"Clinical Veterinary Instructor, Equine Emergency"

Location:

Raleigh, NC

Essential Job Duties:

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Equine Emergency Clinician to join our dedicated team. This position offers a unique blend of clinical practice, teaching, and community outreach within a dynamic academic environment. The successful candidate will play a critical role in managing primary emergency cases and training the next generation of equine practitioners.

Primary Responsibilities

Clinical Duties

• Provide diagnosis and management of primary equine emergency cases, leveraging in-depth knowledge and experience.
• Evaluate and treat primary emergency cases with scheduling flexibility based on clinician availability.
• Maintain primary case responsibility for ambulatory primary emergency cases, utilizing consultation and referral options as needed for intense or severe cases.
• Provide emergency expertise and ensure effective, collegial communication and collaboration with internal services.

Teaching and Training

• Teach students and house officers emergency triage, diagnosis, and treatment while managing primary emergency cases.
• Attend and actively contribute to student and house officer rounds.
• Participate in regular emergency service meetings.
• Work closely with curriculum leaders as a content expert for the equine handling, safety, and general skills portion of the curriculum.
• Be responsible for student and house officer training.

University/Community Outreach

• Schedule and conduct bi-annual meetings and informal practice visits with subscribing practitioners to foster strong program relationships.
• Be responsible for collaborating and communicating with referring veterinarians of the subscribing practices, which includes university and community outreach efforts.

Other Work/Responsibilities:

• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Experience/Education:

• DVM or equivalent degree.
• Eligibility for veterinary licensure (or faculty license) in North Carolina also required.

Required Qualifications:

• Candidates must be enthusiastic about equine ambulatory emergency and teaching and have a DVM, and prior relevant equine emergency experience.
• Advanced knowledge and experience in the diagnosis and management of primary equine emergency cases are essential.
• Demonstrated commitment to teaching and mentoring students and house officers.
• Excellent communication and collaborative skills are required for working with internal services and external practitioners.
• Ability to manage a primary emergency caseload and effectively utilize referral/consultation support.

Preferred Qualifications:

• An equine internship and/or 1-3 years of experience with equine ambulatory practice, including emergency case experience is preferred.

Required License or Certification:

• Eligibility for veterinary licensure (or faculty license) in the State of NC.