Responsibilities:
The Department of Health, Communicable Disease Service has an opportunity for a veterinarian with the necessary
education, training, and experience to be the New Jersey Deputy State Public Health Veterinarian.
The selected applicant shall assist the NJ State Public Health Veterinarian with supervising The Office of Veterinary
Public Health (VPH). This Office provides technical assistance and training to municipal governments, local healthdepartments and animal facility operators with regard to animal facility inspections, investigations, complaints, violationenforcement and court testimony. VPH approves Animal Control Officer training courses, certifies individuals who have satisfactorily completed the approved training courses and revokes certificates from individuals who commit acts of cruelty or other malfeasance and can no longer work in the capacity of an animal control officer. This unit operates a low-cost spay and neuter program, processes dog licensing revenue, and oversees the State-sponsored rabies vaccination clinic program.
The applicant shall assist the State Public Health Veterinarian with management duties of the Zoonotic Unit and manage the Unit when the State Public Health Veterinarian is out of the office. The applicant shall mobilize when the State Incident Command System activates Emergency Support Function 8 (Public
Health and Medical Services), Once mobilized, VPH will assist with temporary housing of dogs, cats, and other domestic animals owned by people who have been evacuated and are displaced from their homes. VPH assists with animal evacuation response groups to establish temporary animal shelters during emergencies and works closely with the New Jersey Department of Agriculture to ensure for the safety of evacuated pets and maintain sanitation in temporary animal shelters to prevent disease transmission.
The applicant will assist the Zoonotic Epidemiologist as assigned by State Public Health Veterinarian with surveillance of, and the response to, zoonotic disease reports and outbreaks. The applicant will assist in education and prevention of rabies, and work with local health departments to investigate potential rabies exposures. If assigned, the applicant shall report findings and collaborate with internal and external partners, complete reports on the incident and prepare reports, posters or presentation for publication on zoonotic disease topics.
The applicant shall assist the Zoonotic Epidemiologist with notifications from New Jersey laboratories regarding isolates
of suspected zoonotic select agents, such as brucellosis, burkholderia, and tularemia. The appliant shall follow the
established protocols for delivery and testing of select agents and intiate investigations to identify person exposed and make recommendations for prophylaxis, monitoring and surveillance.
The full job posting for this position can be accessed here: https://nj.gov/health/hr/hlthnov/documents/nov105-23.pdf
Qualifications
The preferred candidate will posses a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree and will have at least one year of
supervisory experience, strong interpersonal skills, experience in applied epidemiology, and/or experience working as part of an interdisciplinary team.
The ideal candidate will have experience and interest in the field of veterinary shelter medicine, and/or experience in communicable disease prevention and investigation.
Requirements:
EDUCATION: Graduation from an accred
Newly graduated veterinarians may apply for this position
Salary:
P28 $79,848.66 - $113,786.94
Employees:
1 Veterinarian And 0 Technicians
How to Apply:
If interested in this position, you can reply in one of two ways:
• Forward the required documents electronically to:
PSTEEOH@doh.nj.gov
• Mail the required documents to:
David Sellinger, Regulatory Officer 2
Epid., Environmental and Occupational Health
Reference Posting #105-23
New Jersey Department of Health
PO Box 369
Trenton, NJ 08625-0369
Required documents:
• cover letter
• resume
• completed application, found at:
http://www.nj.gov/health/forms/dpf-663.pdf