Associate Veterinarian

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Full Time - Exempt Professionals Tampa, FL, US

This position will assist the Staff Veterinarians with the management of veterinary services for The Florida Aquarium’s (TFA) living collection, it’s offsite satellite exhibits, and for corals and rehabilitating sea turtles at the Center for Conservation (CFC) in Apollo Beach, FL including preventative and emergency care, diagnostic services, and pathology. The ability to work in a dynamic environment requiring flexibility, creativity and teamwork is critical.

• Assists Staff Veterinarians with implementing the long-term preventative medicine program for the animal collection including annual examinations, infectious disease screening, parasite surveillance, immunization, birth control, nutrition, and dental prophylaxis.
• Works proactively to foster and maintainapositiveandproductive workingrelationshipbetween
  
  Animal Healthand Animal Care .
• Works cooperatively with Animal Care and the teams at CFC to develop and maintain transparency of veterinary processes and concerns between the various disciplines relying on veterinary care. This includes, but is not limited to, presenting the findings of animal health evaluations, test results, prognostic evaluations, treatment protocols, next steps, etc. – proactively and in real time.
• Respondstoandmanagesanimalemergencies.
• Examines sickorinjured animals and performs necessary procedures including surgery, radiography,orotherrequireddiagnostics/treatments.
• Implements animal health related protocols including quarantine protocols, pre-shipment testing, and preventative medical program standards.
• Performs necropsies and pathological analysisonmortalitiesofthecollection.
• Communicates animal health and welfare concerns with the Senior Vice President of Animal Care & Health and Animal Care leadership.
• Updates animal medical recordsinTracks
• Conducts rounds to review health of animal collection; communicates with animal care team as appropriate to facilitate management of animal health cases.
• Shares on-call and overnight responsibilities with Staff Veterinarians.
• Assists the Staff Veterinariansonclinical researchprojectsas needed.
• Provides veterinary support for conservation and research initiatives.
• Supports TFA's Shared Purpose by participating in a Conservation Day of Action shift on an annual basis.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Doctorof Veterinarymedicinedegreeorequivalent(D.V.M.or V.M.D.)
• Stateof Florida Veterinary
  
  Licenseorabilitytoobtainwithin1year.
• Minimumoftwoyears'experienceinexoticanimalmedicinefromazoo, aquariumorrelatedfield,with specific knowledgeofavian, ichthyologicalandherpetologicalmedicine
• USDA License preferred.
• Working knowledge of
  
  Tracks software desirable
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office software (Excel, Power Point, Access, Scheduler, Mail)

• Customer Service Orientation— Listeningtoandunderstandingthecustomer (both internal and external) andanticipatingandevaluatingthecustomer’sneeds;makingthecustomer’ssatisfactiona highpriorityinallareasof responsibility
• Teamwork — Supporting, facilitating, andparticipatinginactivitiesthatpromoteteameffectiveness; demonstratingsensitivityforthefeelingsandneedsofteammembersandsupportingteamgoals
• Communication (oral and written)— Effectivelyexpressingideasverballyandnon-verballyandactivelylisteningtoindividualsandgroups;preparingandfocusingpresentationsto thecharacteristics andneedsof the audience;expressing ideas clearlyandconciselyinwrittenform,throughmemoranda,letters,reports, andotherdocuments
• Leadership (Individual) — Effective and…