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Veterinary Medical Officer (District Veterinary Medical Officer)
Food Safety and Inspection Service · Posted 39 days ago
Hybrid Burlington, WV $106K – $138K Apply by Jun 8, 2026 Veterinary Medical Science INFJINTJISFJISTJ Healthcare
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This position is located in the Raleigh District, providing in-plant coverage. You will be responsible for veterinary duties associated with food safety, animal welfare, foreign animal disease surveillance, antemortem and postmortem procedures and dispositions, and export certification. Shifts and species vary based on assignment. For information contact Laura Hutchison, (919) 214-1984, laura.hutchison@usda.gov. Employee may be detailed to any shift at any plant in the Raleigh District.
What You'll Do
- →Interpret and analyze guidelines and regulations.
- →Implement guidelines, policies, and regulations to provide personnel support.
- →Conduct research and investigations to make judgments and recommendations.
- →Foster working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- →Communicate guidelines and process to plant personnel.
- →Draft recommendations, reports, and guidance documents.
- →Apply veterinary medical concepts, principles, and practices.
- →Perform routine onsite humane handling and good commercial practices.
Requirements
- ✓In addition to the specialized experience requirement, you must meet the following basic education requirement to qualify: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree or equivalent degree, i.e., Veterinary Medical Doctor (VMD), obtained at a school or college of veterinary medicine accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education (AVMA).
- ✓The AVMA website 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 requirements in the Office of Personnel Management's qualifications standard for the Veterinary Medical Science Series 0701: Veterinary Medical Science Series 0701
Personality Fit
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