Primary Care Veterinarian - Emergency Service - Veterinary Teaching Hospital - Atlantic Veterinary College
Competition Number: 48A24
Position Type: Academic Opening
Closing Date: Dec 17, 2024
Date of Posting: Nov 28, 2024
Department: Veterinary Teaching Hospital - Atlantic Veterinary College
Position: Primary Care Veterinarian - Emergency Service
Contract: Part-time Term Position
Are you a Primary Care Veterinarian looking for a non-corporate, learning environment where you can develop and advance your small animal urgent and emergency medicine skills?
From our Veterinary Teaching Hospital (VTH) on the charming and conveniently located UPEI campus in Charlottetown - a cutting-edge tertiary referral centre for Atlantic Canada - you can enjoy life on beautiful Prince Edward Island, filled with wandering trails, endless beaches and unique experiences everywhere you look!
We can offer you:
- On-campus access to our sports and fitness centre, swimming pool, restaurants, cafes, health and wellness, physiotherapy, and rehab facilities.
- A comprehensive benefits and insurance package (in accordance with UPEIFA, BU2), including health and dental, RRSP, tuition waivers, progressive paid vacation and leave allowances, access to Employee Family Assistance Program and access to professional development funds and opportunities.
- Competitive salary with eligibility for market differential (in accordance with UPEIFA, BU2 and UPEI)
- PEIVMA membership paid.
- Staff discounts on veterinary services and pet food.
We have a supportive teaching environment across our Small and Large Animal Hospitals, offering state-of-the-art technology with advanced imaging modalities including CT and MRI, and boasting over 20 specialist veterinarians alongside talented primary care veterinarians with a highly skilled team of veterinary technicians and support staff.
This is an exciting time for the primary urgent and emergency service, as the Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) is seeking to recruit faculty in small animal emergency and critical care, whose scope of work would include working with and playing a foundational role in supporting and leading the primary emergency service.
Operating from 8am-10pm, Monday-Sunday, this service provides patient triage and emergency care coverage for clients and in support of veterinary clinics across Prince Edward Island. This service is part of the clinical teaching program in the VTH and emergency clinicians will provide clinical teaching to fourth year DVM students in urgent care and emergency medicine.
We are seeking a primary care veterinarian to join the team working within the AVC-VTH Small Animal Primary Care Urgent and Emergency service, in a 0.5 FTE part-time term position until April 30, 2025, with the possibility of extension.
Responsibilities and Requirements:
- To provide clinical service in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, including while working with, overseeing and evaluating final year DVM students as part of the clinical year teaching program elective rotation in emergency medicine.
- To provide leadership in the management of the emergency service while on shift including providing guidance and coordination to technical/support staff and overseeing interns with primary care urgent/emergency cases.
- To work efficiently to TRIAGE, assess, and treat all urgent and emergency service cases to a high standard of primary care level medicine, including diagnostics and basic emergency procedures.
- To work and communicate effectively with clients and referral services within the VTH to ensure smooth, efficient transfer of specialty referral level cases.
- To ensure that all medical records are promptly completed, and written discharge communications are promptly provided to the client (and their regular veterinarian, where relevant).
- To ensure that clients (i) are given accurate estimates, provide informed consent and a deposit is received prior to hospitalization, diagnostics and treatments and (ii) are given regular estimate/billing updates and (iii) that billing is completed accurately prior to discharge and that payment is received.
- To provide clear, thorough and professional communication for case management with clients, colleagues and island veterinarians.
- To ensure that the client has received adequate communication at discharge to know the next steps for monitoring, at-home care (treatments), and follow-up.
- Initiative, adaptability and flexibility to work within an academic, specialty referral setting, and to efficiently and effectively manage the unpredictable caseload associated with urgent and emergency medicine.
- Interest and commitment to ongoing development of emergency medicine skills, knowledge and techniques in a specialty teaching hospital setting.
- Willingness to work in a rotating shift schedule including days, swing, late and weekend shifts to provide urgent and emergency veterinary care.
- Willingness to work statutory holidays and university closures (including storm closures) to provide urgent and emergency veterinary care.
- Willingness to participate in on-call duties to oversee the hospital's primary emergency service inpatients, and if needed, to respond to overnight VTH client primary emergency presentations (following triage).
Qualifications:
- Graduation from an accredited veterinary college resulting in DVM certification (or equivalent)
- Successful completion of the North American Veterinary Licensing Exam (NAVLE) resulting in a Certificate of Qualification from the CVMA (or equivalent)
- Eligibility for licensure and to practice veterinary medicine in Prince Edward Island
- A demonstrated commitment to ongoing learning in emergency medicine is required.
- Experience in working both as a solo practitioner and as part of a team of veterinarians is preferred
- Ability to balance priorities in a hospital triage setting, to efficiently work with colleagues and delegate tasks appropriately to manage multiple cases simultaneously
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent computer skills in both windows and iOS applications, with experience in electronic medical records
- Preference given to individuals who have worked with DVM students in a significant mentorship or teaching capacity
Salary:
Commensurate with experience and qualifications.
Hours:
Hours will include days, swing, late and weekend shifts in a schedule averaging approximately 20 hours per week (0.5 FTE). Additional hours worked are compensated as per the FA2 collective agreement.
This appointment will be made at the Clinical Veterinary Professional (UPEIFA, BU2) level, FA2 Step 1 (prorated to time and term) and is subject to final budgetary approval. This appointment is eligible for market differential (prorated to time and term), subject to final approval. Eligibility of Clinical Veterinary Professionals for benefits will be in accordance with the FA2 collective agreement.
To apply, please submit a letter of intent, a curriculum vitae and 3 written letters of reference to:
Dr. Oliver Falconbridge, Hospital Director
Atlantic Veterinary College – Veterinary Teaching Hospital
University of Prince Edward Island
550 University Avenue
Charlottetown, PE
C1A 4P3
Email: owfalconbridge@upei.ca
UPEI is committed to equity, diversity, inclusion, and reconciliation and believes in providing a positive learning and working environment where every person feels empowered to contribute. UPEI is committed to the principle of equity in employment and encourages applications from underrepresented groups including women, Indigenous peoples, visible minorities, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity, and others with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities.
In accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, all qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority.
Closing date is December 17, 2024; however, the competition will remain open until a suitable candidate is identified.
UPEI encourages all qualified applicants to apply for job openings; however, in keeping with the terms and provisions of the university’s various employment and collective agreements, first priority will be given to internal candidates.