Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Emergency Veterinarian

Pets People Practice NS Inc. is seeking a full-time Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Emergency Veterinarian to work at our Coastal Care Veterinary Emergency & Referral Hospital location in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Coastal Care Veterinary Emergency & Referral Hospital offers a wide range of comprehensive medical, surgical, specialist, and emergency veterinary services to keep your pets healthy. Our teams of established and highly efficient veterinary professionals are dedicated to providing the best possible care.

The successful candidate will be scheduled for 40 hours per week, which can include: day shifts, evening shifts, overnight shifts, weekend shifts, and holidays.

Benefits

We value Veterinarians, and prove it by supporting your personal, financial, and professional growth through:

• A Competitive Wage Rate
• Continuing Education (CE); CE includes payment of up to $2,000 towards education programs that will enhance and advance veterinary skills and knowledge and be of mutual benefit to you and the Hospital, plus up to one week paid leave to attend such continuing education.  Additional CE is possible if it will enhance and further the business;
• Extended Health Benefits Package (Medical, Dental, & Vision premiums paid);
• Professional Services coverage (chiropractor, massage therapist, physiotherapist, etc.);
• Enhanced Mental Health Practitioner Coverage
• P3 Pawsitive Health & Lifestyle Spending Account
• RRSP Matching
• Employee Assistance Program;
• Paid Licensing & Membership Dues;
• Professional Liability Insurance coverage;
• Paid Vacation time;
• Paid Personal Emergency Days;
• Generous Veterinary Discounts
• Uniform Allowance;
• Relocation Allowance to assist with moving expenses can be arranged for out-of-town candidates

If you are looking for a progressive environment where each individual is heard, and recognized for their unique contributions, we'd love to talk.

We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing a respectful, inclusive, and diverse workplace.

Job Duties: to perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Diagnose diseases or abnormal conditions in individual animals through physical examinations or laboratory tests.
• Treat sick or injured animals by prescribing medication, setting bones, dressing wounds, performing surgery, or other therapies.
• Vaccinate animals to prevent and treat diseases.
• Perform routine, emergency and post-mortem examinations.
• Advise clients on the feeding, hygiene, behaviour, breeding, housing and general care of animals.
• Provide a range of veterinary services including obstetrics, dentistry and euthanasia.
• May supervise animal health technologists and animal care workers.
• Educate the public about diseases that can spread from animals to humans.
• Collect body tissue, feces, blood, urine, or other body fluids for examination and analysis.
• Perform laboratory procedures and diagnostic tests, including parasitology, hematology and urinalysis.
• Operate diagnostic equipment, such as radiographic and ultrasound equipment, and interpret the resulting images.
• Administer anesthetics, perform surgery, and monitor patients during surgery and recovery with the assistance of the technical team.
• Follow discharge guidelines for hospitalized and postoperative patients, and treatment plan guidelines for clients, to ensure proper patient treatment in the home environment (including client follow-up post hospitalization).
• Humanely euthanize animals when it has been mutually agreed upon by the patient’s owner.
• Document actions by completing forms, reports, logs and patient records.

Company Operating Name: Coastal Care Veterinary Emergency & Referral Hospital

Business Address: 168 Hobsons Lake Dr, Halifax, NS B3T 0M4

Company Legal Name: Pets People Practice NS Inc.

Title of Position: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Emergency Veterinarian

Terms of Employment: Full-time, permanent

Official Language/Language of Work: English

Pay Rate Range: $52.20/hr – $90.00/hr

Location of Work: 168 Hobsons Lake Drive, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3S 0B4

Contact Information:

Name: Matthew Verwey

Telephone Number (Cell): 1-289-218-7041

Email: mverwey@p3vetpartners.ca

Level of Education Required: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree or equivalent university degree and successful completion of the North American Veterinary Licensing Exam (NAVLE)

Skill Requirements/Work Experience: Minimum 3 years of veterinarian surgical experience.