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Veterinarians: reported tasks and exploration worksheet
Diagnose, treat, or research diseases and injuries of animals. Includes veterinarians who conduct research and development, inspect livestock, or care for pets and companion animals.
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This source lists 21 tasks, including 14 marked Core and 7 marked Supplemental. Labels and dates are retained below. Employers can combine or divide these responsibilities differently; explore the task itself before assuming it belongs in every version of the role.
Task source dates: 08/2020.
21 tasks shown
Core · Task 4107 · 08/2020 · Incumbent
Treat sick or injured animals by prescribing medication, setting bones, dressing wounds, or performing surgery.
Core · Task 4108 · 08/2020 · Incumbent
Inoculate animals against various diseases, such as rabies or distemper.
Core · Task 4106 · 08/2020 · Incumbent
Examine animals to detect and determine the nature of diseases or injuries.
Core · Task 4109 · 08/2020 · Incumbent
Collect body tissue, feces, blood, urine, or other body fluids for examination and analysis.
Core · Task 4110 · 08/2020 · Incumbent
Operate diagnostic equipment, such as radiographic or ultrasound equipment, and interpret the resulting images.
Core · Task 4112 · 08/2020 · Incumbent
Educate the public about diseases that can be spread from animals to humans.
Core · Task 20412 · 08/2020 · Incumbent
Counsel clients about the deaths of their pets or about euthanasia decisions for their pets.
Core · Task 18532 · 08/2020 · Incumbent
Advise animal owners regarding sanitary measures, feeding, general care, medical conditions, or treatment options.
Core · Task 4115 · 08/2020 · Incumbent
Euthanize animals.
Core · Task 18533 · 08/2020 · Incumbent
Attend lectures, conferences, or continuing education courses.
Core · Task 4113 · 08/2020 · Incumbent
Train or supervise workers who handle or care for animals.
Core · Task 18534 · 08/2020 · Incumbent
Perform administrative or business management tasks, such as scheduling appointments, accepting payments from clients, budgeting, or maintaining business records.
Core · Task 4123 · 08/2020 · Incumbent
Plan or execute animal nutrition or reproduction programs.
Core · Task 4117 · 08/2020 · Incumbent
Conduct postmortem studies and analyses to determine the causes of animals' deaths.
Supplemental · Task 4121 · 08/2020 · Incumbent
Specialize in a particular type of treatment, such as dentistry, pathology, nutrition, surgery, microbiology, or internal medicine.
Supplemental · Task 4119 · 08/2020 · Incumbent
Direct the overall operations of animal hospitals, clinics, or mobile services to farms.
Supplemental · Task 4122 · 08/2020 · Incumbent
Inspect and test horses, sheep, poultry, or other animals to detect the presence of communicable diseases.
Supplemental · Task 4116 · 08/2020 · Incumbent
Establish or conduct quarantine or testing procedures that prevent the spread of diseases to other animals or to humans and that comply with applicable government regulations.
Supplemental · Task 4124 · 08/2020 · Incumbent
Research diseases to which animals could be susceptible.
Supplemental · Task 4114 · 08/2020 · Incumbent
Provide care to a wide range of animals or specialize in a particular species, such as horses or exotic birds.
Supplemental · Task 4126 · 08/2020 · Incumbent
Determine the effects of drug therapies, antibiotics, or new surgical techniques by testing them on animals.
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