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Job Title:
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Regional
Veterinarian-D2 - Ohio
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PN:
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13MEA010
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Agency:
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Agriculture
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Opening Date:
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Wed. 07/24/13
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Closing Date/Time:
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Mon. 08/05/13 5:00 PM Eastern Time
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State Salary Range:
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$25.40 / Hour
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Job Type:
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Full-Time, Permanent, Exempt
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Location:
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Various Counties, Ohio
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Promotional Bid
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classified position (may include promotion, transfer or
demotion)
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Pay Range
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13
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Hours of Work
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8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Monday - Friday
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Division
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Meat Inspection
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Job Location
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Various Counties
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All applications must
clearly indicate how the Minimum Qualifications & Position Specific
Minimum Qualifications, if applicable, are met. Applications that do not
indicate this, will not be given consideration.
*IMPORTANT NOTE:
Please do not include your Social Security Number (SSN) with your on-line
application and/or documentation. If attaching a document that contains
your SSN, please redact (black out) SSN before attaching it to your
application.
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The State of Ohio is
an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of
race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information,
religion, age, disability or military status in employment or the provision
of services.
When
contacted for an interview, an applicant who requires special
accommodations due to a disability should notify the office at the time
he/she is contacted so that proper arrangements can be made for the
interview.
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Job Duties Benefits Supplemental Questions
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THIS IS A FIELD POSITION COVERING
MULTIPLE COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO. THE HEADQUARTER COUNTY FOR THE
POSITION MAY BE PLACED IN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING LISTED COUNTIES: MARION,
CRAWFORD, MORROW, RICHLAND, ASHLAND, MEDINA, LORAIN, OR CUYAHOGA.
The Ohio Department of Agriculture is currently seeking
candidates for a Field Veterinarian position in the Meat Inspection
Division, District 2 (District 2 counties include Marion, Crawford, Morrow,
Richland, Ashland, Medina, Lorain, and Cuyahoga). The duties for the Field
Veterinarian position include but are not limited to:
- Administers, coordinates, and
enforces regulations of state and federal programs
- Reviews and implements
policies and procedures established to ensure efficiency and
uniformity of meat and poultry inspections for assigned geographic
area
- Supervises inspection staff
(e.g., meat inspector trainees; meat inspectors) in performance of
meat inspection and disease detection activities
- Monitors inspection
activities (e.g., meat food products and poultry products)
- Reviews Hazard Analysis and
Critical Control Point (HACCP) plans, Sanitation Standard Operating
Procedures (SSOP), humane handling, and Specified Risk Materials (SRM)
programs to ensure slaughter/processing facility compliance
- Coordinates inspection
activities with local, federal and other state officials
- Trains inspection staff on
various inspector duties (e.g., disease and abnormal animal
recognition on ante-mortem, and post-mortem of carcasses and parts,
humane handling and slaughtering, sample collection, preservation and
shipment techniques and procedures, aseptic technique, chain of
custody, detection of probable causes of spoiled processed meat
products, tissue sampling and testing for pathogens, detection and
testing of carriers of antibiotics, sulfa, non-steroidal
anti-inflammatory drugs, and other chemicals)
- Evaluates meat inspectors in
performance of ante-mortem and post-mortem techniques and aseptic
technique; evaluates their understanding of sanitary dressing
procedures, SRM removal and humane handling requirements
- Uses In Plant Performance
System (IPPS) evaluation methodology to evaluate performance and
report deficiencies of inspection personnel; Conducts IPPS reviews and
coordinates with district supervisor to evaluate performance of
inspection personnel
- Gives input on annual
evaluations of inspection personnel and participates in constructing
performance improvement plans when needed
- Prepares and submits
specimens and samples; Monitors or conducts random and specific tissue
sampling to detect chemical and biological residues
- Uses epidemiologic principles
and techniques to monitor various phases of meat handling and
processing operations to prevent bacteriological contamination that
impacts public health
- Serves as the expert
authority on animal health and food safety, maintaining the obligation
of providing information on a daily basis to promote and protect
public health
- Conducts and leads Food
Safety Assessments (FSA) as a trained Enforcement, Investigation,
Analysis Officer (EIAO) in meat and poultry establishments
- Performs in-depth evaluations
to assess design and validity of establishment’s food safety systems
- Makes recommendations and
prepares administrative enforcement reports
- Acts as liaison between
inspection staff and central office (CO) (e.g. recommends whether
plant is in compliance or regulatory control action is warranted;
provides technical advice and outreach information to management
personnel or owners of meat and poultry slaughtering and processing
establishments regarding proposed construction projects and forwards
plans to CO for review; monitors establishment actions to ensure
recall effectiveness)
- Conducts Humane Handling
Verification visits at livestock establishments or Good Commercial
Practice correlation visits at poultry establishments to ensure
compliance with all animal handling/good commercial practice
regulations
- Conducts sanitary inspections
of meat and poultry slaughtering and processing establishments and
prepares and submits inspection reports to central office
- Responds to inspectors’ call
of suspect animals entering slaughter operation to perform thorough
examination of animal in order to gather information needed to make
accurate final disposition
- Provides explanations to
inspection personnel and plant personnel on animal disease conditions
observed as a means of understanding and education
- Assists in disease
eradication and surveillance programs sponsored by other departmental
divisions through tissue collection
- Sampling and reporting as
assigned
- Provides animal disease
control program information
- Reviews correspondence
- Recommends policy revisions
- Oversees implementation of
district level program policies and procedures and ensures adherence
to division guidelines
- Plans, directs, conducts and
attends educational meetings, conferences and seminars
- Delivers lectures to plant
and/or livestock owners and operators, and general public
- Conducts district meetings in
coordination with district supervisor to discuss regulatory issuances,
department performance standards, and staff expectations on a routine
basis
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Minimum Qualifications:
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License to practice veterinary medicine issued by Ohio
Veterinary Medical Licensing Board; 12 months experience practicing
veterinary medicine on livestock or working in area of livestock disease
control and eradication or meat and poultry slaughter and processing; must
demonstrate physical strength and dexterity to restrain animals. Also
requires accreditation under CFR, Title 9, Part 161 issued by United States
Department of Agriculture; must provide own transportation.
Training and Development Required to Remain in the
Classification After Employment:
Biannual renewal of license to practice veterinary medicine
issued by Ohio Veterinary Medical Board.
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Major Worker Characteristics:
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Supplemental Information:
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No attached files will be accepted. To include your resume
information, please cut and paste it on the appropriate text box on the
application screen.
The recommended candidate for this position will be required
to take a drug screen as part of their approval process. A candidate who
tests positive for illegal or improperly used controlled drugs will not be
hired.
Unusual Working Conditions: Requires travel; required to be on-call 24/7;
exposed to diseased animal and poultry carcasses and viscera.
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