Veterinary Health Coordinator na Pasadena Humane

Do you love animals? Did you know you could have an exciting, rewarding career helping animals living in shelters?  PASADENA HUMANE is a non-profit animal welfare organization looking for passionate professionals to join our team.  

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PASADENA HUMANE is a donor-supported, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting humane treatment, compassion and care for all animals. Our mission is to lead the way toward a compassionate and caring community for all animals.  Our vision is for all companion animals to reside in loving homes and for our community to respectfully coexist with wildlife.   

Our core values are: 

LEARNING: We commit to best practice and professional development through continuous education. 

INTEGRITY: We value honest and transparent communication and decision making using evidence based practices. 

COLLABORATION:  We value teamwork in our organization and partnerships with our community to deliver exceptional service. 

KINDNESS: We show compassion, care, respect and empathy to all animals and humans without prejudice or discrimination. 

The Position 

PASADENA HUMANE is currently hiring a Veterinary Health Coordinator. We are looking for a college graduate who learns quickly, has strong interpersonal skills and feels passionate about our mission.  

The Health team cares for all the pet animals and wildlife entering our shelter.  As Health Coordinator you will work with other Health Department coordinators, managers, the director and the chief veterinarian to evolve all programs that involve animal care and behavioral or medical care for pet animals.  The health department provides care for cats, dogs, small mammals, rodents and a variety of reptiles, birds and small livestock.  Some animals may have infectious diseases under treatment or requiring quarantine, or other medical conditions requiring nursing care. Some animals may have behavioral concerns under treatment or requiring protected contact. 

This is a supervisory position which requires proficiency in project management, cross-department collaboration, employee and volunteer training and program development.  We are looking for people who have experience or training in supervision and enjoy tackling complex projects.   

In this position you will be expected to acquire or further develop your skills in husbandry (e.g. feeding, sanitation, enrichment), nursing (e.g. triage, medication administration, physical exam) and training (e.g. understanding cat/dog body language, low stress handling and restraint, positive reinforcement based techniques) 

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