- Education :
- Expérience :
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
- Supervise animal health technologists and animal care workers
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
Licensure by provincial or territorial authorities
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Work under pressure
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Team player
- Values and ethics
- Resourcefulness
Experience
2 years to less than 3 years
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
Financial benefits
Bonus
Other benefits
- Learning / training paid by employer
- Other benefits
- Durée de l'emploi : Permanent
- Langue de travail : Anglais
- Heures de travail : 40 hours per week
30+ days ago