Qualifications/Job Description
Title: Veterinarian
Status: Full-time, regular
Department: Animal Health
Duties and Responsibilites:
- Plays a key role in the implementation of the aquarium’s preventative veterinary medical programs, and helps develop and implement aquatic animal health conservation and research projects. Provides urgent, emergent and on-call care to the Aquarium’s large and diverse collection of fish, mammals, birds, herptiles and invertebrates. Responsibilities include: case assessment, diagnostics, safe immobilization techniques, development and implementation of treatment plans and surgery.
- Facilitates the training of the veterinary residents in the Chicago Zoological and Aquatic Animal Residency program in concert with Lincoln Park Zoo, Brookfield Zoo and University of Illinois as well as rotating veterinary student preceptors.
- Gives guidance to the laboratory technologists/technicians in coordination with the Division Directors. Facilitates training of staff in technical aspects of veterinary medicine.
- With Division Directors, develops and continuously refines policies and procedures for the safe operations within the veterinary services department and with husbandry departments, as appropriate.
- Serves on teams and aquarium working groups and attends weekly husbandry management meetings to represent the needs and interests of the Animal Health division
- Performs gross necropsies and post-mortem diagnostics in coordination with pathologists from the University of Illinois and on-site veterinary technical staff.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Job Requirements:
- Education/licensing – Applicant must hold a DVM/VMD degree from an AVMA accredited program and licensure, or eligibility for licensure by hire date, in the state of Illinois. Veterinarian must possess, or be eligible to possess, IL and DEA controlled substance licenses and possess National Veterinary Accreditation from USDA-APHIS Veterinary Services.
- Work Experience – Experience in aquatic animal medicine required. Work experience in a zoological or aquarium setting strongly preferred. Experience with marine mammal medicine, husbandry with aquatic species, and conservation field work is preferred. Preference will also be given to candidates who have completed an internship, residency or who have been employed at least three years in an aquarium or zoological clinical setting.
- Special Knowledge and Skills - Significant, demonstrated interest in the field of zoological/aquatic animal medicine is required. Experience in conservation field work and familiarity with advanced imaging diagnostics (digital radiography, ultrasonography, endoscopy) and minimally invasive surgery a plus.
- Personal Characteristics – Strong organizational skills required. Strong written and verbal communication skills are imperative. This position will require great interpersonal skills and highly effective time management skills.
- Schedule – This position requires flexibility in schedules and on-call availability. Nights and weekends may be required.
- Applicant must have proof of a negative TB test, or proof of negative tuberculosis status at the time of employment and provide proof of a current tetanus vaccine.
How to Apply:
Please submit your resume to Shedd Aquarium, Human Resources, 1200 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605, fax 312-663-0971, or email: jobs@sheddaquarium.org |
