VETERINARY MEDICAL OFFICER II - HALAWA TO KALIHI, OAHU

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Performing other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Legal Authorization To Work: Citizen, national, or permanent resident alien of the United States, or eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment in the United States.
• Veterinarian License: Possession of a valid license to practice veterinary medicine in the State of Hawaii, or a valid temporary permit to practice veterinary medicine in the State of Hawaii, with a permanent license obtained within the six month probationary period.
• Veterinary Experience: Two (2) years of responsible professional veterinary medicine experience, including detection, eradication and control of animal diseases through diagnosis, treatment, quarantine and established testing protocols; inspection of meat and meat products intended for human consumption; study of the preventive control of animal diseases transmissible from animals to humans; post graduate research work in veterinary medicine; and veterinary quarantine work concerning rabies control.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a pertinent veterinary field from an accredited four-year college or university may substitute for one year of Veterinary Experience.
• A Ph.D. degree in a pertinent veterinary field from an accredited four-year college or university may substitute for two years of Veterinary Experience.
• Driver's License: Valid driver's license at the time of appointment.
• Physical Ability: Able to lift and carry objects weighing up to 40 pounds unassisted, and objects weighing over 40 pounds assisted by another person and/or use of equipment, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Skills

• Inter-island and out-of-state travel.
• Ability to work overtime, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Benefits

• Paid Holidays: 13 paid holidays each year; 14 holidays during an election year.
• Paid Vacation: 21 days each full year from the FIRST year of employment, up to a total of 90 days (720 hours).
• Paid Sick Leave: 21 days per year from the FIRST year, with no limit on the amount you can accumulate.
• Health Insurance: State pays a part of the premiums for each employee's enrollment in a State sponsored Medical, Drug, Vision, and Dental Plan.
• Group Life Insurance: Free life insurance policy for employees.
• Retirement Plan: State contributes to a retirement plan for eligible employees.
• Premium Conversion Plan: Increase take-home pay by having the State deduct the cost of health care premiums before payroll taxes are withheld.
• Flexible Spending Accounts: Reduce federal and state income taxes and social security taxes through a tax-savings benefit program called Island Flex.
• Transportation Benefits: Increase take-home pay by having the State deduct qualified transportation expenses through pre-tax payroll deductions.
• Deferred Compensation: Voluntary pre-tax retirement savings plan designed to give employees a tax break today and an opportunity to build a retirement nest egg through voluntary payroll deductions.
• Temporary Disability Insurance: Qualified employees may be eligible to receive benefits for a disability caused by a non-work related injury or illness.

Pay

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

Schedule

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