Animal Services Veterinarian ($10k Recruitment Incentive)

\*\*This position is eligible for a $10k Recruitment Incentive\*\* This is responsible professional work supervising and providing medical care and treatment to sheltered animals in the Veterinary Services unit of the Animal Control Division. This position is responsible for providing veterinary services including administering injections and medication, post-operative observations, administrating medical treatments and monitoring the health and care of impounded animals in a shelter facility, medical testing and test results interpretation, inventory control and security of drugs, laboratory work, to include a broad variety of clinical and laboratory activities and related clerical duties. Supervision is exercised over clinic staff assisting in routine details. Work is performed under the direction of the Animal Services Manager and is reviewed through conferences, reports and observations of results obtained. - Supervises and coordinates the activities of staff including determining work procedures and schedules, issuing instructions and assigning duties, reviewing work, recommending personnel actions, conducting performance reviews, and conducting departmental training and orientation. - Directs sanitation and feeding protocols, determines whether animals are treated or euthanized as a last resort. - Provides medical and surgical care, treatment and sterilizations to sheltered animals. - Exercises medical judgment and skills in the independent performance of duties for the care and treatment of animals within the shelter. - Applies knowledge of veterinary medical practices, administering medication, vaccines, anesthesia, and oral, intra-muscular, subcutaneous and intravenous injections; safe and humane handling and restraining of all types of animals under varying and stressful conditions. - Safely and humanely assists with, or euthanizes, sick and injured or unwanted animals of a variety of sizes and breeds, in accordance with regulations and standard veterinary procedures. - Records, controls and maintains security of federally-restricted drugs and barbiturates in accordance with pertinent laws, rules and regulations including bio hazardous waste disposal related to the treatment of animals. - Works with veterinary technician to establish routine health protocols, daily observations of shelter populations for injuries and illness and reporting of incidents to the Animal Services Director. - Establishes and maintains courteous and effective working relationships with co-workers and the general public. - Provides qualified testimony and documentation in court concerning cases of neglect and cruelty, as enforced by Animal Services Officers in accordance with County ordinance and State Statutes. - Counsels citizens who adopt pets on post-operative care. - Trains staff on prevention of canine and feline diseases. - Performs animal care and cleaning of the County’s Animal Shelter, if needed. - Remains abreast of the latest procedures and developments regarding the handling, care, and disposal of animals. - Performs decapitation of animals that are submitted for rabies testing. - Maintains medical inventory and offers qualified expertise on the appropriate selection of medical supplies. - Reviews and makes recommendations to the Manager concerning animal care and regulations program policies, procedures, and activities; prepares periodic evaluative reports on veterinary services. - Responds to verbal and written inquiries from the public regarding Animal Shelter services. - Develops educational literature for Bay County citizens on animal care, feeding, housing and training. - Provides technical advice and assistance to citizens pertaining to animals adopted from Bay County Animal Services with a valid veterinarian – client – patient relationship (VCPR). - May be subject to emergency management situations that may require working afterhours, weekends and holidays. - Regular reliable full-time attendance as scheduled. - The empl…