Lead Veterinarian

Location: 5001 Angel Canyon Road;
Kanab, UT 84741 (Relocation is available)

Hiring Range: This position’s hiring range is anticipated to be $155,000 to $175,000 annually, depending on experience, plus great benefits!

While lead veterinarians work as a team to provide for all veterinary needs across departments, there are multiple areas within which you can grow or apply your passions in the role. This role provides leadership to the vet team in our efforts for continual growth and improvement.

We’re seeking veterinarians who have professional interests that include:

• Shelter medicine – Dogtown and Cat World help save animals from under-resourced shelters across the region and the country. They provide care and treatment with the goal of finding a loving, adoptive home as efficiently as possible.
• Exotics – From Parrot Garden and Bunny House to Wild Friends with a full wildlife rehabilitation and education program, the Sanctuary cares for an incredible variety of species for adoption, release to the wild, or lifetime care when needed.
• Large animals – Horse Haven is home to horses, but also goats, pigs, and the occasional donkey. With a new, state-of-the-art headquarters and veterinary clinic, Horse Haven is a world-class equine medicine experience.
• High-volume, high-quality, spay and neuter surgeries – spay and neuter surgeries are critical in our work to Save Them All.
• Urgent care and general practice – Best Friends veterinary team responds to the routine and urgent needs of the animals in our care and others within the clinic facility, ensuring animals receive the care they need in this beautiful rural community.

The Lead Veterinarian serves a key role as a medical leader for Sanctuary-based staff veterinarians, ensuring consistent treatment and care to Best Friends’ organizational standards while providing hands-on veterinary care. Working in conjunction with Best Friends’ medical director and leadership, the lead vet influences excellence and efficiency in veterinary medicine throughout all Sanctuary veterinary services areas including shelter medicine, wellness, hospitalizations, emergency care, high-quality-high-volume spay and neuter surgeries, and other surgeries while providing care for Best Friends’ animals, lifesaving partners, staff, and public clients.

In collaboration with division leadership the lead vet is a valued contributor in supporting Sanctuary-based regional and national strategies to achieve no-kill nationally by 2025.

• Demonstrate kindness and the Golden Rule in our everyday actions by practicing inclusion and respect for every person for the value they bring to the table. Be a role model for the spirit of authenticity, kindness and positive influence with each other, our visitors, and volunteers as well as to the animals every day. This includes listening, being present, being supportive of others and demonstrating compassion and curiosity in conflict.
• Serves as a medical leader, fostering collaborative environment between veterinarians as well as between veterinary and animal care staff, assisting with complex medical cases, decision-making, and problem solving.
• Responsible for the examination, diagnosis, and treatment of program animals; uphold medical standards of care; perform a variety of procedures as needed including high-volume spay and neuter; maintain knowledge of shelter medicine including common infectious diseases and conditions and their treatment; conduct diagnostic procedures.
• Support on call and emergency response; ensure a safe and effective clinic environment, educate, mentor, and coach veterinary students, technicians, assistants, and volunteers; communicate with shelters, outside veterinarians, and clinics regarding cases including referrals or post-adoption support.
• Promote continuing development of medical care through continued education; keep abreast of veterinary concerns and trends in animal welfare; and uphold the highest standards of professionalism; provide onboarding and training relating to veterinary medicine and Best Friends operating procedures.
• Lead by example in delivering superior customer…