General Summary:
The Staff Veterinarian is responsible for all
aspects of daily clinical, medical, and surgical care of the Zoo’s collection. This
position is responsible for incoming shipments and quarantine oversight. The
Staff Veterinarian oversees the public health program and infectious disease
management for the Zoo, reproductive medical management, and the student
programs, including the Cranfield Summer Research Intern. This position will
participate in ongoing research and fieldwork. This position reports to the Senior
Director of Animal Health, Conservation and Research. This position will
support the Zoo the achieve its conservation, sustainability, education and
DEAI goals.
Essential
Functions:
Primary
Functions:
- Ensure comprehensive day to day medical and surgical
care of the collection;
- Provide medical care of the hospitalized and
quarantined patients, including collection patients, and other non-collection
patients;
- Responsible for the oversight and implementation of
the veterinary student externship program and Summer Research Internship;
- Responsible for organizing the veterinary components
of incoming animal shipments in collaboration with the Taxon Curators;
- Establish, update, and administer the Zoo’s medical
and quarantine protocols in collaboration with the hospital managers;
- Oversee implementation of the Employee Health
Program and serve as the veterinary liaison to consult on issues of employee
health, zoonoses, and public health as they relate to our staff, guests, and
the collection;
- Oversee planning, implementation, and revision of
infectious disease outbreak protocols and response for the Zoo;
- Participate in veterinary collaboration with outside
institutions;
- Maintain compliance with the veterinary components
of USDA regulations and AZA standards and all state veterinary regulations and
federal DEA regulations;
- Participate in the Animal Recapture Team;
- Actively participate in conservation and research
projects supported by the Zoo’s conservation program;
- Provide medical and surgical care to wildlife
patients when presented to the Zoo;
- Support the Zoo's mission to save wildlife and
protect wild places and contribute to its environmental, social, and governance
sustainability goals;
- Promote the mission of The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore;
- Perform other duties as
assigned; and,
- Adhere to all
policies and procedures of the Zoo.
Communication
(Internal and External):
- Enter medical data into the ZIMS record-keeping
system in order to keep medical records updated;
- Lecture on research projects and zoo medicine
subjects when requested;
- Publish articles on research and clinical cases in
the field of zoo medicine;
- Participate in national organizations such as AZA,
AAZV, AAV, ARAV, WDA, AAWV and AVMA, which further the goals of zoos, zoo
medicine and veterinary medicine;
- Attend continuing education meetings necessary to
fulfill licensure requirements;
- Communicate with and provide assistance to various
governmental bodies dealing with wildlife issues, such as Maryland Department
of Natural Resources (DNR) and United States Fish and Wildlife; and,
- Attend required zoo managerial and staff meetings.
Management
of Resources (Financial, Human Resources, Facilities):
- Supervise and manage the Veterinary Externship
program and Summer Research Internship program including scheduling,
application process, mentorship, and evaluation.
- Establish and update the Zoo’s medical and
quarantine policies and protocols to adhere to AZA standards, AAZV guidelines,
and to meet the needs of the Zoo.
Minimum
Qualifications:
Education:
Experience/Training:
- Internship
or residency in zoo medicine preferred;
- ACZM-boarded
or qualified strongly preferred;
- Minimum
of one-year experience in zoological medicine required;
- Valid
Maryland veterinary license, DEA license, Maryland controlled substances
license and USDA Veterinary Accreditation; and
- Valid
driver’s license.
Traits
Desirable:
- Ability
to work with a wide variety of individuals from ethnic, cultural and economic
backgrounds;
- Extremely
well-organized;
- Strong
communication, mentoring, time management, interpersonal and follow-up skills;
- Ability
to visualize, comprehend and analyze data;
- Ability
to make appropriate decisions regarding medical care of animals; and,
- Self-directed,
collaborative and detail-oriented.
Equipment:
- Must
be able to operate a variety of machines and equipment including computer,
telephone, radio, and vehicles, hand tools, animal restraint and capture
devices, darting equipment, incubators, scales, etc.; and,
- Various
medical machines, tools, and equipment;
Working
Conditions:
- Must
have 24 hour on-call availability;
- Must
be able to exert up to 70 pounds of force occasionally, 50 pounds frequently
and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry,
push, pull or otherwise move objects.
Physical demands are in excess of those for sedentary work; must be able
to remain on feet for periods of time, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, push, pull,
climb, balance;
- Must
be able to travel large areas of the Zoo as needed;
- Must
be able to work outdoors in all seasons;
- Must
be able to work while wearing appropriate Personal Protective Equipment;
- Contact
with hazardous chemicals, animal related injury and diagnostic radiography and
anesthesia equipment; and,
- Exposure
to zoonotic diseases and risk of animal attack.
Benefits:
- We offer an excellent benefits package including 24
days of Paid Time Off (PTO), Sick and Safe Leave, and 2 paid holidays.
- Eligible for medical, dental, vision, short- and
long-term disability and life insurance
- 401(k) with employer match
Disclaimer: The statements above are intended to describe the general
nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this
classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive
list of all responsibilities, duties and/or skills required of all personnel so
classified. Therefore, management reserves the right to revise the job or
to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances
change.
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