Licensed Veterinary Doctor

Job Description

A Veterinarian, or Vet, is an animal doctor that is responsible for diagnosing and treating animals who are sick, injured or need routine care. Their duties include giving advice to humans on how to properly care for their pets, administering medication and performing surgery on animals.

A quality Veterinarian should be able to perform various duties and responsibilities. Including this category in your Veterinarian job description will help you attract a capable candidate to your practice. The following are important duties and responsibilities a Veterinarian should be able to execute:

• 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