Veterinarian - Locum

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Locum Veterinarian

The pay range for this role is $115 - $135/hour. The pay range listed reflects a general hiring range for the area, with the specific rate determined based on the candidate’s experience, skill level, abilities, and education, and may vary depending on location. This posting will remain open for a minimum of two weeks or until a sufficient pool of qualified applicants has been received.

Summary of Job Purpose and Function

The primary purpose and function of the Locum Veterinarian is to provide preventative care, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases and injuries of pets.

Essential Responsibilities

• Ensure the safety of pets, clients, and associates by utilizing safe restraining techniques, following standard protocols, and maintaining clean, sterile, and organized treatment areas, exam rooms, and labs.
• Obtain relevant information and history from clients, and maintain proper and complete medical records.
• Educate clients about preventative care, pet health needs, any diagnosis or treatment, hospital services, and other related information.
• Provide professional, efficient, and exceptional service including prescribing and administering preventative care for the wellness needs of pets and diagnosing and treating diseases and injuries of pets.
• Effectively communicate diagnosis and treatment plans to the veterinary medical team and clients.
• Ensure local, state, and federal laws are followed, including proper maintenance of the controlled substance inventory log.
• Understand and follow state guidelines regarding duties of veterinary assistants and licensed veterinary technicians.
• Other job duties as assigned.

Hiring Qualifications

Capabilities and Experience (can do)

• Ability to multi-task – manages multiple tasks at one time and quickly shifts attention among tasks under distracting conditions without loss of accuracy.
• Communication skills – reads, writes, and speaks fluent English with appropriate grammar, style, and vocabulary, and demonstrates strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Organizational ability – demonstrates a systematic approach in carrying out assignments, is very orderly, and excels at turning confusion into order.
• Surgical skills – proven ability to perform all basic surgeries, including use of all standard medical instruments and equipment.
• Problem‑solving skills – identifies, analyzes, and solves problems decisively and translates problems into practical solutions.
• Client service skills – consistently ensures the team provides attuned, courteous, and informative service to clients.
• Intellectual ability – accurately follows instructions delivered in oral, written, or diagram format and can provide directions.
• Compassionate commitment to pet care – advocates for pets, ensuring treatment recommendations and associated fees are understood and agreed to by the client.
• Mathematical ability – performs calculations, converts units of measurement, and computes rates, ratios, and percentages.
• Computer skills – comfortably uses a computer and specialized software such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, etc.
• Management ability – enforces policies, achieves high productive output while maintaining morale, encourages common goals, and utilizes a coaching philosophy for performance management.

Attitudes (will do)

• Initiative – shows willingness and discretion in finding solutions, presents options, and takes on additional responsibility as needed.
• Integrity – adheres to the values and ethics of Banfield, exhibits honesty, discretion, and sound judgment.
• Cooperativeness – works with others, collaborates, compromises, and promptly shares relevant information.
• Flexibility – is open to changing situations and opportunities and is willing to perform all assigned tasks.
• Independence – performs tasks without supervision.
• Tolerance for stress / resilience – maintains a positive outlook, rebounds quickly from frustrations, and remains composed and friendly while dealing with stressful situations.

Special Working Conditions

• Ability to be confident around pets (dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, etc.).
• Client needs and work volume may require more than 40 hours per week to complete essential duties.
• Requires special hours, including working weekends and evenings.
• Requires mental processes for reasoning, remembering, mathematics, and language ability (reading, writing, and speaking English).
• Noise level is moderately high.
• Requires sufficient ambulatory skills; must stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and climb; ability to manipulate and lift up to 50 pounds.
• Requires good hand–eye coordination, finger–hand–arm dexterity, and visual acuity to use a keyboard and operate equipment; specific vision abilities include close, distance, color, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Associate is routinely exposed to pets that may bite or scratch, and on occasion, exposed to anesthesia, radiation, biological hazards, and medication/controlled substances.
• Minimal travel required, possibly for vendor visits and associate education.

Experience, Education and Training

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM/VMD) or equivalent degree required.
• License in good standing with the applicable state veterinary board.
• License with the Drug Enforcement Agency required.
• Proven ability to perform all basic surgeries, including use of all standard medical instruments and equipment.

Benefits

• Commuter benefits to reduce commuting stress.
• Continuing education resources: online CE courses, webinars, and conference proceedings from NAVC and AAHA, plus access to the MVH Medical Library with access to 2000+ university‑equivalent journals, 600+ textbooks, and biomedical databases.
• Sick time accrual for covered Sick Plan locations based on hours worked.
• Professional liability insurance coverage for all veterinarians working in Banfield hospitals.
• Exclusive discounts on products and services.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

We are a drug‑free, smoke‑free, equal opportunity employer. Banfield Pet Hospital® strongly supports and values the uniqueness of all individuals and promotes a work environment where diversity is embraced. Banfield Pet Hospital is an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, genetic information, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability. Banfield Pet Hospital complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every Banfield location. We believe that embracing inclusion and diversity enables us to live our purpose: a better world for pets.

About Us

Banfield is a community of caring people marked by a diversity of thought, background and approach. Together, we’re bonded by a commitment to our purpose: a better world for pets. Our pledge is to create an inclusive environment where associates can be themselves, so that we can find value in our differences.