New Bolton Center Farrier

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Posted Job Title

New Bolton Center Farrier

Job Profile Title

Chief of Farrier Services

Job Description Summary

Penn Vet's New Bolton Center provides an internationally renowned standard of care. Located on a campus of some 700 acres in Chester County, Pennsylvania, New Bolton Center has one of the largest caseloads of any academic large animal hospital in the nation. Position located in Kennett Square, PA.
A farrier specializes in the hoof care of equine such as horses, ponies, mules, and donkeys. Typically, they clean, trim, and shoe horses’ hooves.The farrier at New Bolton Center Hospital will provide podiatry services for all large animal species in a timely and efficient manner, adhering to the highest standard of clinical excellence and diligently following all hospital policies and procedures.

Job Description

The Farrier at New Bolton Center Hospital will provide podiatry services for all large animal species, including the following patient/encounter types:  Inpatients or Outpatients admitted to a clinician in which the Farrier is a consultant and provides podiatry services, including therapeutic shoeing or other corrective interventions; Inpatients or Outpatients admitted to both the Podiatry Service and another clinical service in the hospital for collaborative patient care; and Outpatients admitted to the hospital under the Farrier Service for podiatry services. The Farrier may participate in research with New Bolton Center faculty, with the percent distribution between clinical service and research to be determined collaboratively by the Hospital Director and the Department Chair.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide farrier services to all patients admitted to other services in a timely and effective manner, adhering to standards of clinical excellence (consultation).  These interventions could include simple shoe removal and replacement (lameness and pre-purchase examination), corrective shoeing, therapeutic shoeing, and specialized services re