Veterinarian

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 hours per week
- Education: Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry
- Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years
**Work setting**:

- Willing to relocate
- 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
- Administer budget
- 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
**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- Canadian Veterinary Medical Association Certification
- 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
**Personal suitability**:

- Accurate
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Team player
- Values and ethics
**Workplace information**:

- On the road job
**Health benefits**:

- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
**Long term benefits**:

- Other benefits