3414 - Animal Care Shelter Supervisor (Surgery Supervisor)

Overall Job Objective

Position Description

This position with rotating days (PACC is open 7 days a week) and shifts (6:00 am to 2:00 pm; 11:00 am to 7:00 pm; 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm), is in the Pima Animal Care Center.

OPEN UNTIL FILLED

Salary Grade: 46

Pima Animal Care Center is the open admissions animal shelter for Tucson and Pima County, taking in around 20,000 pets each year and providing a full range of animal services covering a 9,000 square mile area. This position will be responsible for the full range of duties related to coordinating and maintaining outside placements for shelter animals needing medical treatment.

Duties/Responsibilities

(Work assignments may vary depending on the department's needs and will be communicated to the applicant or incumbent by the supervisor.)

Supervises, coordinates activities and monitors all procedures involved within the area of assignment which may include the receiving, maintenance, treatment, adoption, quarantine, redemption, fostering or euthanasia of impounded animals, including all husbandry procedures to ensure humane and safe handling of all animals;
Ensures the humane treatment of animals maintained at the shelter's kennel/clinic;
Trains and monitors Animal Care Technicians in the fundamentals of humane animal care and treatment, adoption and euthanasia procedures and proper cleaning of the kennel/clinic area;
Schedules staff and makes work assignments;
Supervises and participates in the requisition, procurement, inventory, employment and/or use, maintenance and operator-training for vehicle, materials, tools and equipment necessary for PACC operations;
Prepares work unit budget, oversees expenditures, performs cost and statistical analyses and prepares reports and recommendations;
Recommends and monitors outside contractors providing goods and services related to animal treatment, emergency care, animal rescue, pre-release spaying/neutering of adopted animals and facility maintenance;
Evaluates employee performance, makes recommendations to management on hiring, termination, and related personnel actions and initiates progressive discipline process as necessary;
Bandages and/or places splints on injured animals, vaccinates healthy animals and administers medication to sick animals as prescribed and directed by a veterinarian;
Performs daily health checks on impounded animals and monitors animal behavior and eating patterns;
Consults with a veterinarian on difficult animal health problems and performs treatment procedures under direction;
Plans, organizes and implements initial and recurring training for kennel/clinic staff and volunteers;
Establishes, revises and implements work unit procedures and develops recommendations for policy changes for consideration by senior management;
Maintains manual and computer-based records and databases on PACC operations, compiles and submits routine, recurring and special reports;
Receives and monitors the procurement, storage, security, use and disposal of chemicals and pharmaceuticals for PACC operations and assures compliance with applicable Federal, State and local laws, rules, regulations, and standards;
Assists in determining which animals are to be made available for adoption or held for other disposition, insures the proper transfer of these animals and completes necessary documentation;
Assists the public with booking-in, redemption and selecting suitable animals for adoption;
Provides information to the public concerning animal control policies, procedures, appropriate laws and ordinances;
Researches and resolves problems and complaints received from the public;
Performs euthanasia of designated animals;
Ensures proper documentation regarding potential or identified owners, animals on hold, and all other pertinent information in automated systems, cage cards and other clinic/shelter forms as appropriate;
Maintains effective and productive working relations with volunteers, animal rescue/welfare groups, other departments and agencies to promote and increase animal adoptions;
Ensures the safety of other PACC staff, reports accidents to the shelter manager and prepares written accident/incident reports;
Documents dead-on-arrival cases and coordinates the collection and disposal of dead animals;
Decapitates euthanized potentially rabid animals and sends heads to the laboratory for analysis;
Monitors stock levels and orders cleaning, office, and routine food and medical supplies for animals;
May assist in the preparation, monitoring and management of the PACC budget;
May act as unit or departmental representative to various committees and working groups;
May release designated rescue or special need animals to appropriate rescue groups or private individuals and records transfer of animals into databases and completes other, appropriate documentation.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:

Knowledge of:

• principles, practices and techniques of animal control and care, including procedures for rabies control, animal adoption and euthanasia;
• dog and cat breeds, temperaments and their common health problems
• effect of animals in public health, including zoonosis and injuries caused by animals;
• applicable city, County, state and federal laws and statutes pertaining to animal control;
• procedures for animal care and treatment of sick or injured animals;
• animal shelter/kennel cleaning and maintenance practices and procedures;
• procedures for animal adoption and euthanasia;
• principles and practices of supervision, training, evaluation of employees;
• automated record keeping and report preparation.

Skill in:

• identifying and treating animal illness and injures;
• supervising, evaluating, training and assigning work to assigned staff;
• establishing and implementing training programs;
• administering medications to animals under the direction of a veterinarian;
• humane handling and caring for animals;
• identifying and correcting safety hazards;
• communicating effectively, both orally and in writing;
• matching adoptable animals to potential owners and educating them on pertinent issues;
• use of automated information systems for tracking data and report generation;
• providing customer service under stressful situations;
• monitoring, inventorying, ordering, and issuing shelter supplies.

Minimum Qualifications

Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the "Education" and Work Experience" sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write "see resume" on your application.

Preferred Qualifications: (Be specific in describing your experience in your application. Ensure the descriptions provided illustrate your competencies, specifically addressing the required and preferred qualifications.):

1. Two (2) years experience prepping and monitoring veterinary anesthesia.
2. One (1) year experience handling controlled drugs and logs.
3. One (1) year experience running anesthesia on critically injured, aged but stable, and underage animals as needed.

Selection Procedure:
Pima County Human Resources Department reserves the right to admit to the selection process only those candidates that meet the minimum/desired qualifications. All applications will be assessed based on an evaluation of the listed education and experience. Candidates meeting the minimum/desired qualifications may be further evaluated/scored against any advertised Preferred Qualifications. The hiring authority will interview and select the successful candidates from a referral list provided by Human Resources. Additional assessments/testing may be required as part of the selection process.
Supplemental Information

Licenses and Certificates: Valid driver license is required at time of application. Valid AZ driver's license and access to a registered/insured vehicle for business travel is required (business mileage reimbursed) at time of appointment. The successful applicant will be subject to a 39-month DOT Motor Vehicle Record review to determine applicant's suitability to operate county vehicles in accordance with Pima County administrative procedures. Failure to obtain and maintain the required licenses and certifications shall be grounds for termination. Any offer of employment resulting from this recruitment is contingent upon Risk Management's review and approval of the candidate's driving record.

Special Notice Items: Within two months of appointment, employees must receive the full series of pre-exposure rabies immunizations. Medical inability to be immunized, or previous immunization, must be verified by the County Physician prior to employment. Recommended boosters are required for the duration of employment unless medically excused or physiologically unable to develop immunity. The County requires pre-employment background checks. Successful candidates will receive a post-offer, pre-employment background screening to include verification of work history, education and criminal conviction history. A prior criminal conviction will not automatically disqualify a candidate from employment with the County.

Physical/Sensory Requirements: Physical and sensory abilities will be determined by position. This position will require a post-job offer physical and drug screen.