Animal Services Veterinarian

Education and/or Experience

• Graduation from a Veterinary College or University approved or accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association with a Veterinariae Medicinae Doctoris (VMD) or Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM)
• A minimum of one year (1) of clinical veterinary medical experience and/or shelter medicine/surgery experience
• One (1) year of supervisory experience

• A current license to practice veterinary medicine in the State of Illinois
• A current DEA license
• A current Illinois Veterinary Controlled Substance license
• Valid Illinois Drivers' License
• A pre-employment background check is required.

DuPage County is pleased to offer the current job opportunity for a Veterinarian in our Animal Services Department.  DuPage County Animal Services (DCAS) is an immediate open shelter caring for more than 2,300 animals of varying species annually.

We are excited for you to join our recently remodeled shelter.  The new shelter design will allow DuPage County Animal Services to:

• Provide modern, stress-reducing, and healthy housing for animals.
• Allow the shelter to have more welcoming and appropriate spaces for the public to be counseled on services and solutions with animals.
• Expand opportunities for residents to benefit from animal related educational and training classes.
• Provide more functional and supportive spaces for staff and volunteers.
• Create a more public, warm and inviting place that promotes volunteerism, adoption, fostering, humane education, and sense of community for people that love animals.
• Provide the best care and find the best outcomes for animals.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The list of duties and responsibilities is illustrative only, and is not a comprehensive listing of all the duties and responsibilities performed by positions in this class.

• Develops, reviews, and upholds animal standard of care practices and medical treatment protocols
• Develops and maintains protocols for managing disease in large groups of animals at the County Shelter
• Implements and manages staff and facility sanitation and hygiene protocols including disease control
• Upholds current animal welfare standards of care (e.g. feeding practices, caging, stress reduction, etc.)
• Executes emergency triage and stabilization of ill and injured animals
• Performs adult and pediatric castration and ovariohysterectomy (OHE)
• Performs veterinary dental care of animals
• Performs surgical procedures on various species of animals (i.e. amputations, cyst removals, etc.)
• Performs adoption examinations to identify health and temperament conditions
• Performs surgical procedures and wellness or sick pet exams on pets owned by members of the public utilizing the County’s low-cost clinic services.
• Develops, reviews and upholds animal care best practices and medical treatment protocols
• Ensures compliance with humane methods of the euthanasia of animals
• Performs physical examinations and vaccinations of animals housed at the shelter
• Ensures quality and consistent care for animals at County shelter
• Examines, documents and treats abuse cases, working with Law Enforcement and other agencies as necessary
• Participates in humane investigations (e.g. documenting and performing forensic examinations, testifying in court, etc.)
• Maintains applicable records

Supervisory Responsibilities

Exercises supervision of assigned personnel in the DCAS.