Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

Job Title: Clinical Veterinary Doctor

Loc: Houston, TX

Sal: $100- $120 per hour

Job description:

• Provide clinical care for the animal colony.
• Perform veterinary rounds as scheduled and provide clinical care and preventive medicine support.
• Perform surgical support and provide anesthesia, surgical and analgesic technical expertise/advice to facilitate protocol development.
• Assist in the development and deliver training for staff. training may include veterinary diagnostics, techniques and minor surgical procedures.
• Provide animal health care guidance for veterinary services personnel as required.
• Ensure that reports and other materials are prepared and submitted as required.
• May participate in the response to internal/external inspections and quality assurance audits of veterinary or animal welfare type content.
• Provide support for activities of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), including protocol review, program review and facility inspections.
• May serve on the IACUC committee.
• Write, review and update veterinary care and/or necropsy SOPs as required.
• Perform literature searches relating to veterinary subject matters.
• Ensure facility is in compliance with all applicable regulations, guidelines and standards that relate to animal care and use (e.g. USDA, FDA, AAALAC).
• Make recommendations and assist in establishing and enhancing veterinary and animal care standards.
• Use controlled substances and be responsible for maintaining appropriate records.
• May assist in management of the activities of assigned section, including providing direction to Veterinary Technicians, scheduling activities, and personnel development of veterinary technical team and husbandry staff.
• Perform special projects and assist with administrative efforts as needed.