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Are you a Veterinarian looking for a change of pace? Do you want to use your skills and knowledge in a hands-off capacity?  Pet Poison Helpline/SafetyCall International, is looking to add an Associate Veterinarian to our growing team!

Position Description:
Our Veterinarians perform toxicology consultations via the telephone, email, and chat with veterinarians, veterinary technicians, other health care providers, pet owners, and consumers calling into Pet Poison Helpline and/or SafetyCall’s industry side.  Veterinarians document history, case notes and recommendations into an electronic medical records system. They  act as a resource for support staff in the call center and provide training and guidance when needed. In addition to the core duties, presentation and publication opportunities also exist for those who are interested. We provide an extensive toxicology training program upon hire.

Schedule:
We have full time and part time openings available. Please note that with both, employees will be expected to work every other weekend and some holidays. 

We're currently hiring for evening and overnight shifts.  Schedules vary depending on which position you are interested in and can be viewed on our website, https://safetycall.com/about/careers/.

Training:
The initial training for both full time and part time employees is 40 hours/week (5 days/week) for the first 5-weeks of employment. The hours will vary, and may include days, evening, and weekend shifts. Training schedules are provided in advance. 

Qualifications:

• Current Minnesota veterinary medicine license or ability to obtain upon hire.
• Resident of the United States, living in one of the states we are set up to hire from (see website for full list, https://safetycall.com/about/careers/)
• At least three (3) years of clinical experience for our associate DVMs and at least one (1) year of clinical experience for our Industry DVMs (see website for details on the difference).
• Emergency experience strongly preferred.
• Some toxicology experience is preferred, but not required.
• Advanced proficiency with keyboarding, PCs, Microsoft Office, and common computer software and hardware.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to speak and write clearly with compassion and professionalism.
• Ability to exhibit sound and accurate judgment.
• The ability to apply principles of logical and scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems. Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables.
• Ability to gather, analyzes, and synthesize complex or diverse information.
• Ability to work varying shifts including days, evenings, weekends, holidays and if assigned, overnights.
• Strong attention to detail and spelling with the ability to accurately enter data with very few errors.
• Ability to attend to multiple tasks simultaneously while maintaining quality and accuracy.
• Ability to accurately add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, decimals, ratios and percentages.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Customer service focused attitude and behavior

Remote Agent Requirements:
Candidates who work remotely must have or be willing to obtain and maintain at their expense certain IT requirements including reliable high-speed internet with an ISP that can supply a cable modem internet service which meets minimum upload and download speeds. Candidates must also have a designated home office area that meets certain requirements and may not have any other responsibilities during the time they are working such as caring for dependents.


To Apply:
Learn more about all of our opening positions, requirements, and schedules as well as begin your application from our website; https://safetycall.com/about/careers/.  Simply scroll to the section "Current Job Openings" and click on the position you wish to learn more about.