Employment Opportunities

Ottawa, Ontario

Alta Vista Animal Hospital in Ottawa, Ontario is seeking a Board-certified Veterinary Criticalist (permanent, full-time) or Residency Trained individual to join their specialty team. With approximately 30 Veterinarians and 150 staff members, Alta Vista offers a variety of services for cats and dogs including a General Practice, 24-hour Emergency, Specialty/Referral centre, and 24 hour ICU care.
As a member of the specialty/emergency care team, the successful candidate will train existing staff to raise the level of critical and emergency care within the hospital. This position will be supported by a staff of Specialists in Cardiology, Oncology, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Ophthalmology, Dermatology, and Dentistry. The team looks forward to the contribution and knowledge of a criticalist and to working together to benefit patients with a combined expertise.
The input of the chosen criticalist is encouraged regarding the planned expansion of specialty and emergency services at Alta Vista, which will include a redesign of existing facilities to help advance patient care. As a recent member of the Associate Veterinary Clinics family, Alta Vista Animal Hospital welcomes the successful candidate with the opportunity to contribute to improving the emergency and critical care medicine at other member practices.
Alta Vista offers a comprehensive compensation package, including a competitive guaranteed salary, health and dental benefits, Continuing Education time and allowance, paid vacation, 12 days of paid sick leave/year, public holidays and a moving allowance. For more information, please visit our website www.altavistaanimalhospital.com.
Excellent written and oral communication skills in English are required, French is an asset. Cover letter and resume should be sent via email to Steve Sidoli, Chief Executive Officer ssidoli@avah.on.ca

Sain Hyacinthe, Québec

Faculté de médecine vétérinaire
Département de sciences cliniques
TASKS: Teaching: participation in lectures and laboratories in the DVM professional curriculum; clinical teaching in the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vétérinaire (CHUV); participation in the clinical training program of interns and residents, and in continuing education of veterinary practitioners.
Participate in clinical service in emergency and critical care.
Candidates are expected to develop a research program in the area of emergency and critical care.
Paid participation to the after-hours emergency service including holidays and weekends.
QUALIFICATIONS: Candidates must hold DVM degree and Board certification or eligibility in the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (ACVECC.To have an advanced research degree (M.Sc. of Ph.D.) or have equivalent research experience;
Demonstrate aptitudes in teaching, interest for research and strong clinical abilities.
Candidates must be able to communicate in, or be willing to learn French. (The Université de Montréal offers assistance to learn French).
Candidates must obtain a licence from the Ordre des Médecins Vétérinaires du Québec.
TREATMENT:Salary competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.
The Université de Montréal offers an attractive benefit package.
DEBUT DATE:After September 1st, 2012
CANDIDATURES:Applications will be accepted until April 1st, 2012, or until the position is filled.
Interested candidates are invited to submit a letter of intent stating their professional goals and interests, a curriculum vitae, a copy of their diplomas, and names and contact information (addresses, telephone/fax numbers, email addresses) of 3 references to:
Dre Diane Blais, Directrice, Département de sciences cliniques
Faculté de médecine Vétérinaire
Université de Montréal
C. P. 5000
3200 Sicotte Street
Saint.Hyacinthe (Quebec), Canada, J2S 7C6
Telephone: 450 773-8521, ext. 8273
Fax: 450 778-8158
E-mail: diane.blais@umontreal.ca
Website: http://www.medvet.umontreal.ca/departements/SciencesCliniques.html
Employment Equity Program
The Université de Montréal upholds the principles of employment equity and welcomes applications from women, ethnic and visible minorities, aboriginals and people with disabilities. Applicants who belong to one of these groups are asked to complete the employment equity identification questionnaire posted at http://www.drh.umontreal.ca/documents/bpe/bpe_paee/formulaire_PAEE_bpe.pdf and attach it to their application.
Linguistic Policy
The Université de Montréal is a Québec university with an international reputation. French is the language of instruction. To renew its teaching faculty, the University is intensively recruiting the world’s best specialists. In accordance with the institution’s language policy [http://www.direction.umontreal.ca/secgen/recueil/politique_linguistique.html]the Université de Montréal provides support for newly-recruited faculty to attain proficiency in French.
Confidentiality
The Université de Montréal application process allows all regular professors in the Department to have access to all documents unless the applicant explicitly states in her or his cover letter that access to the application should be limited to the selection committee. This restriction on accessibility will be lifted if the applicant is invited for an interview.
Immigration Requirements
In compliance with Canadian immigration requirements, priority shall be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents.

Auburn, Alabama

CLINICAL OR TENURE-TRACK ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE/FULL
PROFESSOR OF EMERGENCY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

The Department of Clinical Sciences at the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine is seeking applicants to fill two full-time, 12-month appointments. Depending upon experience, qualifications and interest, the successful candidates may be appointed to either a tenure-track (Assistant/Associate/Full Professor) or non-tenure track (Clinical Assistant/Associate/Full Professor) position in Emergency and Critical Care Medicine.

Responsibilities: The successful candidates will be expected to participate in teaching and clinical service. Teaching responsibilities include the clinical and didactic instructional activities of the professional veterinary medicine and postgraduate training programs related to emergency and critical care medicine. Clinical service and research responsibilities are negotiable and will depend on the successful candidate’s interests and the type of appointment, i.e. clinical vs. tenure track appointment. There is ample opportunity to participate in established research programs on campus. A new Small Animal Veterinary Teaching Hospital is scheduled to begin construction in January 2012. Expanded facilities for an intensive care unit, intermediate care unit, and emergency room are included in the plans.

Requirements/Qualifications: Qualified applicants must hold a DVM or equivalent degree, have completed residency training in the American College of Veterinary Emergency Critical Care (ACVECC), and be a Diplomate of ACVECC or qualified to sit for the ACVECC certifying examination. For a tenure-track position, research experience is preferred. The candidate selected for this position must be able to meet eligibility requirements to work in the United States at the time the appointment is scheduled to begin and continue working legally for the proposed term of employment. Excellent communication skills are required.

Application Process: Applications should include a letter of intent stating professional goals, curriculum vitae, and the names, mailing addresses, and email addresses of three professional references. Transcripts may be requested at a later date. Applications may be emailed to Ms. Paula Dawson: pjd0002@auburn.edu . The original documents should follow by mail addressed to Ms. Paula Dawson, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, 612 Hoerlein Hall, Auburn, AL 36849. Phone: 334-844-8513, FAX: 334-844-5084. General inquiries may be directed to Dr. Linda Martin, Search Committee Chair (lgm0004@auburn.edu).

Starting salary will be commensurate with experience and credentials. Review of applications will commence on April 1, 2012 and will continue until two qualified applicants are recommended for appointment.

Facility Description: The Auburn University Critical Care Program is a 24 hour same-day referral center designed to serve the needs of veterinarians in the Southeast. The Intensive Care Unit of the Small Animal Teaching Hospital includes three ACVECC faculty, three ACVECC residents, one emergency and critical care intern, five rotating interns, one Critical Care Nursing Supervisor (VTS-ECC) and 17 intensive care and intermediate care unit veterinary technicians. A STAT lab is available for hematology, chemistries, blood gases, electrolytes, blood lactate, and coagulation profiles. Monitoring capabilities include telemetry, pulse oximetry, end tidal CO2, direct and indirect blood pressure, colloid osmotic pressure, urine output, and central venous pressure monitoring. Recent acquisitions include continuous renal replacement therapy and thromboelastography.

About the area: The College of Veterinary Medicine is located on the edge of the Auburn University campus, in the east central Alabama community of Auburn-Opelika. Collaborations with individuals in other Veterinary College departments, on the main campus, and at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Emory University Medical Schools (Atlanta, GA) are frequent.

Auburn University is one of the nation’s premier land-grant institutions. In the 2011 edition of U.S. News & World Report, it was ranked 36th among public universities. Auburn is a high research activity institution, offering Bachelors, Professional, Masters, Educational Specialist, and Doctors degrees. Auburn University has 1,184 full-time faculty, 159 part-time faculty, and enrolls 25,078 students from all fifty states and nearly one hundred countries, including 20,221 undergraduates, 3,874 graduate students, and 983 first professional students Fall 2010.

The Auburn community has an excellent public school system and strong medical health facilities. Numerous cultural and recreational venues and idyllic escapes are within one hour of Auburn. Outdoor recreational opportunities including trails for walking or cycling, Lake Martin with 720 miles of shoreline, National Forest and State Parks are available. The major metropolitan areas of Atlanta, Georgia, Birmingham and Montgomery, Alabama are no more than a two hour drive and contain diverse personal interest points and travel venues.

Auburn University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply.

Sarasota, Florida

The Sarasota Veterinary Emergency & Specialty Center is looking for a full time Criticalist. We are located in South Sarasota, FL only 1 mile from Siesta Key Beach. We currently employ 1 full time Criticalist, and 5 emergency veterinarians. Our hospital is expanding to a new facility, and we would like to add one more Criticalist to our staff. Start date is open, but we prefer a start date on or before Feb 1st. Benefits include health insurance, CE, vacation, and more. Salary is dependent upon experience. A good bedside manner and excellent medical skills are necessary. Must be proficient in ultrasound. Surgical skills not required, but are a plus. Working interviews are encouraged. We offer comprehensive emergency care including, but not limited to, on site bloodwork, clotting profiles, blood gasses, oxygen therapy, anti-venin, ultrasound, endoscopy, digital radiology, blood and plasma products, BP monitoring, ECG, PPN, etc. We have 6 other specialties located within our practice which include: surgery, dermatology, ophthalmology, cardiology, internal medicine, and dentistry.
If interested, please send your resume via email to sveh2@aol.com. Or call Dr. Ellis at 941-266-0335. You may also fax your resume to 941-927-9235 ATTN DR. ELLIS, or call our practice manager (Brooke Kommuck) at 941-928-1093.

Gainesville, Florida

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care
The University of Florida’s College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences (SACS), invites applications and nominations for a full-time (12-month) clinical track faculty position in Emergency Medicine and Critical Care with a strong interest in anesthesia and post anesthesia recovery. This is a newly funded position which will join the existing two faculty members in Emergency and Critical Care. Responsibilities will include instruction of residents and interns in all aspects of emergency and critical care, overseeing the care of patients presenting to the Emergency service, Hemodialysis service and Intensive Care Unit. Part of the responsibility of this position also includes liaising with the anesthesia service to provide oversight of the care of patients during anesthesia recovery.

Qualifications: A DVM or equivalent degree. Applicants must be board certified in Emergency and Critical Care.

Application Procedure: The position will be available in July 2012. Review of applications will begin in the spring of 2012 and will continue until the position is filled. Applicants should submit a letter of intent, a description of professional goals, curriculum vitae, and the names, addresses, and contact information of three professional references to Dr. Carsten Bandt, Chair, Emergency Critical Care Search Committee, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2015 SW 16th Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32610-0126. bandtc@ufl.edu.

Lafayette, Indiana

The Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care (ECC) Residency at Purdue University is a three-year program providing advanced training in emergency and critical care medicine that meets or exceeds the training requirements outlined by the ACVECC for board certification. The majority of the three-year program is spent on the small animal emergency and critical care service with hands-on management of clinical cases while being directly supervised by board certified and residency-trained clinicians. The current emergency and critical care medicine faculty and their areas of interest are:

Elizabeth Thomovsky, DVM, MS, DACVECC: Bedside diagnostic testing, transfusion medicine, critical care nutrition.

Anthony Johnson, DVM, DACVECC: Trauma, transfusion medicine and blood banking, mechanical ventilation, and pain control.

Paula A. Johnson, DVM (Residency trained in Emergency and Critical Care): Trauma, Sepsis/SIRS, mechanical ventilation, critical care nutrition

The ECC residency is sustained by a broad caseload that is made up of a combination of emergency, critical care and trauma cases as well as a diverse population of referral cases from the entire Midwest/Great Lakes region. The clinical aspects of the residency are supported by other hospital services such as anesthesia, surgery, internal medicine, cardiology (including interventional), neurology, diagnostic imaging, clinical pathology, ophthalmology, radiation and medical oncology. Each service offers a wide array of expertise in both diagnostic and treatment modalities. Emergency and critical care residents will participate in biweekly morbidity and mortality rounds, biweekly small animal emergency and critical care journal club, and daily emergency and critical care rounds.


The resident will also spend a portion of their time at North Central Veterinary Emergency Center (NCVEC). NCVEC is a well-established, well equipped, 24 hour emergency and critical care veterinary hospital located on Purdue University’s North Central Campus in Westville, Indiana. Time spent at NCVEC will satisfy the independent study time requirement and will be an opportunity to further increase the resident’s exposure to a broad variety of emergent and ICU cases. NCVEC is in the process of expanding its scope of services, and will in time incorporate specialists who will also participate in training of ECC residents. NCVEC is already well integrated in to the local veterinary community and has a robust caseload, AAHA certification and state-of-the-art capabilities, and is eagerly anticipating taking part in a residency training program.

In addition to clinical training and responsibilities, residents will have the opportunity to develop proficiency in clinical research techniques, writing skills and lecture preparation/delivery. Involvement in a clinical, translational, or fundamental research project under the supervision of a senior faculty member is required. Publication of the research findings in a refereed scientific journal is expected, and the manuscript must be submitted for publication before a residency certificate will be granted. Residents are expected to present one seminar each year to the department and will also be required to present a small number of didactic lectures. Residents are expected to participate in the clinical teaching of interns, veterinary students and veterinary technician students. The resident will be required to complete a non-thesis Master of Science degree while doing their residency training. Participation in the Master of Science degree program must be mutually agreed upon by the resident and mentor(s). Candidates interested in pursuing a PhD may, with the endorsement of the faculty mentor(s), enroll in the Clinical Investigator Program, which is designed to develop the capability to conduct clinical and/or fundamental research. The Clinical Investigator Program strives to integrate residency training with research, and requires graduate study and laboratory experience beyond a three year clinical residency. This program is a flexible, individualized course of study tailored to the career objective of the candidate and is contingent upon available funded research capabilities of the department, school, university and affiliated research centers.

Employment is on an annual basis, with continuation in the program being dependent upon favorable periodic evaluations.

Purdue University is an equal opportunity/equal access/affirmative action employer fully committed to achieving a diverse work force. The School of Veterinary Medicine at Purdue University values, nurtures, and respects all members of its community and ensures an environment of inclusive excellence where all students, faculty, and staff are inspired and empowered to achieve their full potential.

Applications are due by Friday March 16, 2012 at 5pm. Applications should include a letter of intent, current curriculum vitae, veterinary school transcript and 3 letters of reference. Please forward all application materials to Dr. Elizabeth Thomovsky at Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine, 625 Harrison Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907 or via e-mail at ethomovs@purdue.edu

The anticipated start date of this program is July 15, 2012. For additional information contact Dr. Elizabeth Thomovsky, Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care Medicine. Telephone: (765) 494-1107.

4 Locations, New Jersey

Critical Care
If you are interested in being part of progressive emergency and referral hospitals, Red Bank Veterinary Hospital seeks full-time CRITICALISTS to work in fast-paced, state-of-the art environments. Hospitals are 24 hour/7 day a week emergency, critical care and referral facilities with locations in Tinton Falls, Cherry Hill, Hillsborough and Linwood, NJ.

The Critical Care Department in the RBVH Network consists of four full-time criticalists who cover shifts on a rotating basis in Tinton Falls and Hillsborough to provide full-time coverage. A part-time criticalist is on staff at Cherry Hill. Criticalists assist with emergency receiving and oversee the emergency staff. They also have primary case responsibility and offer consultation on other in-house specialty cases. The department has access to on-site blood banking, CT/MRI, stat blood gas analyzers, defibrillators, digital radiography, in-house laboratory, invasive and non-invasive blood pressure, pulse ox monitoring, ultrasound, endoscopy, telemetry and laparoscopy.

Grand rounds are conducted every morning allowing each patient to benefit from the experience and expertise of our staff. We are also actively involved in teaching through our internship and residency programs. Regular in-house continuing education lectures provide staff with opportunities to learn and expand their skills and knowledge base.

Full-time doctors at the main hospital (Tinton Falls) are available for consultations to provide a multidisciplinary approach to urgent care. On-staff specialties include cardiology, clinical nutrition, dentistry & oral surgery, internal medicine, neurology & neurosurgery, oncology, ophthalmology, physical rehabilitation and surgery.

RBVH Hillsborough offers behavior, clinical nutrition, internal medicine, oncology, ophthalmology and surgery while RBVH Cherry Hill has behavior, cardiology, internal medicine, neurology and surgery. We are looking to expand all referral services at RBVH Linwood which offers surgery. The RBVH Physical Rehabilitation Center provides physical rehabilitation, medical boarding, acupuncture and behavior. To give patients greater access to the specialists in our network, we provide a complimentary patient transport service between hospitals.

For more information please contact Anthony DeCarlo, VMD, CEO at (732) 687-9966; Anne Thacher, Assistant CEO at (908) 902-0620 or rbvh@me.com. You may also visit us online at www.rbvh.net. All locations offer an exceptionally generous compensation package.

Houston, Texas

North Houston Veterinary Specialists, LLP is seeking a full time small animal critical care specialist. Candidates should be ACVECC board certified or actively seeking board certification in 2012. NHVS is a fast paced, growing referral practice in North Houston, Texas. Our practice group includes specialists in surgery, internal medicine, ophthalmology and radiology. We are currently building a 10,000 sq ft, state-of-the-art facility in an area populated with master planned communities and exceptionally rated schools. Occupancy is scheduled for June 2012. If you are looking for a great multi-specialty practice opportunity with a fun and collaborative culture - NHVS is the place.

We offer a wide range of diagnostic capabilities including CT Scan, radiography, flexible and rigid video endoscopy, arthroscopy, thoracoscopy, laparoscopy and ultrasound/echocardiography.

NHVS is a small animal multi-specialty practice in North Houston. We currently employ 2 ACVS Diplomates and 2 ACVIM Diplomates. NHVS is also partnered with 1 ACVO Diplomate and 1 ACVR Diplomate who share our facility. In addition to a competitive salary, NHVS offers a comprehensive benefit package.

Interested candidates should contact Andy Anderson, DVM, DACVS at (210) 930-8383 or aanderson@stvetspecialists.com. Please visit our website at www.nhvetspecialists.com.