VETERINARY MEDICAL OFFICER II - HALAWA TO KALIHI, OAHU

Posting number: 23-0495

Department: Agriculture & Biosecurity

Job classification: VETERINARY MEDICAL OFFICER II (SR-26)

Posting type: Open

Categories: Agriculture, Animal Services, Medical/Dental

Summary

Recruitment Number 23-0495

This vacancy is with the Department of Agriculture, Animal Industry Division.

Salary: $6,728 to 9,576 per month (SR 26, Step D to M)

Note: Hiring rates will be based on availability of funds, the applicant's qualifications, and other relevant factors.

This continuous recruitment may be closed at any time.  The notice of the last day to file applications will be posted on the State of Hawaii's Civil Service Job Opportunities Listing page of our website.

Examples of duties

This position is located in the Livestock Disease Control Branch, Animal Industry Division of the Department of Agriculture, and is responsible for conducting medical, scientific, regulatory activities in the detection, control, and/or eradication of animal diseases, including executing USDA-Hawaii Department of Agriculture Cooperative Agreement Work Plans.

Duties and responsibilities include planning, scheduling and conducting veterinary field work in connection with State and cooperative State-Federal-Industry animal disease control and eradication programs; responding to calls from practicing veterinarians, livestock and poultry producers for assistance in investigating disease outbreaks; enforcement of regulations, including those governing interstate and inter-island movement of animals; implementation of emergency disease control plans and other program activities; and performing other related duties as assigned.

This position requires inter-island and out-of-state travel; and may be required to work overtime, which may include evenings, weekends and holidays.

Qualifications

To qualify, applicants must meet all of the following requirements:

Legal Authorization to Work:

The State of Hawaii requires all persons seeking employment with the government of the State shall be citizens, nationals, or permanent resident aliens of the United States, or eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment in the United States.

State of Hawaii Veterinarian License:  Applicants must possess either:  1) a valid license to practice veterinary medicine in the State of Hawaii; or  2) a valid temporary permit to practice veterinary medicine in the State of Hawaii, provided that a permanent license is obtained within the six month probationary period.

Note: Applicants who do not currently possess a permanent license or temporary permit to practice veterinary medicine in the State of Hawaii may also apply. If you are selected for a position, the temporary permit must be obtained before starting employment, and a permanent license must be obtained within the six month probationary period.

Information about professional licensure requirements may be obtained by contacting the State of Hawaii Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Board of Veterinary Examiners at (808) 586-2697 or by visiting their website at http://hawaii.gov/dcca/pvl/boards/veterinary.

Veterinary Experience: Applicants must possess TWO (2) YEARS of responsible professional veterinary medicine experience.

Examples of qualifying professional veterinary experience are as follows:

A. Detection, eradication and control of animal diseases through diagnosis, treatment, quarantine and established testing protocol.
B. Inspection of meat and meat products intended for human consumption. Also includes evaluation of disease problems and sanitation.
C. Study of the preventive control of animal diseases transmissible from animals to humans.
D. Post graduate research work that has demonstrated the ability to perform independent research in the field of veterinary medicine.
E. Veterinary quarantine work concerning rabies control.

Substitutions Allowed:
A.  A master's degree in a pertinent veterinary field from an accredited four-year college or university may be substituted for one year of Veterinary Experience.
B.  A Ph.D. degree in a pertinent veterinary field from an accredited four-year college or university may be substituted for two years of Veterinary Experience.

Driver's License: Applicants must possess a valid driver's license <