Veterinary Nurse at Promasidor

Key responsibilities of the job holder includes

Dealing with sick Patients’ and emergency work:

• Attend to individual sick Patients’ calls
• Make competent diagnoses
• Decide when to take lab samples
• Prescribe and administer effective treatment
• Develop employer- communication skills, enabling you to instill confidence in employer when treating their stock
• Develop skills in individual surgery, especially common procedures such as Teat Surgery, Birth Surgery etc.

Play a Leadership role in routine farm clinical work involving pregnancy and ovary scanning, including but not limited to:

• Performing regular dairy routine visits,
• Supporting employer in Overseeing the Welfare of the Animals

Undertake herd health planning for the employer’s farms, including but not limited to:

• Dealing with herd health planning
• Dealing with Milking planning

Other Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Ensuring that all animals receive the highest standard of both clinical and nutritional care Developing a genuine rapport with co-workers
• Following up clinical cases
• Reporting of laboratory results to PNG as soon as they are available
• Showing interest in, and enthusiasm for animal care
• Taking part in extra-clinical client activities such as evening meetings, herd counting sessions
• Providing requested farm-related written content, photographs etc. for leaflets, newsletter articles etc. within the required time period
• Minimal TB testing when required (Evolution has a full-time TB vet).

Education & Experience

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Degree (DVM).
• Minimum of 3years in related field.

Knowledge & Skills

• Good knowledge of compliance veterinary policies and procedures
• Microsoft Office suite (Word and Excel; PowerPoint would be an advantage) or Open Office.

Personal Attributes

• Articulate – verbal and written
• Able to interact with a range of different people and functions