Provides ongoing training for staff to identify animals requiring isolation or veterinary care develops and implements best practices and protocols related to the veterinary care of animals in a shelter environment advises, explains proper, and supervises medical care and treatment of animals by staff.Examines, diagnoses, and performs routine and emergency medical treatment of all impounded animals vaccinates animals performs spay/neutering surgery on animals prior to adoption examines animals prior to adoption and before release to ensure health condition performs spay/neuter surgery on public animals.Participates in budget preparation and administration prepares cost estimates for budget recommendations submits justifications for staffing, equipment, materials and supplies monitors and controls expenditures.Evaluates operations and activities of assigned responsibilities recommends improvements and modifications prepares various reports on operations and activities.Plans, prioritizes, assigns, supervises and reviews the work of staff assigned to the care of animals housed at the City's Animal Shelter as it relates to infectious disease control and pathway planning for appropriate outcomes.Recommends and assists in the implementation of goals and objectives establishes schedules and methods for the City's Animal Shelter health program and implements policies and procedures.Incumbents may not perform all of the listed duties and/or may be required to perform additional or different duties from those set forth below to address business needs and changing business practices. The following duties are typical for this classification. Under direction, plans, organizes, directs and supervises all aspects of veterinary services for the City's Animal Shelter inspects, investigates, diagnoses, prevents, controls, and treats contagious and infectious diseases of animals oversees the work of staff who assist with animal health or euthanasia procedures represents the City on the care and treatment of animals and pets and performs related duties as assigned. Elk Grove has low crime, excellent schools, over 100 community parks and 28 miles of trails, plentiful dining and shopping options, numerous annual events and festivals, and over 270 sunny days per year. Elk Grove is a young, ethnically diverse, modern city that was incorporated in 2000. Bright Future.Įlk Grove is a vibrant, family-friendly community of approximately 178,124 people in the Sacramento, California region, located 14 miles south of the State Capital and 60 miles east of the Bay Area. Why work for the City of Elk Grove? Proud Heritage. This position is open until filled and applications will be reviewed on a daily basis. There is a generous budget to provide for ongoing continuing education and learning opportunities. You will work in an environment of Fear-Free Certified professionals and have a variety of diagnostic tools at your disposal to provide a high-level of care to each animal. With the support of a network of contracted emergency veterinary hospitals, the veterinarian will enjoy a work schedule with no evenings or weekends required. The veterinarian creates and informs medical policies for the shelter performs spay/neuter and other surgical procedures as needed on shelter animals and leads a team of qualified medical professionals in delivering progressive services to the Elk Grove community via the low-cost spay and neuter clinic, vaccine clinics and Trap-Neuter-Release (TNR) services. The shelter serves an anticipated population of 2,000 - 3,000 animals annually. The ideal candidate will ensure the health of the shelter's animal population through effective protocols of animal husbandry and the diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions. The City’s goal is to identify a knowledgeable and practiced individual, who embraces collaboration and maintains open-mindedness when making difficult treatment, adoption, and euthanasia decisions. The ideal candidate is also a leader who is compassionate, self-confident, innovative, and an analytical thinker. The ideal candidate will be someone who enjoys a collaborative work environment and can serve as a teacher and mentor to the shelter team. The City of Elk Grove Animal Services Division is seeking a veterinarian with a passion for shelter medicine to lead a team of dedicated medical professionals in the City’s state-of-the-art animal shelter. *50% paid upon hire, with the remainder paid at the completion of the probationary period.
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