Animal Health Coordinator

4 weeks ago

Vancouver, Canada BCSPCA Full time

If you are up for the challenge and would like to be considered for this position, we would like to hear from you. The British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (BC SPCA) is looking to fill the following career opportunity:
**POSITION**: Animal Health Coordinator
**STATUS**: Permanent; Full-Time
**SHIFT**: 35 hours per week
**LOCATION**: Provincial Office, Vancouver BC
**CLASSIFICATION**: Exempt
**WAGE**: Salaried
**CLOSING DATE**: Open Until Filled

**About the Position**:
This position supports the work of the Senior Manager, Animal Health and the Chief Operations Officer by focusing on the optimization of animal health practices in the shelters and the enhancement of internal organization processes that support animal health. This includes but is not limited to support of shelter medicine clinical cases, large scale animal intakes (LSAI), disease outbreaks and managing the ringworm program for the province. The AHC focuses on the training and support of shelter Managers, staff and volunteers in animal health protocols. This position will be responsible for optimizing the accessibility and comprehension of animal health related resources, which will assist in decrease of disease outbreaks and help Animal Centres meet our BC SPCA welfare standards.

The Animal Health Coordinator will work collaboratively with the Animal Management Team and all relevant stakeholders to coordinate and consult on issues as they relate to animal health in Animal Centres.

**Some specific duties**:

- Material Development
- Creating and consulting on new animal health protocols and documents as directed by the SMAH
- Supporting the SMAH in updating current animal health protocols and documents to reflect science based improvements in shelter medicine
- Ongoing communication with shelters regarding areas where more protocols, documents and/or training would be beneficial
- Creation and implementation of various resources including online tools, visual aids, quick reference guides, etc. around animal health related topics such as vaccine administration, low stress handling and medication administration.
- Training
- Ongoing communication with management and staff on inquiries into protocols
- Travelling to different BC SPCA locations to offer hands on training in observation techniques, animal health and welfare protocols and low stress handling
- Leading and contributing to remote training opportunities including webinars, phone calls, and the creation of online resources as above
- Coordinating veterinary student Animal Welfare rotations; ensuring that student evaluations are compiled and submitted; teaching veterinary students, veterinary technician students, and undergraduates as required
- General Coordination for Animal Health Program
- Ongoing awareness of and support for all AH activities in the province including disease outbreaks, materials under development, gaps in materials, impending absences, etc
- Maintaining and organizing all AH materials and AH personnel descriptions on the staff portal
- Providing enhanced support to DVMs covering AH when the SMAH is absent; maintaining Ops DVM/RVT Time Away schedule
- Collecting, organizing and maintaining data for research purposes as directed by the SMAH
- Ringworm
- Plating of ringworm samples received from across the province
- Ongoing monitoring and reporting of these cases
- Communication and support for all BC SPCA shelters dealing with ringworm cases including biosecurity, treatment, troubleshooting, spreadsheet updating and animal movement within their shelter
- Updating, implementing and training shelter staff on the use of Ringworm Comprehensive Protocol
- Preparing orders through Health Canada EDR program for Lime Plus Dip, maintaining compliance with Health Canada requirements for use of Lime Plus Dip on EDR
- Case Management Support
- Creation and management of disease outbreak spreadsheets including communication with shelters and outside companies ( i.e. drug and vaccine companies) regarding information required
- Gaining skill and comfort over time with conducting risk assessments in disease exposure events
- Working alongside hospital staff and the Ministry of Ag with monitoring, shipment, and tracking of RHD vaccines around the province
- Supporting BC SPCA shelters with inquiries regarding RHD vaccine uses
- Assist in medical intake planning for CID cases as directed by the SMAH
- Continual involvement in CID cases with medical relevancy as directed by the SMAH
- Lead for animal health on LSAI planning calls, create and update animal health plans for LSAI groups, monitor weight trends and ensure appropriate action taken for seized LSAI animals.
- Report all IDEXX results to Animal Centres and direct on treatment/biosecurity/etc with assistance from SMAH as needed.
- Supporting SMAH in case support requests from Animal Centres by reviewing and summarizing medical records
- Continuing Education
- Leadership in the Veterinary Technolog

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