Department: Tasikoki Wildlife Rescue and Education Centre Clinic
Position Overview
Veterinary is responsible for diagnosis, prescription of Tx/care-plans, health screens, surgeries, autopsies as well as working on plans for improvement/development of the clinic and healthcare standards of PPST
Essential Job Functions
- Animal Care
- Diagnose issue
- Prescribe Tx
- Carry out Sx
- Carry out autopsies
- Carry out health screen on
- new arrivals,
- animals to be released,
- animals scheduled for annual health screen
- Carry out visual inspection of all wildlife on daily basis according to the animal health checklist
- Monitor all animals in quarantine
- Monitor all newly socialised animals to ensure no fighting, no injuries or food deprivation is taking place
- Monitor all animals moved to a new location to evaluate their adaptation to the new space
- Administer agreed Tx according to SOPs
- Monitor wildlife under Tx, ensuring medication is taken
- Monitor wildlife on weight-gain diet
- ensure adequate feeding regime is implemented
- ensure prescribed food intake is being consumed
- Carry out routine preventative care of all wildlife according to SOP
- Attend all animal health emergencies
- Clinic Resources
- Ensure the clinic and its equipment is clean according to hygiene SOP
- Ensure the clinic is available for use according to hygiene SOP
- Prepare the clinic for any scheduled procedures
- Support procedures requiring sedation
- prepare sedation
- monitor anaesthesia
- Clean the clinic after every procedure according to the hygiene SOP
- Ensure clinic is clean, tidy and locked at the end of the day
- Record Keeping
- write autopsy reports
- record checks of daily visual inspection
- of animals in quarantine
- of newly socialised animals
- of animals moved to a new location
- of all wildlife
- record response to Tx
- record progress of weight gain
- record health screens
- record daily activities
- record animal health events
- keep animal medical records up-to-date
- record clinic needs
- review and update the clinic wish list
- record checks on animal first aid-kit
- record stock of consumables
- record stock and usage of medications
Flexibility to help with the below activities is required as presently there are not enough resources available to cover all areas of work
- Create/propose/improve clinic SOPs for the veterinary manual
- Create/propose/improve medical training/conditioning of wildlife for routine examinations
- Support animal management activities where required
Commitment
- 40hr work week, 2 days off
Requirements
- Full veterinary degree
- Permit to operate in an animal clinic
- Permit to acquire veterinary medication
- Flexible, open minded, willing to learn International standards of handling/operation
- Willing to work in an international environment with veterinarian professionals from all over the world
Orientation/Training
- On the Job
- Clinic Manager
Benefits
- Monthly remuneration according to capacity and performance
- Full board Accommodation
- Availability of knowledge bases and network of professionals
PUSAT PENYELAMATAN SATWA TASIKOKI
TASIKOKI WILDLIFE RESCUE CENTRE
Jl. Raya Tanjung Merah-Kema, Pimpin Jaga XV Desa Watudambo, Kec. Kauditan, Kab. Minahasa Utara; 95372 Sulawesi Utara, INDONESIA
Email: angela@tasikoki.org
