Veterinarian Southern Campuses

How youll impact our mission:

The Wisconsin Humane Society (WHS) is hiring a full-time veterinarian to support animals and the community through spay/neuter surgery vaccine clinics and providing care for homeless animals in our shelter. Theyllwork with an amazing team of veterinarians who practice a culture of mentorship training and support for each veterinarianreports to a supervising veterinarian and will either work at our Racine Campus or split their time between our Racine Campus and our Kenosha Campus depending on the candidates experience and organizational needs.

Veterinarians at WHS receive a AVMA membership and funding for liability insurance and continuing education (CE). WHS is a qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.Making PSLF work for you American Veterinary Medical Association ().If youre looking for a rewarding career that makes a meaningful difference in the lives of animals and people while working alongside a supportive team apply today!

Key accountabilities

• Performing high-volume high-quality safe spay/neuter surgeries for shelter and public animals
• Perform other surgeries as needed for shelter animals
• Ensuring safe effective and efficient medical processes from check in to discharge including follow up
• Vaccinating animals and providing quality medical screenings
• Monitoring the daily health of client and shelter animals
• Providing medical information to clients and answer questions as needed
• Develop and implement treatment plans as needed for animals in shelter and foster
• Train and support any WHS team members in all aspects of patient care and efficient/safe clinic practices while maintaining a professional and positive approach
• All other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• DVM degree and license required; high volume spay/neuter or shelter medicine experience preferred; mentorship and training provided
• Ability to partner with clients staff and volunteers from diverse backgrounds
• Demonstrated alignment with our mission people-centered philosophy and organizational values of compassion respect and kindness; innovation; professionalism; equity; and positive approach
• Ability to navigate emotional aspects of animal welfare work
• Able to successfully meet the physical demands of the job which include stooping kneeling crouching crawling standing walking pulling lifting grasping and repetitive be able to routinely lift and carry up to 50 pounds.

Hiring range:$95k 120k

Benefits for our full-time staff include

• Paid time off including vacation wellness and holiday time
• Health dental and vision insurance
• 403(b) retirement plan with company match
• Paid family leave
• Group term and voluntary life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Flexible spending plans
• Health savings account (HSA)
• Supplemental benefits to cover unexpected expenses

Benefits for all staff include

• Allowance available for maintaining licensure professional memberships continuing education and liability insurance
• 403(b) retirement plan
• Mental health and counseling support: all employees and members of their household have access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with six free counseling sessions per year
• Limited low-cost wellness and veterinary care services for staff members animals
• Discounts on adoption fees training classes youth programs retail and events
• Support for student loans: WHS is aPublic Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)qualified employer.

Come see why over 280 staff call WHS home! Youll be happy you did!

About us

TheWisconsin Humane Society(WHS) is the oldest and largest shelter in Wisconsin. It was founded in 1879 and operates shelters in Milwaukee Ozaukee Racine Door Brown and Kenosha Counties as well as a Spay/Neuter Clinic in West Allis and a wildlife rehabilitation center in Milwaukee. The organization offers adoption services youth programs low-cost veterinary resources retail stores volunteer programs dog training classes and much more. WHS is an independent nonprofit and receives no general government funding and is not part of any national umbrella group.

The Wisconsin Humane Society is an equal opportunity employer.

Application instructions

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