PRACTICE MEDICINE FOR THE DONKEYS, NOT THE BOTTOM LINE
Tired of spending your life in your truck, driving ranch to ranch? Of revenue targets for a clinic? Of the uncertainty of a hundred different owners? At Oscar's Place, every patient is ours, every decision is about what's best for the donkey, and you'll see the outcomes of your care every day. Oscar's Place is a 501(c)(3) public charity that rescues, rehabilitates, and rehomes donkeys otherwise destined for slaughter. We care for more than 200 donkeys across two California sanctuaries and the Ugo & Elle Sap Center for the Advancement of Donkeys in Collinsville, Texas, home of the Dr. Kate Schoenhals Hospital, the first and only hospital in the United States dedicated to donkeys.
THE ROLE
You'll join our veterinary team led by Dr. Kate Schoenhals. The role is based in Collinsville, and our vets work across all of our facilities, so you'll practice in both Texas and California and share the load with a team that has your back. - Daily evaluations, medications, and on-site urgent care - Rescue intake: assessing and stabilizing donkeys arriving from auction - Neonatal care and foaling, senior care, and compassionate end-of-life care - Herd health: weights, vaccines, deworming, dentistry, and welfare assessments - Sample collection and in-house lab work - Helping build the hospital's protocols as we grow into surgery, critical care, and isolation
OUR FACILITIES
Upper airway endoscopy, digital radiography, ultrasound, dental equipment, and in-house lab (CBC, chemistry, triglycerides, insulin, SAA, IgG), plus isolation ward, a squeeze chute and processing pens. The Texas hospital is expanding to add a surgical suite, and ICU. We work closely with the UC Davis Large Animal Clinic and The Donkey Sanctuary in the UK, and both can help grow your donkey-specific expertise.
WHAT WE OFFER - Competitive salary based on experience - 401(k) with an 8% employer match - On-site housing: temporary while you relocate, or permanent if you prefer - Relocation assistance - Real paid time off and real vacation - Annual CE allowance - A supportive CEO and board, and a financially sound organization built to last for decades
HERE FOR THE LONG HAUL, OR FOR A CHAPTER Our core veterinary team is here for the long term, and we'd love for you to be part of it. We also welcome vets who want a one- or two-year chapter of donkey medicine before their next move. Tell us what you're looking for.
COME SEE US Let's set up a Zoom. Or come for a no-strings-attached two- or three-day visit to meet our team and our donkeys.
Contact us at employment@oscarsplace.org.
