Education

• College / CEGEP

Work setting

• Veterinary clinic
• Animal hospital

Tasks

• 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
• Supervise animal health technologists and animal care workers
• Administer treatments as prescribed by veterinarian
• May perform a variety of office management and clerical duties
• Prepare and administer medications and vaccines under direction of veterinarian
• Handle, restrain and care for animals undergoing treatment and surgery
• Counsel clients on animal health care
• Conduct and assist in laboratory research
• Assist veterinarian before, during and after surgery
• Provide nursing care and rehabilitation therapy for animals
• Provide wound and bandage care
• Perform routine animal dental procedures and assist veterinarians with animal dentistry
• Produce diagnostic radiographs
• Prevent and treat lameness by hoof trimming
• Collect samples and perform other laboratory tests

Experience

• 2 years to less than 3 years
• Durée de l'emploi : Permanent
• Langue de travail : Anglais
• Heures de travail : 40 hours per week