Veterinarian
Posted on Dec 10, 2020 by Alberta Veterinary Center
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Location Red Deer, AB
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Earnings $6,500.00 to $10,000.00 monthly (to be negotiated)
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Work Hours 40 to 60 hours per week
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Position Permanent Full Time
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Vacancies 1 Vacancy
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Closing Date Feb 07, 2021
Employer
Alberta Veterinary Center
Languages
English
Education
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
Licensure by provincial or territorial authorities
Experience
Experience an asset
Additional Skills
Supervise animal health technologists and animal care workers
Weight Handling
Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)
Work Setting
- Veterinary clinic
- Private practice
- Laboratory
- Farms
Specific Skills
- Treat sick or injured animals by prescribing medication, setting bones, dressing wounds or performing surgery
- Diagnose diseases or abnormal conditions in individual animals, herds and flocks through physical examinations or laboratory tests
- Vaccinate animals to prevent and treat diseases
- Advise clients on feeding, housing, behaviour, breeding, hygiene and general care of animals
- Provide a range of veterinary services including obstetrics, dentistry and euthanasia
- Perform routine, emergency and post-mortem examinations
Security and Safety
- Driver's validity licence check
- Criminal record check
- Basic security clearance
Transportation/Travel Information
Valid driver's licence
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Repetitive tasks
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Ability to Supervise
1 to 2 people
Personal Suitability
- Initiative
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Accurate
- Team player
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Dependability
- Judgement
- Values and ethics
- Reliability
How to Apply
Anyone who can legally work in Canada can apply for this job. If you are not currently authorized to work in Canada, the employer will not consider your job application.
Important notice: This job posting has been provided by an external employer.The Government of Alberta and the Government of Canada are not responsible for the accuracy, authenticity or reliability of the content.
- INNOVATIVE
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Interest in co-ordinating information to diagnose and treat sick and injured animals, and to prescribe medications; may conduct veterinary research, co-ordinate the operations of animal hospitals, clinics and mobile services to farms, and may enforce government regulations in disease control and food production including animal and animal-based food inspection
- OBJECTIVE
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Interest in precision working with scientific instruments and medical equipment to diagnose diseases and perform surgery
- social
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Interest in mentoring by treating sick and injured animals, by advising clients on proper care of animals and by providing euthanasia services
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