote life-work balance and are committed to supporting all of our team members by giving them the opportunity to earn a living wage, offering generous PTO, and matching contributions to our 401(k) plan. Full-time staff are eligible for health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits.
The veterinarian is a New York State licensed professional employee of the APF primarily responsible for working with staff to provide medical care for publicly owned pets through the APF’s high quality high volume spay/neuter (HQHVSN) clinic. The veterinarian will also have the opportunity to care for APF’s shelter pets as needed. The veterinarian will represent the APF with professionalism in all interactions with staff, government agencies, the Board of Directors, and the public.
The veterinarian will further support the growth of APF’s public veterinary care, including high-volume community pet wellness clinics and low-cost public euthanasia services.
Internally, the veterinarian works in close coordination with other veterinarians, shelter and clinic veterinary staff, leadership team, volunteers and other APF team members. Externally, the veterinarian may have interactions with APF clients, representatives of the community, rescue organizations, other veterinary professionals, vendors, and county health department representatives.
The veterinarian must be a professional, self-motivated, positive, goal oriented, and organized individual with excellent interpersonal communication and problem-solving skills. The veterinarian must communicate in a way that demonstrates and promotes collaboration, cooperation, problem solving and interpersonal skills to foster a positive work environment, teamwork and productivity.
Requirements
Education and Experience: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree or equivalent. Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. Two years of experience is highly desirable but not required. Experience with high volume spay/neuter surgical setting is highly desirable. Fear Free Certified preferred. Previous dental surgery experience is preferred.
Licenses: Possession and maintenance of a license to practice as a veterinarian issued by the State of New York Education Department, Office of Professions. A valid Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) certificate is highly desirable but not required.
