Director of Medical Operations, Kitten Nursery

Job description

Overview: Join our Kitten Nursery team as a Director, Medical Operations to make a direct and meaningful impact on the vulnerable cats and kittens who need us most. The Director of Medical Operations (Director) leads the medical and direct care components of the ASPCA’s New York City kitten foster program. Based at the Adoption Center & Kitten Nursery on 92nd St. in Manhattan, this role oversees a highly skilled team providing lifesaving care for underage kittens and their mothers in a dedicated nursery environment and in foster homes throughout the five boroughs. Who We Are: The Kitten Nursery cares for over 800 underage kittens and their mothers in a dedicated nursery environment as well as through a foster program. Once these kittens are healthy and happy 8-week-olds, ready for spay or neuter, they move on to the ASPCA Adoption Center. The Nursery primarily serves nursing cats and kittens that are taken in by Animal Care Centers of New York City (ACC) on a daily basis, but also works with individual rescuers to increase their intake and impact. Caring for newborn cats is a time-consuming and resource-intensive process, as these young animals require round-the-clock attention. Ki...