Clinical Veterinarian (Consultant)

Details for the position are as follows:Location: Houston, TexasM-F 7am – 3:30pm and 1 on-call weekendRate $125 an 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.

Required Skills:DVM or VMD from an AVMA accredited veterinary college if from a non-accredited AVMA college, then the candidate will need to have an ECFVG or PAVE