Staff Veterinarian

Now Hiring:
Full-Time Staff Veterinarian

Cedar Run is a non-profit dedicated to the preservation of New Jersey’s wildlife and habitats through education, conservation and rehabilitation. Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge sits on 171 wooded acres on the edge of the New Jersey Pinelands. Cedar Run includes the Woodford Nature Center, an outdoor Wildlife Housing Area with nearly 60 native residents, and a Wildlife Rehabilitation Hospital. The overall mission of Cedar Run is to serve as a community resource on the importance of protecting and enhancing healthy ecosystems for all.

To that end, Cedar Run engages in ecologically based land management; the operation of a Federally and NJ State licensed hospital facility that cares for more than 7,700 sick, injured, and orphaned native wildlife each year; the education of over 22,000 people annually through our various on‑site and outreach programs; and serves as an active resource to the greater New Jersey community on all wildlife and habitat related questions and issues.

Staff Veterinarian (Full‑Time)

Wildlife Rehabilitation

Executive Director

The Staff Veterinarian provides medical and surgical care for sick, injured, and orphaned native wildlife, and oversees the preventive health and long‑term care of Cedar Run’s non‑releasable Wildlife Ambassadors. This position works closely with the Director of Wildlife Rehabilitation and Executive Director to ensure the highest standards of animal welfare, medical compliance, and professional collaboration within the Wildlife Rehabilitation Hospital. The veterinarian plays a key role in advancing Cedar Run’s mission through compassionate care, staff training, and ongoing development of best practices in wildlife medicine and rehabilitation.

• Engage in positive and effective communication with Cedar Run staff, volunteers, and the general public.
• Prioritize Cedar Run’s Wildlife Rehabilitation Hospital responsibilities over outside employment.
• Accurately document all patient examinations, treatments, diagnostic findings, and medical decisions in the digital wildlife patient record database in a timely manner.
• Work quickly and efficiently in all tasks including admission exams, recheck exams, writing records, and evaluating diagnostic results.
• Answer immediate intake staff questions, health checks, and patient assessments; know when to reach out to other staff with questions.
• Be available for emergency situations and provide timely guidance on urgent medical questions or patient care needs.
• Be proficient in clinical skills for wildlife, including venipuncture, hematology, parasitology, radiology, anesthesiology, soft‑tissue surgery, orthopedic surgery, wound and fracture management, drug and fluid administration, and necropsy.
• Evaluate and work collaboratively with licensed Wildlife Rehabilitators on pre‑release reconditioning requirements and determine when adult patients are ready for release.
• Train, instruct, and supervise pre‑clinical and clinical veterinary students working and/or shadowing at Cedar Run.
• Demonstrate proficiency in nursery animal feeding techniques and be familiar with nursery animal husbandry protocols.
• Apply protocols and procedures regarding intake, admission, guidelines & policies, standard triage practices including EOA (euthanasia on arrival), and understand the impact of injuries and disease on post‑release survival and prognosis of typical cases.
• Safely examine each species admitted, including large/dangerous species; research and find appropriate sedation doses.
• Interpret diagnostics using knowledge, past cases, and external research.
• Develop, update, and implement medical protocols and treatment guidelines to ensure standardized, evidence‑based care across the Wildlife Rehabilitation Hospital.
• Create and implement biosecurity protocols to protect patient, staff, volunteer, and public health, including disease prevention and containment measures as needed.
• Collaborate and communicate effectively with volunteer veterinary practices, consulting veterinarians, and allied professionals in support of Cedar Run’s medical care,…