REPORTS TO: Medical Director/Director of Surgical Services

LOCATION: Planned PEThood’s Headquarters in Duluth, Georgia

WHY US: Love a GREAT underdog story? You’ve come to the right place!!! Work for Planned PEThood and be part of creating a remarkable future for a terrific organization! We are boots on the ground – helping our communities EVERY.SINGLE.DAY. Join us and help build the environment you dream of. Work 4 days per week plus 1 Saturday per month and contribute to the effective operation of a high-volume spay-neuter medical team who provides affordable surgeries to families and under-resourced shelters. WE HELP KEEP PETS WITH THEIR FAMILIES. Participate in additional veterinary endeavors as well – help train future surgeons, provide affordable wellness services to families in need, and assist with comprehensive shelter medicine/herd health management. We provide health, vision and dental insurance and have a 401K available, along with a customized program to help support mental health. Competitive salary based on experience. Non-profit organization – counts toward loan forgiveness. Salary commensurate with experience – however, please note: we are EXTREMELY fair and competitive! If you’ve got a number in mind – let’s talk.

JOB SUMMARY

Accomplished spay/neuter surgeon responsible for ensuring the Planned PEThood team provides excellent pre-, peri- and post-operative care of surgery patients. Ability to sterilize approximately 25 animals (mix of dog/cat; male/female) per day – or capacity to get there. On occasion, provide thorough and compassionate examination and treatment for wellness and foster patients as well as assist in outreach events/vaccine clinics when needed.

PRIMARY JOB FUNCTIONS – SPAY/NEUTER

SECONDARY JOB FUNCTIONS – RESCUE/ADOPT

SECONDARY JOB FUNCTIONS – PUBLIC WELLNESS/GO FIX-OUTREACH

SECONDARY JOB FUNCTIONS – COUNTY SHELTERS

OTHER GENERAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES

• Physical Requirements
  • Must be able to work standing for 8 or more hours
  • Must be able to bend and kneel repeatedly
  • Must be able to see fine detail in a variety of situations
  • Must have good hearing including ability to distinguish changes in pitch
  • Must have acceptable sense of touch and smell
  • Must have good range of motion in joints especially wrist, knees, elbows
  • Must have good range of motion in your back for instance twisting
  • Must possess excellent hand-eye coordination
  • Must possess an acceptable degree of dexterity in hands and fingers
  • Must have good vision including peripheral vision, fine detail, distance, depth perception and ability to focus

• Emotional/Mental Requirements
  • Must be able to work under stressful conditions efficiently and effectively
  • Must be able to respond quickly to a variety of medical situations
  • Must be able to cope with death either due to surgical complication or euthanasia
  • Ability to rapidly and accurately process information
  • Ability to delegate tasksAbility to recognize a need for assistance and ask for help
  • Ability to make decisions
  • Ability to cope with frustrating situations and remain calm
  • Ability to provide constructive coaching and feedback to staff and coworkers to include disciplinary action.

• Potential and Prolonged Exposures
  • Prolonged exposure to various aqueous solutions including but not limited to dish soap, chlorhexidine and spectra soap
  • Prolonged exposure to isopropanol, hydrogen peroxide
  • Potential exposure to formalin solution
  • Potential/Prolonged exposure to isoflurane gas
  • Prolonged exposure to quaternary ammonium cleaners and bleach
  • Prolonged exposure to pressurized steam
  • Potential exposure to sharps including needles and surgical blades
  • Potential exposure to canine and feline illnesses and fractious animals

REQUIRED

• Must be a licensed veterinarian in the state of Georgia.
• Must maintain current DEA licensure OR adhere to licensing veterinarian’s requirements for usage and recording of controlled substances.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The offices and operations of a high-volume spay/neuter clinic can be high stress and very busy at times. Exceptional teamwork is key. Surgeries are currently scheduled four days/week, usually Monday through Thursday, 7:00 a.m. to approximately 5 p.m. (currently, however, most days end by 3 – some days earlier) plus monthly Saturday vaccines clinics and/or Saturday fill in at the shelter; the schedule can change and may sometimes require weekend or evening hours for meetings, training, or events. Planned PEThood is committed to maintaining a work schedule that is satisfactory for individual staff members as well as the overall organization and our communities’ animals and their families.

COME CHECK US OUT!

(Resumes, cover letters and inquiries can be sent directly to cjbentley@pethoodga.org OR…if you received this through a service, you may apply through that service – both work!)