companion animal veterinarian – Cypress Street Animal Hospital – Vancouver, BC Freelance

Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)

• Licensure by provincial or territorial authorities
• Canadian Veterinary Medical Association Certification

Additional Skills

• Hire and train staff
• Supervise animal health technologists and animal care workers
• Responsible for overall operation of animal hospital, clinic or mobile service to farms

Work Setting

• Veterinary clinic

Specific Skills

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

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Attention to detail

Personal Suitability

• Effective interpersonal skills
• Team player
• Excellent oral communication