Veterinary Specialist, ASPCA Animal Hospital at ASPCA

Summary:

Who we are:

The ASPCA recognizes that one of the persistent challenges facing animal welfare is ensuring pets across the country have access to essential veterinary care. Our commitment to solving this problem is reflected in the organization’s 2025 Access to Veterinary Care Programmatic Area of Focus. The ASPCA Animal Hospital (AAH) supports this focus in our three priority areas: Direct Care, Teaching, and Research.

AAH provides expert, urgent medical care to some of NYC’s most vulnerable animals. As a component of the NYC safety net system, we provide subsidized care for animals whose owners are experiencing financial challenges and could not otherwise afford medical care for their pet. We also provide medical care for animals who come to us through our internal partners, including victims of cruelty and neglect as part of our partnership with the NYPD.

In AAH’s direct care work, we develop and use less costly, yet effective protocols to address common medical conditions with good prognoses in the patients we serve. In our teaching programs, we influence the next generation of veterinary professionals by teaching our access to care philosophies and techniques to our veterinary interns, fellows, and externs and veterinary technician interns. And in our research work, we test treatment protocols to identify effective, lower cost options to common conditions and share our findings with the broader veterinary community to influence others to provide greater access to care.

What you’ll do/Job Summary:

Our 10 veterinarians rotate daily through surgery, treatment, dentistry, emergency appointments, and management of hospitalized patients from both public clients and animals from our Adoption Center. As part of a larger team, staff doctors’ benefit from knowledge sharing between peers as well as from a board-certified internist and surgeon. In addition to direct care, our veterinarians provide mentorship to interns, externs, and shelter residents.

*This is a 4 day schedule/10 hour days and includes one weekend day (one full weekend off per month.)

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Managing Medical Cases (80%):

• Provide high-quality, practical veterinary care to a wide range of outpatients and inpatients, skilled and efficient diagnosis and treatment of outpatients and hospitalized animals within hospital medical parameters and budgetary guidelines
• Perform general procedures, routine and emergency surgery and high-volume dentistry
• Provide a high level of customer service to external and internal clients
• Practice in compliance with Fear Free guidelines
• While seeing appointments: Fulfill 30-minute turnaround time

Provide Medical Coverage for Internal Departments:

• Oversee admission of patients to the hospital from the ASPCA Adoption Center, kitten nursery, ARC and CARE
• Recommend treatment plans, provide inpatient care, and oversee drop offs for procedures and diagnostics
• Based on operational needs, provide medical coverage for cats and dogs housed in the Animal recovery center that are involved in active investigations of cruelty and neglect.

Collaboration/Mentorship (20%):

• Positive participation in doctors’ meetings/ICU Rounds
• Empathetic mentorship and training of externs and interns
• Provision of medical information and hospital representation to other departments of the ASPCA, to the public, and potentially to the media

Exemplifies the ASPCA’s Core Values:

• Has Commitment and dedication to improving the lives of animals.
• Demonstrates Ownership and feels responsible for outcomes.
• Believes in Team – that we are stronger together.
• Seeks to Elevate others and reimagine what is possible.
• Focuses on Impact, specifically making change for animals.

Qualifications:

• Ability to successfully work in a high-volume, fast-paced urgent care practice.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrates critical thinking skills and good judgment.
• Strong analysis and interpretation skills.
• Ability to work well under pressure, adapt to changing circumstances, make decisions quickly and juggle multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Strong interest in animal welfare and serving underserved communities.

Compensation and benefits:

Starting pay for the successful applicant will depend on a variety of factors, including but not limited to education, training, experience, location, business needs, internal equity, market demands or budgeted amount for the role. The target hiring range is for new hire offers only, and staff compensation may increase beyond the maximum hiring range based on performance over time. The maximum of the hiring range is reserved for candidates with the highest qualifications and relevant experience. The expected hiring salary range for this role is set forth below and may be modified in the future.

The target hiring range for this role is $148,000-$156,000. In addition to a competitive salary, this role offers a signing bonus.

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Qualifications:

See above for qualifications details.Veterinarian License - Other

Language:

English (Required)

Education and Work Experience:

Doctorate: Veterinary Medicine (Required)1 year experience; small animal rotating internship preferred, DVM degree (or equivalent) with NY State veterinary license., Fear Free Certified within 60 days of hire

Our EEO Policy:

The ASPCA is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, gender, gender identity or expression, age, marital or domestic partner status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances.

Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to a reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the ASPCA’s standard application process, which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on the ASPCA. Please inform the ASPCA’s People Team if you need an accommodation in order to complete any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process.

Individuals seeking employment are considered without regards to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, gender, gender identity or expression, age, marital or domestic partner status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances.

ASPCA is an Equal Opportunity Employer (M/F/D/V).

About Us:
The ASPCA was founded in 1866 on the belief that animals are entitled to kind and respectful treatment by humans and must be protected under the law. As a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation with more than two million supporters nationwide, the ASPCA is committed to preventing cruelty to dogs, cats, equines, and farm animals throughout the United States.

The ASPCA is headquartered in New York City, where we maintain a full-service animal hospital, spay/neuter clinic, mobile spay/neuter and primary pet care clinics, a rehabilitation center for canine victims of cruelty, kitten nursery, adoption center, and two community veterinary centers.

The ASPCA also operates programs and services that extend nationwide. We assist animals in need through on-the-ground disaster and cruelty interventions, behavioral rehabilitation, animal placement, legal and legislative advocacy, and the advancement of the sheltering and veterinary community through research, training, and resources.

At the ASPCA, we are committed to fostering a collaborative and compassionate culture and we welcome all voices to contribute to our lifesaving mission. Our staff represent a vast array of backgrounds and diversity dimensions, bringing with them valuable experiences and perspectives. They join the ASPCA to learn, grow, and continually do their best work on behalf of animals. We are inspired by our staff, partners, and the communities we support across the country who work to improve animal lives. We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion at the ASPCA because it elevates our organizational culture, aligns with our Core Values, and enables us to move further and faster toward the ASPCA’s vision – that all animals live good lives; valued by society, protected by its laws, and free from cruelty, pain and suffering.

Applicants that are residents of Colorado: Per CO Senate Bill 23-058, we cannot generally request or require any age-related information (i.e., age, DOB, attendance or graduation dates from an educational institution) on an initial employment application; this includes any age-related inquiries in the initial interview. We are permitted to require/request additional application materials; if those materials contain any age-related information, an applicant may redact the information before submitting an initial employment application.