Senior Veterinarian- $8,000 *Sign On Incentive + Relocation Expenses and Temporary Housing Expenses, if Appropriate. Salary $160,000

Job Posting Title:

Senior Veterinarian- $8,000 sign oh Incentive + Relocation expenses and Temporary Housing Expenses, if Appropriate. Salary $160,000

Department:

Animal Care

Location:

3001 2nd St SW

Pay:

$98,717.00 - $155,126.00

Close Date:

05/11/2025

Employees at Bernalillo County enjoy the ability to team up with each other to build a high quality of life for our county residents, communities, and businesses. In addition to being an organization with a strong focus on work-life balance, building a culture of flexibility, learning, and belonging the County offers many benefits. Employees of Bernalillo County enjoy many thoughtful rewards such as, but not limited to generous leave accruals; career development opportunities; remote & flex-work options as appropriate; longevity pay; education assistance program; health benefits; lucrative retirement; and so much more.

Veterinarian Manager will serve as the Medical Officer, oversee medical care of animals maintained at an animal care shelter/facility. Perform work of a professional veterinarian providing humane veterinary services, emergency treatment, husbandry, spay/neuter and other surgical functions for a variety of shelter and public animals. Manage and mentor other Veterinarians, set medical protocols for the facility, and direct operations of medical care for all animals/shelters. Employee supervision includes hire selection, training oversight, performance assessment, coaching, disciplinary and termination actions.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Oversees overall direction for the day-to-day operations for medical care for all shelter animals, to include management and supervision of personnel, staffing, hiring and recommendations/decisions, training, assigning and evaluating work and administering disciplinary actions as needed.

2. Recommends, develops, implements and establishes section priorities for policies, procedures, long and short term goals and objectives, work standards and training sessions in the areas of shelter best practices, herd management, maintenance and operations, animal care, behavior, enrichment, medical health, treatment and disposition.

3. Participates in the development, justification and administration of the sections annual operating budget; provides data and assists in forecasting additional funds needed for staffing, equipment, materials and supplies; assists in the monitoring of and approval of expenditures for medical area.

4. Conduct high volume shelter spay/neuter surgeries (including pediatric); manage all aspects of the procedures including anesthesia and post-operative care of the patient.

5. Diagnose and treat medical conditions; animal sickness and injury; monitors health of facility animals and determines appropriate medical care, health protocols, vaccine and surgery schedules, and readiness for transfer and recommendations for euthanasia.

6. Prescribes and administers medicine to animals and monitors the administration of drugs by trained staff. Oversees, reviews and approves orders for drugs and controlled substances; ensures inventory of controlled substance and other drugs are maintained, logged, secured and expired drugs are destroyed as per federal, state and county laws.

7. Develop, implement and deliver an on-going training program in humane animal care and handling, zoonosis, diseases identification and prevention, behavior, breed identification, first aid and safety.

8. Assist animal care enforcement section in complex field investigations involving neglect and cruelty of animals, prepare reports and testify in court as expert witness.

9. Manage and monitor the euthanasia program; performs or assists in the performance of humane animal euthanasia procedures; concurs with staff euthanasia recommendations; ensures safe and humane handling of animals during procedure.

10. Provide treatment programs tailored to individual animal needs and special physiological, anatomical or behavioral requirements

11. Provide nutritional consultation through physical examinations, laboratory testing and evaluation of nutritional content of diets.

12. Maintain individual animal and group medical records; pharmacy inventory, pathology records and veterinary reference library.

13. Maintain inventory of medical supplies; ensure adequate maintenance of medical equipment and schedule repairs or recommend replacement.

14. Evaluate animal health and nutritional status of sheltered animals on a daily basis and provide consultation to management regarding well animal husbandry and care. Receive and evaluate staff concerns regarding animal health; recommend veterinarian treatment as indicated under national shelter standards and guidelines of the veterinary professional.