Move from a vacancy to a hiring decision
A usable brief lets the employer evaluate candidates consistently and resolve scope questions before interviews.
- Separate essential requirements from preferences.
- Set compensation and obtain approval for the role.
- Choose interviewers and decide who can approve the offer.
Prepare the role brief
Write down the information a candidate needs to evaluate the position before the search begins.
- Specify the surgical discipline and credentials required.
- Document theatre access, imaging, anesthesia support and equipment.
- Clarify case ownership, referrals and perioperative responsibilities.
Plan the work location in El Paso.
Name the street address, municipality and county, and keep City of El Paso neighborhoods separate from the communities around it. The City divides itself into five planning areas, Socorro, Horizon City, San Elizario, Clint, Anthony and Vinton are separate incorporated places, and Canutillo, Fabens and Tornillo are census designated places without city governments. Anthony, Texas shares its name with Anthony, New Mexico. Coverage on this site is limited to Texas; a hospital in New Mexico or Mexico falls under a different licensing authority or country.
Give the hiring team one brief for each facility, with clinical work, technician delegation, language needs and location commitments stated together. Texas asks veterinarians for 17 hours of continuing education every year, so state the support the practice provides. O*NET OnLine, using Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025 wage data, lists an El Paso area median annual wage for veterinarians below the Texas and national medians and a lowest-tenth wage above both, which is context candidates may bring to an offer. Texas A&M and Texas Tech each operate a college of veterinary medicine in the state, and the Texas Board requires every new graduate to hold a Texas license before practicing. This site describes employer hiring coverage without claiming an El Paso recruiting office.
Review El Paso-area recruiting coverage →Local context for this role
El Paso Animal Urgent Care West states on its own site that it performs urgent and soft tissue surgical procedures for dogs and cats, holds pre-surgical consultations and communicates directly with referring veterinarians, and its site also lists in-house digital radiography and ultrasound. Texas A&M’s small animal clinical sciences department offers five internships and eight residency programs, and the college describes its residencies as three or four years. An El Paso surgeon brief should separate soft tissue work from orthopedic referral, name the anesthesia monitoring and nursing support, and state who covers post-operative checks at the El Paso hospital. Confirm the Texas license through the Board’s lookup before the surgical schedule is set.
Plan Texas credential checks before the start date.
Texas licenses veterinarians and licensed veterinary technicians through the Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, and one Texas license applies in every county. Assign a person to verify license status and the expiration date, record the verification date and resolve questions with the Board. Check any additional specialty credentials required by the employer with the issuing organization.
Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners license lookup · Texas veterinary licensing requirements
Confirm the service and terms with BEGHR.
Prepare a veterinary surgery recruiting brief with a defined credential requirement, procedure mix, facilities and referral support.
Read the service scope · Review the recruiting process · BEGHR veterinary placement