Job Description
Description
You Can Make a Difference.
Want to try something new? Working in public service is a rewarding career by serving your community and making a difference in the lives of our citizens. Find a sense of purpose in your work that is not just rewarding but enriches your life with incredible retirement plans, work life balance and affordable benefits. Where else can you find paid sabbaticals every five years plus three weeks of paid vacation your first year along with 13 paid sick days and 11 paid holidays?
While were at it, wed like to introduce you to our entire suite of benefit offerings, including a comprehensive wellbeing program, retirement plans with a lifetime guarantee and affordable insurance options.
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An Employer that Values Each Employee and Prioritizes a Work Experience that Provides Ample Time for Stress Reduction and Work Life Balance.
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Paid Vacation And Sick Leave
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15 Vacation Days Accrued Annually Starting Day One
After Three (3) Years of Service 18 Vacation Days Accrued Annually
After Five (5) Years of Service 20 Vacation Days Accrued Annually
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Ten Paid Holidays + One Paid Floating Holiday to Use as You Wish
13 Sick Leave Days Accrued Annually Starting Day One
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Paid Sabbaticals Every Five (5) Years
Two Week Sabbatical After Five Years of Continuous Service
Three Week Sabbatical After Ten Years of Continuous Service
Four Week Sabbatical After Fifteen Years of Continuous Service
Four Week Sabbaticals Every Five Years After Fifteen Years of Continuous Service
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Comprehensive Wellness Program
Quarterly Wellness Challenges
Vision Exams and Optometry Events Onsite
Vaccination Clinics
Onsite Mammogram and Prostate Screening Events
Skin Cancer Screening Events Onsite
Biometrics and Health Screening Events Onsite
Financial Health and Retirement Planning Events Onsite & Online
Fitness Resources and Onsite Sessions Like Yoga and Tai Chi
Retirement Plans with Generous Employer Contributions - Guaranteed Lifetime Benefit!
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Variety of Top Tier Affordable Medical Plans - Six Different Medical Plans to Choose From
Some Medical Plans with Zero Employee Premium Cost
Dental and Vision Plans
Tuition Reimbursement Program
Alternative Work Schedules
Telehealth
Qualified Employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program through the Dept of Education
Employee Assistance Program with Ongoing Training & Development Options
Civil Service Leave
VanPool Options
Short-Term Disability - Employer Paid
Basic Life Insurance - Employer Paid
Flexible Spending Accounts for Dependent Care and Medical Expenses
Suite of Voluntary Benefits including additional Life, Accident, Critical Illness & Cancer Insurance
Plus, work with an amazing team of people who are committed to making Pinal County a great place for its citizens and its employees.
Working at Pinal County is an investment in YOU. Apply today and find out why Pinal County is more than just a job. Read more about the position and see if it is a good match for you:
Promotes the health, safety, and welfare of people and pets by providing routine and emergency medical and surgical services to animals for Pinal County Animal Control.
Work in this classification requires an individual to be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary classification functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this classification may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in this classification description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in this description.
TYPICAL CLASSIFICATION ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
- Performs physical examinations, vaccinations and diagnostics to determine and evaluate health condition of animals at the time of impound or prior to adoption or presentation for surgery.
- Performs medical treatments and surgical procedures including sterilizing adoptable animals; monitor anesthesia and recovery of animals; perform post-surgical evaluation and treatment.
- Participates in investigations regarding the humane treatment of animals by examining animals at the shelter and documenting findings.
- Assists in the training of staff on preparation of sterile surgery packs, animals and maintenance of sterile surgical fields.
- Performs or supervises the visual monitoring of impounded animals including those that may be isolated or quarantined for signs of illness or unusual behavior, documents finding, and approves release of animals from rabies quarantine.
- Instructs, trains, and advises staff in the proper care and medical treatment of animals within the shelter.
- Creates and monitors drug logs to comply with state and federal law.
- May testifies in court or other legal proceedings, prepares written reports and provides expert opinion.
- To promote and adhere to the workplace values of accountability, commitment, and teamwork to help enrich lives beyond expectation.
- Maintain absolute confidentiality of work-related issues, customer records and restricted County information.
- Perform other related duties as required.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS TO PERFORM WORK:
- Doctorate in veterinary medicine.
- Valid Arizona Veterinarian License.
- Valid Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) License
- A valid driver's license with an Arizona Driver's License required within 30 days of hire.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Knowledge of state laws and statutes and Pinal County animal control ordinances.
- Knowledge of principles and practice of current veterinary medicine.
- Knowledge of animal diseases and their prevention, control and eradication.
- Knowledge of current veterinary practices in compliances with the veterinary practice and techniques relating to the treatment of injured animals.
- Knowledge of county, state and federal animal health laws and regulations including those governing rabies quarantine, impounding, releasing and euthanasia of animals; drug enforcement administration (DEA) recordkeeping requirements for Schedule II narcotics and SHARPS biohazard waste and OSHA.
- Knowledge of physical and behavioral characteristics of common breeds of dogs and cats.
- Skill in interpreting and applying statutes, rules, ordinances, codes, and regulations.
- Skilled in providing surgical and medical services and care for a variety of well, sick and injured animals, including a high volume prepubescent spay and neutering operations.
- Skilled in establishing effective working relationships with management, employees, and the public representing diverse cultures and backgrounds.
- Skilled in providing high quality animal medical services in the most efficient manner.
- Ability to deal tactfully and courteously with the public and handle stressful situations.
- Ability to analyze critical medical and administrative situations and take effective action.
- Ability to identify normal and abnormal animal behavior and symptoms of rabies and other disorders.
- Ability to prepare written reports, letters and other documents using a personal compute.
- Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
- Ability to exercise appropriate judgment in answering questions and releasing information; analyze and project consequences of decisions and/or recommendations.
- Ability to maintain reports, records, logs, and filing systems.
- Ability to care, feed and safely handle animals to avoid injury to persons/animals.
- Ability to properly store and maintain inventory of medical supplies, including Schedule II narcotics.
- Ability to provide technical guidance to departmental staff on medical techniques.
The work requires exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 30 pounds of force constantly to move objects. The work also requires the ability to balance, climb, crawl, crouch, feel, grasp, handle, reach, kneel, lift, push, pull, stand, stoop, walk, perform repetitive motion, hear, speak, and demonstrate mental and visual acuity.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Work is performed in an animal shelter with exposure to excessive noise, animal waste and fluids, dead animals, cleaning chemicals and Zoonotic diseases.
NOTICE TO APPLICANTS:
We appreciate your interest in our employment opportunities. At Pinal County, we value professionalism and treating others with respect. If these values are not demonstrated throughout the application and interview process we reserve the right to remove your candidacy from consideration and may impact your future Pinal County applications.
This position is an exempt position under the Fair Labor Standards Act and is not a covered position under the Pinal County Merit System Rules. Incumbents in this position serve at the pleasure of their respective Appointing Authority. The employment relationship is "at-will" and employment may be terminated at any time, for any reason, with or without cause.
This announcement may be closed as soon as a sufficient number of qualified applicants have applied.
The hiring salary for this position is dependent upon experience, qualifications and position funding; starting salaries above the midpoint require additional approval.