Job Description
Veterinarian Duties and Responsibilities
Veterinarian job description should contain a variety of functions and roles including:
- Assessing and examining patients, and diagnosing their medical issues.
- Conducting laboratory tests on specimens to diagnose medical conditions.
- Performing diagnostic imaging and ultrasound tests.
- Performing surgery, dressing and treating wounds, and prescribing medication.
- Promoting preventative care by advocating and administering routine vaccinations, and by educating clients on positive diet and lifestyle choices for pets.
- Improving patients’ dental health by performing check-ups, and cleaning and extracting teeth.
- Euthanizing patients.
- Ensuring compliance with veterinary ethics and relevant statutes, policies and procedures.
- Maintaining patients’ medical records.
Veterinarian Requirements / Skills / Qualifications
Veterinarian job description should include these common skills and qualifications:
- Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree.
- Appropriate licence.
- Strong affinity for animals.
- Outstanding organizational skills.
- Undeterred by being scratched, bitten or exposed to infectious diseases, and resilient to noise.
- Available to work extended hours.
- Ability to make prudent decisions regarding welfare and well-being of animals.
- Outstanding communication skills.
- Excellent people skills.
Interest and qualified candidates should send the CV to: resumes@ht-limitedng.net