Veterinary Programming & Records Manager

Reports To: General Curator

Department: Animal Care

Salary: $21-$23/hour

Job Status: Full-time, Non-Exempt

Union Status: Non - Union

Position Scope:

Under the supervision of the Utica Zoo’s attending veterinarian and General Curator, the Veterinary Programming & Records (VPR) Manager oversees and manages the zoo’s day-to-day veterinary program and records systems. The role is to ensure a quality delivery of general and veterinary animal care to a wide variety of animals including education program animals, sick and convalescing animals, and those in quarantine.

Essential Functions:

· For maximum animal welfare and safety of animals, staff, and visitors, the VPR Manager is responsible for the physical, manual, and/or chemical restraint of animals for capture, restraint, shipment, transfer, or treatment as required.

· Assists the attending veterinarian as required in surgeries and animal procedures and serves as the contact person between the vet and the animal care staff. Assists the veterinarian on routine rounds.

· Manages and supervises the data process for the ZIMS accounts for each animal and assures accurate and up-to-date animal medical reporting and procedures.

· Involvement in diet formulation and adjustments. Collaborates with the General Curator, attending veterinarian, and other Animal Care Managers to develop and modify diets, husbandry techniques, and area protocols.

· Ordering, inventory, and maintaining medical supplies.

· Perform routine diagnostic lab tests, prepare, and ship veterinary samples.

· Proper disposal of outdated drugs, chemicals, medical supplies, and sharps.

· Participate in zoo-wide leadership exercises including but not limited to master planning, strategic planning, collection planning, and welfare assessment protocol development.

· Represent the zoo to guests, donors, zoo community associates and the general public; answer questions, give formal and informal talks and attend functions as requested.

· As needed, direct, perform, and delegate all Animal Keeper duties necessary to maintain high standards of animal care and welfare. Maintain familiarity with all husbandry duties.

· Collaborate with General Curator and veterinary staff in development and modifications of husbandry techniques and area protocols.