Wildlife Specialist works at a high level of independence and needs very little direct supervision. This is temporary position and requires that the person is on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to respond to emergencies.
Monitor animal health and well-being through observation of appetite, disposition and/or excreta; identify disease, illness, injury or aberrant behavior and report to Supervisor
Prepare a variety of regular and special diets to feed collection, including live prey.
Feed entire collection; maintain animal enclosures and exhibit areas
Assist veterinarian which includes capture, restraint, and medicating; monitor current pharmacy inventory, treatment areas, and equipment inventory
Perform all medical treatments including injections, gavaging and subcutaneous fluids without supervision
Observe and assist at exams, surgeries and necropsies
Present live animal presentations up to twice a day using a microphone
Assist with behavior modification utilizing operant conditioning
Assist with propagation, incubation and hand rearing of progeny
Will maintain a current tetanus vaccination (10 years) and must be willing to be TB tested
Must be able to operate a variety of machines and equipment including nebulizer, centrifuge, Avian ICU, microscope, macroscope, and incubators.
Subject to exposure to zoonotic diseases (West Nile virus, Avian Malaria, Giardia, Mycoplasma sp.); centipedes, black widow and brown recluse and the possibility of bites and scratches.
