The Supervising Veterinarian provides medical care for shelter animals and client owned pets, including evaluation, case management and treatment triage; and performs other related duties as required.
The ideal candidate will be a community-centered, self-starter, committed to practicing the highest standard of medicine and upholding the veterinary code of ethics, will have a highly collaborative leadership style to ensure a culture of customer service and care; will be a flexible and strategic thinking leader who can identify needs and provide solutions; will have the ability to provide high volume, high quality spay/neuter services, knowledge of animal handling, care, and treatment from experience in a professional work environment; outstanding written and oral communication skills; outstanding multi-tasking and organizational skills; demonstrate the ability to take ownership of problems to find solutions; share resources, information and knowledge; and will encourage commitment to the County’s mission and organizational goals; effective interpersonal skills with internal and external customers to include County staff and general public; ability to effectively train/teach new staff members; proven ability to maintain confidentiality; outstanding interpersonal skills and ability to be collaborative, flexible, hard-working and detail oriented while still able to see the big picture; ability to assimilate quickly into the organizational climate.
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About Regional Animal Services Washoe County Regional Animal Services (WCRAS) is a regional operation providing services to the cities of Reno, Sparks and unincorporated Washoe County residents. WCRAS is funded by a .03 cent per $100.00 of assessed property value for our regional services, including the building and property maintenance. WCRAS focuses on animal welfare and public health, through sheltering, field services and regulation enforcement and proactive outreach programs that support responsible pet ownership and pet retention.
WCRAS impounds an average 13,000 animals annually either brought in by citizens or picked up by field staff. Approximately 65% of the animals that come through the shelter are lost animals. The remaining 35% are bite quarantines, cruelty case animals, deceased animals, etc. WCRAS’ regional facility includes 117 dog kennels, 16 puppy cages, 160 cat cages and six-stall barn for livestock. Our facility routinely houses other animals such as reptiles, birds and rabbits and livestock.
WCRAS works very diligently to reunite lost pets with their families. For fiscal year 2022, they returned a whopping 43% (stray cat and dog) of lost animals to their families! 68% of stray dogs brought into the shelter were returned home! And 6% of cats that were brought into the shelter were returned. Their philosophy is that every animal has a home and we want to help find it, whether it is a lost animal that needs help being reunited with its family or if it has been abandoned and in need of a new place to call home. The FREE microchip program and diligent efforts by WCRAS staff contribute to our successful reunification of over 40% of lost animals.
Required Education and Experience A Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from an accredited college or university AND two years of experience in shelter or emergency medicine and surgery to include one year of full – time supervisory experience.
License or Certificate • A valid driver’s license is required at time of appointment. • Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Controlled Substance License required at the time of appointment. • License to practice veterinary medicine in the State of Nevada required within 6 (six) months of hire and for continued employment.
Ideal Candidate Criteria
The ideal candidate will be a community-centered, self-starter, committed to practicing the highest standard of medicine and upholding the veterinary code of ethics.
The ideal candidate will have a highly collaborative leadership style to ensure a culture of customer service and care.
The ideal candidate will be a flexible and strategic thinking leader who can identify needs and provide solutions.
The ideal candidate will have the ability to provide high volume, high quality spay/neuter services.
Knowledge of animal handling, care, and treatment from experience in a professional work environment.
Outstanding written and oral communication skills.
Outstanding multi-tasking and organizational skills.
Demonstrate the ability to take ownership of problems to find solutions; share resources, information and knowledge; and will encourage commitment to the County’s mission and organizational goals.
Effective interpersonal skills with internal and external customers to include County staff and general public.
Ability to effectively train/teach new staff members.
Proven ability to maintain confidentiality.
Outstanding interpersonal skills and ability to be collaborative, flexible, hard-working and detail oriented while still able to see the big picture; ability to assimilate quickly into the organizational climate.
The Community
Washoe County is located along the eastern slopes of the
majestic Sierra Nevada Mountains in northwestern Nevada.
The County covers an area of 6,600 square miles bordering
California and Oregon. The County seat is the City of Reno,
the third largest city in Nevada. Reno boasts a bustling
downtown, diverse neighborhoods, Nevada’s flagship state
university, and a top-ranked international airport. Nearby are
the City of Sparks, the state’s fifth largest city, and Incline
Village at Lake Tahoe. The County’s approximately 496,000
population is split with nearly half residing in the incorporated
City of Reno, one quarter in Sparks and one quarter in the
unincorporated areas. Residents and visitors enjoy the
pleasant climate, abundant recreational activities, arts,
entertainment, professional sports, and cultural events.
