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Veterinary Medical Officer
Agricultural Research Service · Posted today
About the Role
This position is located with the Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Midwest Area, National Animal Disease Center in Ames, IA. You will provide service in veterinary care and research support consistent with animal welfare and overall animal use programs.
What You'll Do
- →Provides primary veterinary care during a daily work schedule and on-call basis outside of operating hours on a rotating basis.
- →Ensures that appropriate facilities, personnel, equipment, and services are available to provide care and that appropriate methods are used to control, prevent, diagnose, and treat injuries and diseases.
- →Keeps abreast of scientific developments for the proper care and maintenance of animals and supports the implementation of these procedures.
- →Conducts the training of employees, and other personnel, such as field personnel, stakeholders, regulatory officials, and visitors involved in care, treatment and use of animals.
- →Ensures that staff are following established regulations, policies and guidelines for animal care and biocontainment procedures.
- →Reviews and/or writes standard operating procedures (SOPs) that involve the use of animals.
- →Maintains appropriate state veterinary license and State and Federal Controlled Substances registration for dispensing and administrating controlled substances.
Requirements
- ✓Basic Requirements: 1.
- ✓Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) or equivalent degree, i.e., Veterinary Medical Doctor (VMD), obtained at a school or college of veterinarymedicine accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education (AVMA).
- ✓The AVMA web site, http://www.avma.org(external link), has a listing of all AVMA-accredited veterinary medical schools.
- ✓Graduates of foreign veterinary medical schools that are not accredited by the AVMA Council on Education (Refer to AVMA web site,http://www.avma.org (external link) for information about schools in this category) must meet one of the following requirements.
- ✓Proof that the education obtained in a foreign veterinary medical program is equivalent to that gained in a veterinary medical program that is accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education.
- ✓Under this provision, equivalency is established only if an AVMA-accredited veterinary medical school or college accepts the graduate's final transcript from the foreign veterinary medical school at full value for placement into an advanced degree, postgraduate educational program, or training program (e.g. residency or graduate program).
- ✓Graduates of foreign veterinary medical programs must also provide proof of proficiency in the English language by successfully completing one of the nationally and internationally recognized examinations that incorporate assessments of reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills.
- ✓Examples of examinations that assess mastery of the English language are shown below Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) - Minimum scores for the TOEFL are 560 for the paper-based version; 220 for the computer-based version; or overall score of 83 for the internet-based version (including 26 or higher in speaking, 26 or higher in listening, and 17 or higher in writing).
- ✓For the computer-based and paper-based test versions, applicants must also complete the Test of Spoken English (TSE) and the Test of Written English (TWE).
- ✓Minimum required scores are 55 for the TSE and 5.5 for the TWE; Academic tests (listening, writing, and speaking) offered by the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).
- ✓Applicants must achieve a minimum overall band score of 7.0, with at least 7.0 in speaking, 6.5 in listening, and 6.0 in writing; OR Canadian Academic English Language Assessment (CAEL).
- ✓Applicants must achieve a minimum overall band score of 70, with at least 60 in speaking, 60 in listening, and 50 in writing.
Personality Fit
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