Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM/VMD) or equivalent foreign degree required.
Veterinary license in good standing or eligibility for licensure with all applicable state veterinary boards for assigned hospitals.
3 years of experience in small animal medicine and surgery practice.
Ability to work at a computer for long periods of time.
Must have mental processes for reasoning, remembering, mathematics and language ability (reading, writing, and speaking the English language) to perform the duties proficiently.
Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form and to solve problems involving several variables.
Requires sufficient ambulatory skills in order to perform duties while at hospital.
Ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and climb as well as manipulate (lift, carry, move) up to 50 pounds.
Requires good hand-eye coordination, finger-hand-arm dexterity with the ability to reach and grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard and operate necessary equipment.
Surgical skills – Proven ability to perform all basic surgeries, including use of all standard medical instruments and equipment.
Mathematical ability - Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide, and to compute rate, ratio and percent; ability to convert units of measurement.
Computer skills - Comfortably and confidently uses a computer and specialized software.
