Veterinarian

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$120 - $140 /hour. The pay range listed reflects a general hiring range for the area, with the specific rate determined based on the candidate’s experience, skill level, abilities, and education, and may vary depending on location.

The primary purpose and function of the Locum Veterinarian is to provide preventative care, diagnosis and treatment of diseases and injuries of pets.

• Ensure the safety of pets, clients and associates by utilizing safe restraining techniques, following standard protocols and maintaining clean, sterile and organized treatment areas, exam rooms and labs.
• Obtain relevant information and history from clients, and maintain proper and complete medical records.
• Educate clients about preventative care, pet health needs, any diagnosis or treatment, hospital services and other related information.
• Provide professional, efficient and exceptional service including prescribing and administering preventative care for the wellness needs of pets and diagnosing and treating diseases and injuries of pets.
• Effectively communicate diagnosis and treatment plan to veterinary medical team and client.
• Ensure local, state and federal laws are followed, including proper maintenance of the controlled substance inventory log.
• Understand and follow state guidelines regarding duties of veterinary assistants and licensed veterinary technicians.
• Perform other job duties as assigned.

• Ability to multi-task – manage multiple tasks at one time and shift attention accurately among tasks under distracting conditions.
• Communication skills – fluent in reading, writing and speaking English, using appropriate grammar, style and vocabulary; correctly spells commonly used English words and job-specific terms; demonstrates exceptionally strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Organizational ability – demonstrates a systematic approach in carrying out assignments, is very orderly, and excels at cutting through confusion and turning chaos into order.
• Surgical skills – proven ability to perform all basic surgeries, including use of all standard medical instruments and equipment.
• Problem-solving skills – strong ability to identify, analyze and solve problems, and to translate problems into practical solutions.
• Client service skills – consistently ensures the team provides the client with attentive, courteous and informative service and gains the client’s agreement to proceed with the treatment most appropriate to the pet’s condition.
• Intellectual ability – accurately and consistently follows instructions delivered in oral, written or diagram format and can provide directions.
• Compassionate commitment to pet care – ensures hospital teams confidently present pet treatment recommendations and associated fees to the client.
• Mathematical ability – adds, subtracts, multiplies and divides, computes rates, ratios and percentages; converts units of measurement.
• Computer skills – comfortably and confidently uses a computer and specialized software such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Outlook.
• Management ability – effectively enforces policies, achieves high productive output while maintaining high morale, and encourages efforts toward common goals.

• Initiative – shows willingness and aptitude to use own discretion in finding solutions to problems and presents options and ideas to enhance current processes.
• Integrity – firmly adheres to the values and ethics of Banfield, Pet Hospital; exhibits honesty, discretion and sound judgment.
• Cooperativeness – willing to work with others, collaborating and compromising where necessary; promptly shares relevant information.
• Flexibility – open to changing situations and opportunities and willing to perform all tasks assigned.
• Independence – able and willing to perform tasks and duties without supervision.
• Tolerance for Stress / Resiliency – maintains a positive 'can do' outlook, rebounds quickly from frustrations…