veterinarian

Niagara Falls Animal Medical Centre; Niagara Falls; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading veterinary clinic in the Niagara Region is seeking a dedicated veterinarian to diagnose, treat, and provide care for animals. Responsibilities include performing surgeries, vaccinations, and routine examinations while supervising a team. The ideal candidate has a degree in veterinary medicine and 2-3 years of experience, along with excellent communication skills and attention to detail. Offers competitive health benefits including a dental and health care plan.

Benefits

Dental plan

Health care plan

Vision care benefits

Qualifications

• Licensure by provincial or territorial authorities required.
• 2 years to less than 3 years of experience required.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose diseases or abnormal conditions in animals.
• Treat sick or injured animals with medications and surgery.
• Vaccinate animals to prevent and treat diseases.
• Advise clients on care of animals.
• Perform routine and emergency examinations.
• Provide various veterinary services including euthanasia.
• Supervise animal health technologists.

Skills

Attention to detail

Efficient interpersonal skills

Excellent oral communication

Excellent written communication

Reliability

Initiative

Team player

Values and ethics

Education

Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry

Job description

Qualifications

• Education : Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry
• Experience : 2 years to less than 3 years

Work setting

• Veterinary clinic

Tasks

• Diagnose diseases or abnormal conditions in individual animals, herds and flocks through physical examinations or laboratory tests
• Treat sick or injured animals by prescribing medication, setting bones, dressing wounds or performing surgery
• Vaccinate animals to prevent and treat diseases
• Advise clients on feeding, housing, behaviour, breeding, hygiene and general care of animals
• Perform routine, emergency and post-mortem examinations
• Provide a range of veterinary services including obstetrics, dentistry and euthanasia
• Responsible for overall operation of animal hospital, clinic or mobile service to farms
• Supervise animal health technologists and animal care workers

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Licensure by provincial or territorial authorities

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Work under pressure

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Initiative
• Reliability
• Team player
• Values and ethics

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits
• Work Term : Permanent
• Work Language : English
• Hours : 40 hours per week