Veterinary Medical Officer

**Duties**:

- Issues health certificates. Perform wellness appointments on a population of privately-owned animals and advise owners on proper immunizations and disease prevention.
- Examine animals, treat diseases and injuries, conduct surgeries. Collect body tissue, feces, blood, urine, and other body fluids for examination and diagnostic testing.
- Performs and interprets laboratory findings.
- Perform administrative duties such as maintaining legal medical health records.
- Provides direction and oversight to Animal Health Assistants with regards to veterinary nursing skills, veterinary medical standards, and animal care.

**Requirements**:
**Conditions of Employment**:

- Direct Deposit and Social Security Card is required
- Meet qualification/eligibility/background requirements for this position
- A one year probationary period may be required
- Ability to work occasional Saturdays for special events - as needed by management.
- Must not have an aversion to animals, blood, bodily fluids, animal tissues, strong odors, needles, or sharp instruments.
- Successful completion of a Physical Examination to include all mandated immunizations.
- Ability to obtain/renew United States Department of Agriculture/Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA/APHIS) accreditation within first 60-days of employment.
- Federal agencies will request information regarding the COVID-19 vaccination status of applicants for the purposes of implementing other workplace safety protocols, such as protocols related to masking, physical distancing, testing, travel, and quarantine.

**Qualifications**:
**Minimum Qualifications**:

- **Possess a degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) or equivalent degree**, i.e., Veterinary Medical Doctor (VMD), obtained at a school or college of veterinary medicine accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education (AVMA).
- **Possess a valid unrestricted state license to practice veterinary medicine** (may be a valid state license from any US state).
- **Official transcripts must be provided prior to time of hire.** _Unofficial college/university transcripts may be uploaded for initial qualification screening_

**Best Qualified Criteria**:

- Possess active United States Department of Agriculture/ Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA/APHIS) accreditation.

**Physical Requirement**:

- Ability to lift 40 lbs and long periods of standing, restraining, kneeling, reaching and sitting, etc.
- ADDITIONAL DUTIES/CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT ARE OUTLINED IN PD #_
- 20409_

**The information provided on your resume should be clear and specific. You will be rated based solely off of the information provided within your resume. Assumptions will not be made regarding your experience and the duties performed.**

**Education**:
**_Foreign Education:_** If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

**Additional information**:
**Area of Consideration**:

- Local commuting area is defined as **Baumholder, Germany **surrounding area within 50-mile radius; in addition to, you are considered eligible if one of the following applies: 1) you live outside of this area and are able to commute to work on a daily/as needed basis, 2) you are able to relocate yourself on your own expenses, 3) you are an involuntarily separated military member, or 4) you are a military spouse relocating to this installation

**Salary Information**:
Salary is pro-rated based on a 40 hour work week. Hourly salary is:

- NF-04 $40.00ph to $42.40ph**Manual Applications**:
**Allowances, Incentives, and PCS Costs**:

- Allowances, differentials, or incentives will nott be paid.
- Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government's interest.

**Please check out our Applicant Information Kit**:
**Scheduling Information**:

- _Below defines theemployment category for this position:_**:

- Flexible/Intermittent **(00 guaranteed hours per week however may be scheduled to work between 0-40 hours per week based on mission needs)
- Work schedule to be determined after hire.

**Other**:

- Additional referrals may be made from this vacancy announcement for up to 90 days after the closing date.
- Employment Overseas provides a lot of additional benefits & entitlements, for information click here.
- Applicants must comply with the Exceptional Family Member Program, for information click here.
- Logistical support (i.e. ID card/Command sponsorship) is not provided for this employment opportunity.

**BENEFITS**:

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