Veterinary Medical Officer

Job Duties

The duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Supervising subordinates less than 25% of the time including, but not limited to, monitoring work, providing advice, evaluating performance, initiating awards, and authorizing leave approval.
• Inspecting and examining a variety of animals, herds, flocks, and or aquatic species, for evidence of disease conditions, animal welfare purposes, or other veterinary activities.
• Diagnosing and treating diseases and parasite conditions affecting the various types of animals and of acceptable and non acceptable training and handling practices.
• Planning, coordinating, adapting, and modifying medical and program procedures to deal with a variety of animals.
• Providing information, guidance and training to ensure consistent delivery and interpretation of existing and new animal health-and-welfare-related regulations, guidelines and policies.
• May serve on an emergency disease eradication task force.
• Some positions may complete inspections of quarantined animals, and oversight of facility operations.
• Some positions will be reviewing and certifying the health status and disease potential of livestock and other animals, their products and byproducts, being exported and/or imported.