Description

Serves as a field veterinarian within the Bureau of Animal Health and Welfare at the Illinois Department of Agriculture.                                                           

Travels within an assigned territory to conduct disease investigations and performs sample collection for foreign animal, emerging, and program diseases.
Assists in the maintenance of disease program and identification databases to advance animal disease traceability throughout Illinois.
Travels within an assigned territory to perform inspections on auction markets, rendering plants and trucks, livestock dealers, and other animal health licensees.
Travels within an assigned territory to conduct initial pullorum typhoid testing on flocks enrolling in the National Poultry Improvement Plan.
Travels within an assigned territory to conduct limited livestock humane care investigations.
Travels within an assigned territory to assist animal and animal product investigators on inspections or investigations when further veterinary evaluation is necessary.
Contacts owners and veterinarians regarding reportable diseases as assigned.
Works with partner agencies and stakeholders to facilitate emergency preparedness including but not limited to facilitating with maintenance of the premises database, assisting on the development of response plans and facilitating communications with local emergency managers and the state emergency operations center.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Performs other duties as assigned which are reasonably within the scope of duties outlined above.

Requirements

Requires a degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from a college of veterinary medicine.                                                                                                                  Requires possession of a valid driver’s license and the ability to travel in performance of duties.
Requires ability to travel overnight and long distances.
Requires ability to work in adverse conditions including inclement weather and livestock settings.
Requires ability to pass pre-employment physical, including a drug and alcohol screening.
Requires ability to successfully pass a background check and self-disclosure of criminal history.
Requires category II federally accredited Veterinarian.
Requires license to practice veterinary medicine in Illinois.
Requires residency in Ogle or the following contiguous counties: Carroll, Stephenson, Whiteside, Winnebago Boone, Dekalb, Lee, McHenry, and Kane, Jo Daviess, Cook, DuPage, Lake, Bureau or Lasalle counties.
Requires to be fit tested for a respirator as part of a pre-employment physical.