Veterinarian

City of Elk Grove

Job Description

The City of Elk Grove is currently accepting applications for

Veterinarian

$103,500.00 - $138,788.00 annually + excellent benefits

The City of Elk Grove Animal Services Division is seeking a veterinarian with a passion for shelter medicine to lead a team of dedicated medical professionals in the City’s state-of-the-art animal shelter. The ideal candidate will be someone who enjoys a collaborative work environment and can serve as a teacher and mentor to the shelter team. The ideal candidate is also a leader who is compassionate, self-confident, innovative, and an analytical thinker. The City’s goal is to identify a knowledgeable and practiced individual, who embraces collaboration and maintains open-mindedness when making difficult treatment, adoption, and euthanasia decisions. The ideal candidate will ensure the health of the shelter's animal population through effective protocols of animal husbandry and the diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions.

The shelter serves an anticipated population of 2,000 - 3,000 animals annually. The veterinarian creates and informs medical policies for the shelter; performs spay/neuter and other surgical procedures as needed on shelter animals and leads a team of qualified medical professionals in delivering progressive services to the Elk Grove community via the low-cost spay and neuter clinic, vaccine clinics and Trap-Neuter-Release (TNR) services.

With the support of a network of contracted emergency veterinary hospitals, the veterinarian will enjoy a work schedule with no evenings or weekends required. You will work in an environment of Fear-Free Certified professionals and have a variety of diagnostic tools at your disposal to provide a high-level of care to each animal. There is a generous budget to provide for ongoing continuing education and learning opportunities.

Applications will be reviewed on a daily basis and this posting may close without notice.

For a complete job description, further details about our benefit package and to apply, please visit our website at: https://apptrkr.com/4627480

Human Resources Department
8401 Laguna Palms Way | Elk Grove, CA 95758 | 916-683-7111
elkgrovecity.org

This is a full time job