Job Summary: Responsible for diagnosing and treating animals who are sick, injured or need routine care. Primary duties include giving advice to humans on how to properly care for their pets, administering medication and performing surgery on animals. Duties & Responsibilities:
Oversee the health of all animals at animal shelter.
Perform euthanasia procedures as required.
Perform spay/neuter operations as required
Treat sick or injured animals by prescribing medication, dressing wounds, performing surgery and setting bones
Educate the public about diseases and infections that are transferable from animals to humans
Promote the health and wellness of animals by advising animal owners about sanitation measures, feeding and general care
Record actions by documenting and updating forms, reports, animal records and reporting diseases to public health officials
Ensure compliance with veterinary procedures, ethics, policies and relevant statutes
Operate diagnostic equipment like ultrasound and radiography machines and interpret the resulting images
Establish or carry out quarantine or testing procedures that combat the spread of diseases to humans or to other animals according to established government regulations
Euthanize animals in situations they see fit such as in the case of a terminal illness
Requirements:
Requires licensure as a Veterinarian with the Missouri Veterinary Medical Board or a Provisional Missouri License
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