- Assistant State Veterinarian Salt Lake City
- State of Utah in Salt Lake City, UT, United States
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- 2 months ago
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Job Title: Assistant State Veterinarian
Location: Taylorsville, Utah
Job Description:
The Animal Industry Division of the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food has six main programs:
1) Animal Health – Focuses on prevention and control of animal diseases, with special attention to diseases that can be transmitted to humans.
2) Meat and Poultry Inspection -- Assure wholesome products for consumers.
3) Livestock Inspection (brand registration and inspection) -- Offer protection to the livestock industry through law enforcement.
4) Fish Health -- Protecting fish health in the state and addressing concerns of fish food production and processing.
5) Elk Farming and Elk Hunting Parks – Regulating the domestic elk industry with an emphasis on protecting Utah's wild elk population.
6) Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories - Disease diagnosis and surveillance.
Why You Should Join Our Team:
We are committed to helping and improving the agricultural industry. We have a fun work environment and spend our days serving the public of Utah.
The Agency:
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• Develops, directs, and/or evaluates programs.
• Coordinates and/or acts as a liaison between agency or program and other agencies, programs, organizations, suppliers, etc.
• Coordinates program activities, services, and/or program implementation with private providers, other governmental entities, program users, etc.
• Ensures compliance with applicable federal and/or state laws, regulations, and/or agency rules, standards and guidelines, etc.
• Acts as a resource for management and staff; provides technical support within area of responsibility.
• Respond to reportable animal diseases and zoonotic diseases.
• Provide expertise, outreach, and education to producers, veterinarians, and other stakeholders.
• Supervise program staff.
• Help increase animal traceability.
• Inspect slaughter plants and perform dispositions on animals.
• Serve as the state veterinarian in absentia.
• Speak before a group of people.
• Work with all animal species humanely.
• Experience in large animal veterinary medicine
• A current Utah veterinary license and USDA Category II accreditation
• Experience in inspection of animals
• Knowledge of various disease control and eradication programs
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
• Must be licensed by the United States Department of Agriculture.
• Must be United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) certified.
• Risks found in potentially dangerous or unusual environmental stress situations, e.g. working at great heights, working in extreme outdoor weather conditions, being subject to possible physical attack, etc.
• The work requires considerable and strenuous physical exertion such as frequent climbing, lifting heavy objects over 50 pounds, crouching or crawling in restricted areas, defending oneself and/or others against physical attack.
• valid driver license required to drive a motor vehicle on a highway in this state per UCA53-3-202(1)(a).
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