About the Role
Animal Care Centers of NYC seeks a veterinarian to help animals and the people who love them at The Emma and Georgina Bloomberg Veterinary Center. This urgent care model hospital focuses on secondary care for patients with a good prognosis for recovery, preserving the human-animal bond without profit motivation.
Responsibilities
- Successfully mitigate a variety of medical and surgical cases with varying levels of acuity.
- Develop trusting relationships with clients which includes clear and compassionate communications.
- Demonstrate fiscal responsibility and prudent use of resources to maximize the number of animals serve.
- Delegate responsibilities to our competent para-professional staff.
- Learn, teach, mentor.
- Work with Medical Director, LCSW and Practice Manager on case selection.
Requirements
- DVM, VMD, or equivalent degree.
- Licensure in NYS to practice veterinary medicine.
- DEA eligible.
- Internship or 3 years of previous clinical experience in Urgent Care with a demonstrated competency in advanced soft tissue surgery.
- Strong surgical and diagnostic skills.
- Can confidently work alone.
- Fear Free certification desired or must be completed in the first 30 days of employment.
- Must be able to lift at least 50 lbs.
Skills
- Advanced soft tissue surgery
- Surgical skills
- Diagnostic skills
- Clear and compassionate communications
- Fiscal responsibility
- Critical thinking
- Problem-solving skills
- Ability to multi-task and prioritize
- Dependable
- Reliable
- Efficient
Location
- New York City
Work Type
- Full Time
- Part Time
- Intermittent
Experience Level
- 3 years of previous clinical experience in Urgent Care
Education Level
- DVM, VMD, or equivalent degree
- NYS veterinary medicine license
Benefits
- 120 hours of vacation time
- Birthdays off
- 40 hours of paid CE time with a small stipend
- Personal days
- Sick pay
- Open access Cigna medical, dental and vision insurance at a low premium
- 401K
- Pension
- Life Insurance
- On-the-job training for 2-4 weeks
- Periodic all staff training (safety, DEI, cross training)
- Loan forgiveness, cancellation, and/or consolidation under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program (PSLF)
About the Company
- ACC is one of the nation’s largest open-admission animal shelters, whose mission is to End Animal Homelessness in NYC.
- The Emma and Georgina Bloomberg Veterinary Center provides urgent and secondary care to clients by referral.
- ACC has recently opened a 50,000 square foot shelter in Ridgewood Queens that incorporates a hospital with a large surgical suite, dental suite with x-rays, ultrasound, in-house lab and radiology capabilities.
- This is a nonprofit organization.
