Thanks for visiting our employment page! We are excited that you are considering a career with us. To apply for any of the positions below, please email resumes to Annette Lagunas, Executive Director at annetteL@hsoyuma.com.
Job Title: Animal Care Technician
Reports to: Shelter Manager
Job Purpose:
The primary function is to perform routine animal care and related duties at the animal shelter. The work is physically fast paced and requires the ability to multi-task. Duties include cleaning and maintaining kennel areas, receiving and assessing of animals brought in to the shelter, administer medications and vaccines, properly and humanely restrain animals for treatment; visually check every animal daily and be able to recognize signs of common illness, injury and/or behavior issues. Maintain accurate records for animals in the shelter, and perform humane animal euthanasia. Technicians are expected to carry out daily assignments, follow through on all issues, and use independent judgment and training to take appropriate actions to deal with standard recurring situations.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the compassionate care of animals to include proper cleaning of kennels and facility, basic animal handling and socialization, evaluating animal's behaviors, proper and humane restraining of animals for treatment, monitoring health issues, computer data entry and customer service
- Performs shelter duties including receiving animals brought to the shelter, escort visitors to the lost and found kennel for reclaiming animals
- Observe shelter animals for any unusual symptom(s) that may be indicative of a medical or behavioral problem and report to the Shelter Manager
- Performs humane euthanasia, when required
- Responsible for laundry which includes washing, drying and folding towels and bedding
- Always promote a humane and caring attitude toward all animals
- Maintain the confidentiality of all information regarding the animals in our care
- Follow established procedures governing safe work practices; to perform duties in a manner which assures the safety of oneself and others
- Perform duties in a manner which encourages contributions and business for HSOY
- Always treat people and animals with respect, contribute to effective teamwork, promote staff cooperation, and foster public relations beneficial to HSoY
- Assist with adoptions when needed
- Other duties, as assigned
Necessary Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Ability to work with animals of unknown disposition and those who may exhibit medical and other problems, as well as, aggressive tendencies using established procedures and protocol
- Basic Computer literacy with the ability to quickly learn software specific to animal shelters
- Handle animals safely, effectively and humanely
- Clean kennels efficiently and effectively
- Ability and initiative, working with minimal supervision
- Must have the ability to multi-task in a fast paced environment
- Organizational skills, multi-tasking ability and the capacity for working well under pressure
- Deal courteously with the public
- Must be able to work independently, as well as, in a team environment
Qualifications:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Animal husbandry experience, preferred
- Computer literate
- Ability to communicate effectively
- Must have a valid driver’s license and reliable transportation
- Must have a flexible schedule and be able and willing to work weekends and holidays
Physical Demands and Abilities:
- Frequently required to stand, sit, walk, run, jump, bend, twist, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; taste or smell; use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools or controls.
- Frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
- Close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
- Ability to work in varying temperatures and climate change
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to noxious odors, fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals. Exposure to animal diseases and in the presence of injured, vicious, or frightened animals and potentially volatile situations which can present risk of violence or injury. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to occasionally loud.
Job Title: Veterinarian
Reports to: Executive Director
Summary: The function of this position is to perform spay and neuter procedures for shelter, adopted, owned, and feral animals that HSOY schedules into the clinic. Develop and implement standards of animal medical care and to coordinate and direct treatments for animals in the care of the Humane Society of Yuma. The work typically is performed under the general direction of the Director of Veterinary Medicine and the Executive Director, with administrative assistance provided by the Spay/Neuter Clinic Manager.
Essential duties and responsibilities:
- Perform surgical sterilization for animals that are released from the shelter through rescue, adoption, and return to owner.
- Perform surgical sterilization for all animals that enter our facility through our low-cost spay/neuter
- program.
- Participate in all off-site surgical sterilization and vaccination clinics as needed.
- Ensure that all procedures are done in a humane manner at all times and that staff stays abreast of new trends towards humane treatment within animal shelter low-cost spay/neuter clinics.
- Provide direction to staff responsible for following prescribed treatment and maintaining treatment records for animals brought to the shelter; ensure that the highest level of service and care are provided and that changes in animals' conditions are recorded.
- Work with clinic manager to ensure staff is abiding by clinic policies and procedures, set by HSOY at all times, including, medical, drug, and client record keeping.
- With the Clinic Manager, ensures that all state and federal laws, state regulations, accepted standards, and HSOY policies and procedures regarding clinic operations, the practice of veterinary medicine, drug control, and animal care and handling are adhered to.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of shelter animal health protocols, surgical procedures, and companion animal health issues.
- Assists with educating entire HSOY staff on medical issues that affect animal shelters and teach the philosophy of “Herd Health” within the shelter environment.
- Work with local Veterinarians who step in on medical cases, including cruelty cases, which require medical treatment outside of HSOY’s ability.
- Assist shelter staff in providing solutions to disease outbreaks within the shelter setting.
- Administer all vaccinations through HSOY’s vaccination clinics.
- Provide medical care to foster animals that are being fostered by volunteers at HSOY.
- Provide input when euthanasia decisions are to be made on medical cases.
- Build effective relationships through positive interaction and communication with the community, volunteers, and staff.
- Perform other medical services as needed for animals in shelter, fostered animals, or staff animals when requested or required for humane care.
- Be available by phone, after hours, to clinic staff when emergencies arise from animals that were recently altered in HSOY’s clinic.
- Report to shelter, as needed, when after-hours emergencies, from previous HSOY surgeries or fosters, require the assistance of HSOY’s Veterinarian.
Qualifications:
- Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Degree from an accredited college.
- Current Veterinary License within the State of Arizona.
- Licensed within the State of California preferred.
- Minimum of 1-year animal shelter experience preferred.
Necessary Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Superior knowledge of medical animal care.
- Ability to work with many different types of people to promote HSOY in the best possible manner.
- Flexibility and ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to be forward thinking and encourage, self, and others, to promote, and become knowledgeable about changes in industry standards while also ensuring HSOY is on the leading edge of shelter standards of medical care.
Physical Demands and Abilities:
- Frequently required to stand, sit, walk, run, jump, bend, twist, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; taste or smell; use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools or controls.
- Frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
- Close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
- Ability to work in varying temperatures and climate change