We are in need of a vet nurse to assist in the development and management of our animal division with focus on our Domestic Animal Program. The primary goal would be to assist our Indonesian animal care-taking staff in mastering necessary vet nursing skills. Other responsibilities would include improving current animal medical systems, administration and record keeping, enrichment and training programs, and the cat adoption program. There will be some opportunities to work with the sun bears and other wild species. Interested persons would also be encouraged to help with education programs to increase animal welfare. The position would be for 6-12+ months. KWPLH will provide housing and basic food.
Outlined below is a list of topics that we need help with:
1. Animal care administration: a. Reviewing current administration systems and improving them,
especially in regards to animal health notes or charts; b. Developing the KWPLH animal staff computer skills for regular data entry;
2. Assist the KWPLH animal staff in mastering vet nursing skills, including but not limited to: safe and effective holds, injection techniques (s.c., i.m., and i.v.), animal handling, sterilization of tools, anesthesia administration and monitoring, clinic administration, first aid, etc;
3. Carry out daily health checks, monitoring of sick animals, and preventive medicine;
4. Assist with daily animal care, including feeding and cleaning;
5. Manage our newly built clinic;
6. Assist visiting vets with all medical issues and operations;
7. Organize low-cost sterilization programmes for neighboring community pets or stray animals when visiting vets are coming to the center;
8. Dog training and training animal staff in dog training and routine care;
9. Assist bear keepers in treatment of sunbear medical issues;
10.Assisting with our cat adoption program: Improvement with the goal of increasing the number of adoptions (to good homes);
11.Enrichment programs for domestic animals, sun bears and other wildlife (e.g. slow loris, civets, macaques occasionally taken care of at the center);
12.Information gathering and consultation with KWPLH advising vets.
We will be needing help from a new vet nurse from June 2011 onwards. The position would be for 6-12+ months or longer.
