Veterinarian, Shelter Medicine & Community Outreach - Shreiber School of Veterinary Medicine of Rowan University
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Work type: Full-Time
Location: Glassboro, New Jersey
Categories: School of Veterinary Medicine
Position Summary:
This position is dedicated to serving both the Shreiber School of Veterinary Medicine of Rowan University and the wider NJ communities through the provision of high quality, high volume spay/neuter (HQHVSN) services, community engagement and outreach through our mobile HQHVSN clinic, and the instruction of both veterinary and veterinary technician students.
The role includes both clinical service and teaching responsibilities in HQHVSN, low-cost community outreach practice, and the SSVM shelter medicine program. The shelter veterinarian will provide and manage comprehensive care to patients from both the area shelter populations and privately-owned animals and uphold high medical standards of care to ensure a safe, healthy environment for patients and the people who interact with them.
The shelter veterinarian must have demonstrated expertise in the medical and surgical management of shelter animals and patients through the low-cost public outreach mobile and stationary clinics. Members of the service are responsible for providing veterinary oversight for the shelter medicine program and both didactic and clinical teaching responsibilities for veterinary technician students and veterinary students will be an integral part of this role as the program grows. This is a clinical-track (non-tenure) faculty position at the Instructor, Assistant, or Associate Clinical Professor level, commensurate with the experience of the applicant.
This role directly reports to the Section Head of the Shelter Medicine and Community Engagement service. This position is a full-time, in-person/non-remote role that will have variable work locations due to the nature of mobile veterinary practice.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Performs in-house animal health inspections with shelter staff as needed.
- Provides preventative treatments for infections, disease prevention and control, general health, parasite diagnosis and treatment and dietary evaluations in accordance with developed shelter medicine protocols.
- Examines shelter-resident and privately-owned animals, evaluates animals' health, and performs veterinary medical and surgical procedures including vaccinations, prescribing, and administering of medications, anti-parasite treatments, orders and interprets diagnostic tests.
- Performs high-quality, high-volume spay and neuter surgeries in stationary and mobile clinics and other types of surgery as needed.
- Maintains medical records and drug-use logs and assists in developing and implementing certain medical-related policies and procedures to veterinary and sheltering practice standards.
- Ensures adherence to all state and federal laws, state regulations, accepted standards, the practice of veterinary medicine, drug control, and animal care and handling.
- Maintains up-to-date knowledge of shelter animal health protocols, surgical procedures (including dog, cat, and rabbit ovariohysterectomy and castration and dental preventative care) and other companion animal health issues.
- Delivers didactic content for veterinary technology and veterinary medical students and supervises student clinical surgical and medical experiences through clinical clerkships via stationary and mobile clinical facilities.
- Ensures 4th year clinical students have a robust clinical experience with supervised primary case responsibility for both surgical and medical cases.
- Collaborates with community partners to provide care for underserved pet populations throughout the region on a rotating basis through our mobile clinic.
Required Qualifications:
- DVM or equivalent degree from an AVMA-accredited institution.
- Current, active New Jersey Veterinary Licensure (or obtained prior to starting position).
- USDA level II accreditation (or obtained within 6 months of hire).
- Federal DEA registration and NJ CDS Permit.
- Minimum of two (2) years of experience in shelter medicine, HQHVSN, animal shelter operations, community engagement, medical and surgical care of small animal patient services, or any equivalent combination of related training and experience.
- Valid NJ Driver’s License and personal mode of transportation.
- Willing to drive, operate, and help maintain a 40 ft Class A RV style Mobile Clinic (Non-CDL vehicle).
- Preference given to candidates with board certification(s), specialization, and extensive experience in shelter medicine, veterinary forensics, animal behavior or high-volume, high-quality spay and neuter services.
Notes:
- Position posting will be active until the job is filled.
- Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the US, and the university will not sponsor an applicant for a work visa for this position.
Information about the institution:
A top 100 national public research institution, Rowan University offers bachelor’s through doctoral and professional programs in person and online to 22,000 students through its main campus in Glassboro, N.J., its medical school campuses in Camden and Stratford, and five others. The University has earned national recognition for innovation, commitment to high-quality, affordable education, and developing public-private partnerships. A Carnegie-classified R2 (high research activity) institution, Rowan has been recognized as the fourth fastest-growing public research university, as reported by The Chronicle of Higher Education. For more information on Rowan University, click here.
The Shreiber School of Veterinary Medicine is located on the Glassboro, New Jersey west campus, 22 miles southeast of Philadelphia. The Shreiber School of Veterinary Medicine plans to admit its first class of DVM students in 2025. Facilities will include an academic teaching facility aimed at the delivery of pre-clinical training, a small animal teaching hospital, and a research facility.
Rowan University is committed to creating a welcoming environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ethnicity, race, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, (dis)ability status, military status, and other NJ protected classes. Rowan University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in its educational programs and activities, including employment as required by Title IX. Rowan is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with (dis)abilities.
As a state public University, Rowan employees are eligible to participate in the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. More information on this program is available at https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service.
