Job Description
Job DescriptionSalary:
SHELTER VETERINARIAN
Are you a veterinarian who thrives in shelter medicine and surgery? Do you dream of making a real impact on the lives of homeless petswithout the stress of corporate practice or demanding clients? Join our compassionate team at Animal Friends Humane Society and help provide life-changing, affordable spay/neuter and medical care in a very supportive community.
What We Offer
- Flexible full or parttime hours
- Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits
- A chance to enrichand even savehundreds of animal lives every year
- A supportive, closeknit staff of 30 professionals and 100+ volunteers
About Us
Animal Friends Humane Society (AFHS) is a nonprofit, open-admission shelter located at 1820 Princeton Road, Hamilton, Ohio. Since 1952, weve championed humane treatment, rescued more than 5,000 animals annually, and offer:
- Safe sheltering for homeless, abused, and ownersurrendered pets
- Lowcost spay/neuter services
- Community cat TNR programs
- Inhouse dog training
- Pet food assistance for lowincome families
- Lost-andfound pet support
- Adoption, volunteer, and foster initiatives
- Dog licensing and microchipping
If youre ready to end each day knowing youve made a tangible difference in the lives of animals and your community, we want to hear from you.
Compensation and Benefits:
Flexible hours and workdays, full-time or part-time, schedules with a minimum of 20 hours a week.
- $75 per hour paid bi-weekly
- $1,000 hiring bonus
- $5,000 retention bonus paid after 2 years of full-time employment; $2,500 for part-time employment (minimum of 20 hours a week).
- $500 relocation bonus, if applicable
- Flexible schedule with no regularly scheduled weekend days
- Generous time off benefits including paid vacation, holidays and sick time
- 3 paid continuing education days.
- 401(k) benefit after 1 year of employment
- Reimbursement for:
- Ohio Licensing
- DEA License
- Professional liability insurance premiums,
- Personal disability and life insurance premiums
- Dues for up to 3 veterinary associations
- Up to $2,000 for continuing education expenses
Position Summary
Were seeking a skilled, compassionateshelter veterinarianto join our close-knit team. Youll focus on shelter medicine and surgeryprimarily performing highquality, highvolume spay/neuter procedures, preventative care, and wellness exams for a diverse population of homeless pets. If youre eager to trade corporate pressures for meaningful, handson work that improvesand often savesanimal lives, this is the role for you.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform spay/neuter surgeries and routine softtissue procedures at a minimum of 10 surgeries per 6-hour shift
- Conduct intake exams, vaccinations, and diagnostic workups
- Develop and oversee preventativecare and treatment protocols for shelter animals
- Collaborate with staff to triage medical cases and manage infectiousdisease control
- Provide mentorship and guidance to veterinary technicians and volunteers
- Able to practice veterinary medicine independently without direct supervision or mentorship
Qualifications
- DVM or VMD degree from an accredited veterinary school
- Ohio veterinary license
- Drug Enforcement Association license in good standing
- Experience in highvolume spay/neuter and shelter medicine strongly preferred
- Excellent surgical skills, particularly in softtissue procedures
- Strong interpersonal, decision making and communication skills and a collaborative spirit
- Commitment to humane treatment and community outreach
- Able to perform or willing to learn HQHV spay/neuter techniques
Why AFHS?
- WorkLife Balance:
Flexible hours, no oncall or afterhours emergencies - Benefits:
retirement plan, paid time off for vacation, holidays and sick time - Professional Growth:
Continuing education allowance - Meaningful Impact:
Each day brings the reward of healthier, happier animals
How to Apply
Please submit your rsum and a cover letter describing your passion for shelter medicine along with contact information for three professional references to: AnimalFriendsHS@bcohio.org.
Join us at AFHS and make every workday count toward savingand enrichingthe lives of hundreds of animals in our community!