POSITION DESCRIPTION

• Undertake consultations for veterinary clients, including afterhours emergency calls
• Foster and maintain excellent client relations, dealing with client enquiries willingly and in a timely manner both over the phone and face to face
• Perform veterinary procedures, including but not limited to routine and non-routine consultations, surgery and dentistry and be prepared to learn and assist with more complicated procedures
• Perform routine workup of medical cases with logical progression and evidence-based medicine with consideration towards the economic value of animals if required
• Provide advice within the scope of your knowledge and experience on issues such as nutrition, breeding, and general health
• Awareness of the scope of your experience and the point at which additional help and expertise is required
• Maintain and continue to strive for excellence in practice through continuing professional development
• Conducts professional work at all times involving considerable independence of approach
• Prescribe and administer medications and anesthesia
• Perform radiographic procedures
• Perform pathological testing in accordance with infection control protocols
• Perform surgical autopsy and euthanasia as required
• Communicate diagnosis and treatment plans to clients
• Perform on call duties as required
• Meet animal health regulatory and legislative requirements