veterinarian

Education

• Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry

Work setting

• Veterinary clinic

Tasks

• Diagnose diseases or abnormal conditions in individual animals, herds and flocks through physical examinations or laboratory tests
• 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
• Conduct veterinary research related to areas such as animal nutrition, health care products development and disease prevention and control
• Enforce government regulations in disease control and food production including animal or animal-based food inspection
• 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

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail
• Repetitive tasks
• Physically demanding

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Values and ethics

Experience

• 1 to less than 7 months

Other benefits

• Parking available
• Durée de l'emploi : Permanent
• Langue de travail : Anglais
• Heures de travail : 40 hours per week