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Emergency Veterinarian
Saint Francis Veterinary Specialists
Location: Decatur GA 30033
Time Type: Full-Time
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Thrives Emergency Veterinarians provide urgent and critical medical care to animals presenting with acute illness or injury. This role involves working in a fast-paced emergency or after-hours setting collaborating with veterinary technicians and support staff to deliver high-quality compassionate care to patients and clients.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Diagnose and treat emergency and critical care cases including trauma, toxicities, and life-threatening illnesses.
- Perform emergency procedures and surgeries as needed.
- Stabilize critical patients and develop treatment plans.
- Interpret diagnostic tests such as bloodwork, imaging, and laboratory results.
- Communicate clearly and compassionately with clients regarding diagnosis, treatment options, prognosis, and costs.
- Maintain accurate and timely medical records.
- Collaborate effectively with veterinary technicians, assistants, and referring veterinarians.
- Ensure compliance with hospital protocols, safety standards, and ethical guidelines.
Qualifications
- Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) or VMD or equivalent degree from an accredited institution.
- Licensed or eligible for licensure to practice veterinary medicine in the applicable state.
- Active DEA license or DEA licensure eligible.
- Strong clinical skills in emergency and critical care medicine.
- Ability to work nights, weekends, holidays, and on-call shifts as required.
- Excellent decision-making, communication, and teamwork skills.
Requirements
- Ability to stand for extended periods and lift or restrain animals as needed.
- Ability to stoop, kneel, crouch, and reach with hands and arms.
- Ability to perform repetitive movements with wrist, hands, and/or fingers.
- Close visual acuity.
- Comfortable working in a high-stress, fast-paced clinical environment.
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