About the Practice

Our mission is to help pet lovers by optimizing spay/neuter care. AOS shares some space with HQHVSN and other spaces with private practice. We are lower volume and somewhat slower paced than many HQHV clinics. We are higher volume and faster paced than any private practice. We are a small group (6-10 people in the building during a shift). The practice actively pursues and cultivates a friendly work environment.

Support Staff

• 2 in surgery/prep
• 2 in recovery
• 1 on the desk who can be pulled if needed
• 1 manager who can be pulled if needed

Our Ideal Candidate 

An experienced spay/neuter veterinarian who would like to slow down a bit, putting even more emphasis on patient comfort and safety. 

OR

An experienced private practice veterinarian who has done at least 1000 spay/neuter surgeries and can safely manage our volume.

Job Requirements

• Spay/Neuter Experience – at least 1000 spay/neuter surgeries with minimal complications.
• Interest in our mission of “helping pet lovers by optimizing spay/neuter veterinary care.” 
• NJ State Veterinary License in good standing
• In good standing with DEA (DEA license not required)

Job Description

• Perform up to 30 spay/neuter surgeries per day (usually 22-25, with a mix of dogs and cats – often 10 dogs). This includes pets who are in heat or pregnant. We discourage clients from spaying dogs in heat but do not turn them away.
• Additional surgeries on pets here for spay neuter can be discussed at the interview but might include
  • Dew claw removal
  • Retained testes
  • Umbilical hernias
  • Retained deciduous teeth (we currently do not do these)
  • Pyometras on pets who are stable 
  • For ferals!
    • Tail amputations
    • Enucleations
    • Wound repairs 
• Perform pre-surgical exams on all pets
• Perform post-surgical exams on all pets
• Easy record keeping – most information is pre-typed so vets only need to record surgery time and changes to typical procedures or, in the case of post-op exams, their exam findings and treatment recommendations.
• See the occasional pet with a post-op concern (no need to be client-facing for this)
• Read records and pre-op bloodwork where needed (not common)*
• Be available to staff by text or phone for post-operative questions (you do not need to come in)
• +/- See pets with clients for pre-op exams (currently happens very rarely and is done by another vet)

The Typical Clinic

• Our veterinarian arrives at 9:30 am
• Each pet is examined by the veterinarian and pre-meds are administered by staff after the exam
• Surgery is generally from 10 am – 2 pm
• The veterinarian does exams after surgery and stays until all pets are awake. 

Hours/Pay

• Shift is from 9:30 am – 3 pm or until all pets are fully awake, whichever is later. We use short-acting anesthetics and cats are reversed. Pick-up starts at 4 pm.
• $800/shift
• Starting with 1 shift/week with the potential for more shifts

Possible Add-Ons for Interested Candidates

• Surgeries other than this listed above. We can offer more advanced surgeries on non-clinic days if a candidate is interested in more than Spay/Neuter.
• Complete physical exams on a day prior to the surgery date (these are rare as most clients are uninterested).

*Bloodwork and Records*

When clients indicate a health concern and/or elect pre-op bloodwork, we get records ASAP and forward these to our spay/neuter veterinarian. Our veterinarian is the deciding factor in whether we do surgery. We do our best to have these issues resolved prior to surgery day. When they are not, clients are warned that surgery is at the doctor’s discretion.