The job description of a veterinarian is an official document that sets out the basic duties, rights and requirements of this specialist. Its presence is mandatory for all institutions where specialists of this direction are hired.
General Provisions
This section of the document displays the basic requirements for specialists hired for this post, discloses the boundaries of the specialist’s knowledge. Also in this section of the instructions it is indicated that it serves as a support for the veterinarian to carry out actions in the framework of his activities.
The job description of the veterinarian states that the veterinarian belongs to the category of specialists. It is hired and dismissed by the head of the enterprise or his representative in the person of the head of the structural unit or other official.
A person who has been trained as a veterinarian in a higher education institution is admitted to the post of veterinarian. They do not have a requirement for seniority in the specialty.
A veterinarian of the 2nd category can be a person who studied as a veterinarian at a university and has the education necessary for employment. To take on this position requires at least three years of experience as a veterinarian.
The 1st category veterinarian is a specialist who studied as a veterinarian and has a higher education. A prerequisite for admission to this position is work experience as a veterinarian of the 2nd category for at least 3 years.
The main elements that guide the veterinarian in their work are:
- Regulatory legal acts, guidelines and methodological materials that are relevant to the work performed by the veterinarian.
- The charter of the organization, as well as the orders and instructions of the direct head or head of the organization.
- Job description of a veterinarian.
If the veterinarian is temporarily absent, then his duties are performed by the person designated as responsible by the organization’s management. Such a person may be an assistant veterinarian or other specialist specified by management in the relevant order.
Veterinarian area of expertise
The job description of the veterinarian provides a full description of what is included in the field of knowledge necessary for the correct performance of all his duties. An appropriate level of knowledge greatly simplifies the work and reduces the number of comments from management.
The list of what a veterinarian should know includes:
- Veterinary and sanitary charters, instructions and codes of practice.
- Guiding and regulatory documentation describing the organization’s operations.
- Technologies for the production of dairy and meat products, as well as other livestock products.
- Technical conditions and standards, according to which the quality of the products is determined.
- Code of practice for veterinary and zoohygienic keeping of animals.
- Microbiology and epizootology.
- Types and rules for the use of medicines and disinfectants.
Also, the knowledge of the veterinarian includes knowledge of the fundamentals of economics, production, labor legislation, management, regulatory and legislative acts regarding environmental protection, norms and rules of fire safety and labor protection. The job description also states that the veterinarian of any of the qualification categories should know the procedures and rules by which veterinary and sanitary examinations, disinsection, disinfection and disinfestations are carried out.
Job Responsibilities
The primary duties performed by the veterinarian include the implementation of preventive measures aimed at preventing diseases in animals and their deaths, as well as monitoring the implementation of veterinary and zoohygienic rules for keeping animals, provided for by the charter of the organization. He also performs animal treatment and disinfection, disinsection and disinfestation procedures on the territory of the organization and on premises intended for storing raw materials and products.
The responsibilities of this specialist also include:
- Inspection of animals before slaughter.
- Conducting veterinary and sanitary examinations of products obtained after slaughter.
- Implementation of postmortem autopsy of animals.
- Implementation of veterinary branding of carcasses and skins of dead animals.
In addition, the veterinarian is obliged to check the meat and meat products with the formation of the relevant conclusions on the shelf life of the products, as well as monitor the sanitary condition of the products that the organization produces. His responsibilities include monitoring the storage conditions of raw materials, meat and meat products in warehouses.
Also, the job description provides for such duties as drawing up acts on low-quality products, keeping records and preparing reporting veterinary documents established by the organization's governing and regulatory documents. The list of duties of the veterinarian is completed by monitoring compliance with fire safety and labor protection rules and regulations by employees who are directly subordinate to him, for example, an assistant veterinarian.
Basic rights
Job description implies not only duties, but also the rights vested in the veterinarian as part of their work. According to this document, the veterinarian has the right to familiarize himself with the projects and decisions of the management team that are directly related to his professional activities. There is also the right to make suggestions that will help to improve the performance of duties stipulated by the job description.
The list of rights of the veterinarian also includes the ability to inform the immediate management of the shortcomings of the organization or its structural element that were identified during the performance of immediate duties. There is also the right to make suggestions on how to address these shortcomings.
The rights of a veterinarian also include the ability to require documentation or information that is necessary for professional activities both personally and at the request of management. Among other things, the veterinarian has the right to demand assistance in the performance of the duties stipulated by the position from the management of the organization.
Official relationship
This section of the job description reveals how a veterinarian can interact with employees. According to this document, the veterinarian submits only to the head of the structural unit or other official acting as the head.
Interaction with other employees of all structural divisions of the organization should not go beyond the competence of the veterinarian. According to the job description, this interaction consists in obtaining and providing documentation or information that is directly related to the work performed by the veterinarian.
Veterinarian Responsibility and Performance Assessment
A specialist working as a veterinarian is responsible for improper performance or non-performance of their immediate duties. This employee is also responsible for non-compliance with the rules provided for by the charter and other regulatory documents of the organization regarding labor protection standards and rules, fire safety and organization’s internal regulations.
Evaluation of the results of the work is carried out by the head of the structural unit, which is assigned to a veterinarian. Also, another officer may conduct such an assessment.
Conclusion
The veterinarian's job description describes the main points that are needed for the quality performance of immediate professional duties. The rights and rules of interaction specified in it fix the scope of competence of this specialist.