veterinarian
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Education:
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry.
Work setting:
- Relocation costs covered by employer.
- Willing to relocate.
- Private practice.
- Veterinary clinic.
Tasks:
- Diagnose diseases or abnormal conditions in individual animals, herds and flocks through physical examinations or laboratory tests.
- Hire and train staff.
- Treat sick or injured animals by prescribing medication, setting bones, dressing wounds or performing surgery.
- Vaccinate animals to prevent and treat diseases.
- Advise clients on feeding, housing, behaviour, breeding, hygiene and general care of animals.
- Perform routine, emergency and post-mortem examinations.
- Provide a range of veterinary services including obstetrics, dentistry and euthanasia.
- Responsible for overall operation of animal hospital, clinic or mobile service to farms.
- Supervise animal health technologists and animal care workers.
Supervision:
3-4 people.
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :
Licensure by provincial or territorial authorities.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Handling heavy loads.
- Manual dexterity.
- Attention to detail.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
- Fast-paced environment.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Ability to distinguish between colours.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Work under pressure.
- Physically demanding.
Weight handling:
- Up to 9 kg (20 lbs).
- Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs).
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs).
Personal suitability:
- Accurate.
- Dependability.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Excellent written communication.
- Flexibility.
- Initiative.
- Judgement.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Values and ethics.
Employment terms options:
- Evening.
- Morning.
Experience:
No experience (will train).
Employment terms options:
- On call.
- Day.
- Weekend.
Health benefits:
- Dental plan.
- Disability benefits.
- Health care plan.
- Vision care benefits.
Financial benefits:
- Bonus.
- Group insurance benefits.
- Life insurance.
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP).
Other benefits:
Other benefits.