Carson Veterinarian

Job Details

Job Location:

Carson Campus - Carson City, NV 89701

Position Type:
Full Time Education Level: Graduate Degree Salary Range: $ - $ Salary/year

Travel Percentage :
Travel varies based on position

Job Category:
Veterinary Services Care for pets. Find them homes. Save lives. That’s the mission at Nevada Humane Society.

We’re a high-save organization helping nearly 34,000 animals in our community each year and caring for approximately 10,000 across both of our campuses. through sheltering, adoptions and community-centered programs and services that help find pets loving homes and keep them there. We are seeking a Veterinarian to join our team at our Carson Campus. In this role, you’ll provide daily care, support positive outcomes, and help match pets with the families who will love them for life.

At NHS, lifesaving work is powered by dedicated professionals. We support our team with competitive pay, meaningful benefits, and a workplace rooted in compassion, teamwork, and purpose.

Carson city veterinarian

Department: Carson City Campus Clinic

Supervises: Carson Clinic Manager

Reports To: Medical Director

FLSA/Work Hours Status: Full-Time 40+ hours per week

DOL Status: Exempt

Base Pay Range: Base pay range is calculated by position title, and experience. It is determined within the departmental budget. Changes to the range are approved by the CEO.

Our Carson City Veterinarian plays an important role in advancing Nevada Humane Society’s mission. As a Carson City Veterinarian, you play a vital role in advancing Nevada Humane Society’s mission to care for pets, find them loving homes, and save lives. Your leadership helps drive our values forward by providing leadership for the clinic and ensuring regulatory compliance relating to the practice of veterinary medicine.

This position works closely with the Carson City Clinic Manager and Medical Director to ensure best practices and oversee the Carson City clinic operations and public services. This position is estimated to spend 50% of their time with public services, 40% of their time with NHS owned animals, and 10% of their time with administrative tasks. The Carson City Veterinarian is also responsible for creating an environment of teamwork in which quality medicine is delivered to all patients under the care of the Nevada Humane Society-Carson City.

Guiding your team with compassion and purpose. In this role, you also partner with authorized personnel to make thoughtful employment decisions that align with our organizational goals—ensuring we remain compliant with policies, procedures, and employment laws while fostering a positive, mission-aligned workplace.

• Oversee recruitment, hiring, onboarding, and staffing levels forclinic staff, including drafting job descriptions, interviewing, candidate selection, and employment action recommendations.
• Manage employee performance for direct reports, including evaluations, coaching, disciplinary actions, development planning, time report approvals, orientation, training, and ongoing instruction.
• Effectively resolve employee relations issues and ensure compliance with employment laws, organizational policies, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Provide direct supervision of the Carson Clinic Manager, including performance management, staff development, and operational oversight.
• Oversee and perform Veterinary medicine cases for public services that include but is not limited to, vaccinations, public spay/neuters, Owner Requested Euthanasia and Trap/Neuter, Return (TNR) for community owned animals.
• Oversee surgical and medical cases for all animals, under the care of Carson City Campus ensuring appropriate outcomes and delivery of high-quality care that meets or exceeds current standards.
• Partner with the Medical Director to evaluate, refine, and implement medical protocols aligned with NHSC operational needs, and to review and approve veterinarian scheduling for clinic coverage.
• Participate in the review and timely resolution of medically related complaints in collaboration with the Carson Clinic Manager.
• Ensure all DVMs and LVTs practicing in the…