Overview
Languages
English or French
Education
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Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry
Experience
2 years to less than 3 years
Responsibilities
Tasks
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Diagnose diseases or abnormal conditions in individual animals, herds and flocks through physical examinations or laboratory tests
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Treat sick or injured animals by prescribing medication, setting bones, dressing wounds or performing surgery
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Vaccinate animals to prevent and treat diseases
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Advise clients on feeding, housing, behaviour, breeding, hygiene and general care of animals
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Conduct veterinary research related to areas such as animal nutrition, health care products development and disease prevention and control
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Enforce government regulations in disease control and food production including animal or animal-based food inspection
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Perform routine, emergency and post-mortem examinations
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Provide a range of veterinary services including obstetrics, dentistry and euthanasia
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Responsible for overall operation of animal hospital, clinic or mobile service to farms
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Supervise animal health technologists and animal care workers
Additional information
Personal suitability
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Accurate
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Excellent oral communication
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Flexibility
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Initiative
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Reliability
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Team player
Benefits
Health benefits
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Dental plan
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Health care plan
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Paramedical services coverage
Who can apply to this job?
Only apply to this job if:
- You are a Canadian citizen, a permanent or a temporary resident of Canada.
- You have a valid Canadian work permit.
If you are not authorized to work in Canada, do not apply. The employer will not respond to your application.