Careers with Iowa Humane Alliance
Iowa Humane Alliance is a mission-driven, non-profit organization that focuses on high-volume, affordable, best practice spay and neuter surgeries and demonstrates a nonjudgmental approach when networking with animal welfare organizations, municipal shelters, rescues, community cat caretakers, and pet parents. This, along with practicing our core values every day, has made Iowa Humane Alliance a successful and quickly growing organization.
Our regional clinic, located in Cedar Rapids, is the first of its kind in Iowa and we routinely accomplish our goal of performing 55-60 surgeries per day. Since opening in 2013, we have spayed or neutered over 80,000 animals, addressing the pet overpopulation crisis.
We are an ambitious team that prides ourselves in providing stellar customer service and superb patient care in an efficient manner throughout a bustling workday. If you aspire to be part of something bigger and want to feel like you make a difference everyday, then please consider a rewarding career with advancement opportunities described below.
Spay Neuter Surgical Veterinarian
Join our team to hone your surgical skills and receive a $5,000 sign-on bonus and $10,000 in student loan repayment.
Responsibilities:
- Perform 35 spay neuter surgeries in a normal workday
- 10 canine surgeries of varying ages and weights of either sex
- 25 feline surgeries with approximately 40% being community cats
- Pre-surgical and post-surgical exams.
- Perform all surgical duties adhering to IHA’s standardized techniques and protocols
- Standard of care – all patients are treated as individuals and should receive the highest quality of care. Considerations when evaluating for surgery
- Stress and pain levels
- Anesthetic risk
- Post-surgical complication concerns
- Quality of life
- Drug protocol
- Surgical guidelines
- Right flank spay technique for all female felines
- Canine castration is scrotal, closed cord technique with deep SQ closure only
- Safety protocol
- Standard of care – all patients are treated as individuals and should receive the highest quality of care. Considerations when evaluating for surgery
This position pays a salary range of $90,000-$105,000, compensating for relevant experience. Benefits include; sign-on bonus of $5,000, repayment of student loans (eligible for over $10,000 during initial 18 month period), 6 paid holidays, paid vacation which increases with longevity, membership to a national organization, reimbursement for costs incurred relating to CE hours, at-cost pet care/prescriptions, and a stipend for health insurance. A typical day is 8-8 ½ hours (between 8 am-5 pm) Monday – Friday. We would prefer a candidate wanting a full-time position with relevant experience, but this is not a requirement. We are open-minded, flexible, and willing to train on-site at our clinic.
IHA has a nonjudgmental approach when interacting with our clientele and demonstrates care and compassion to all. If you’re interested in a rewarding position, helping our team address the pet overpopulation crisis at the root cause, please email a cover letter and resume to stacy@iowahumanealliance.org.
