Veterinarian ~Bonus Available~

Job Description Summary Department - Pima Anima Care Center Job Description REVISED OPEN UNTIL FILLED Job Type: Unclassified Job Classification: 1102 - Veterinarian Salary Grade: 21 Pay Range Hiring Range: $146,286 - $201,115 Annually  Pay Range: $146,286 - $219,398 Annually Range Explanation:     Hiring Range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity. Pay Range is the entire compensation range for the position. The first review of applications will be on 10/09/2026. Pima Animal Care Center is seeking a skilled Veterinarian who wants to join our team and make a difference in the lives of thousands of pets and families in Pima County. As the only open-admission shelter in Pima County, every day is guaranteed to offer unique and collaborative opportunities to treat pets with varying conditions. Shelter medicine is the ultimate pathway to making a local and national impact in animal welfare through high-quality, high-volume spay/neuter, infectious disease protocols, and caring for animals who may be neglected and underserved.    As a county shelter, this position is eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program to those who qualify. A hiring bonus and relocation assistance may be available to the selected candidate. The hiring bonus will be provided by Friends of PACC . This classification is in the unclassified service and is exempt from the Pima County Merit System Rules. Essential Functions: As defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, this classification may include any of the following tasks, knowledge, skills, and other characteristics. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by incumbents of this class. Work assignments may vary depending on the department’s need and will be communicated to the applicant or incumbent by the supervisor. Performs daily observations and examinations of animals under the care of Pima Animal Care Center; Provides the requisite veterinary services necessary to diagnose animal health-related matters, develops appropriate therapy/treatment regimens, administers veterinary first aid, and performs medical and behavioral euthanasia as deemed necessary for shelter animals; Examines and assesses impounded and found animals that have bitten humans for symptoms of rabies; Documents the identification of rabies in impounded or found animals, and assures proper notification of local/state health agencies, individuals who have been in contact with rabies-infected animals and their physicians, health-care and public health agencies; Performs high-volume spay and neuter surgeries and other medically necessary procedures to support shelter animal welfare, including dental extractions, enucleations, and similar routine surgeries,…