In this position, you will have a dynamic, multifaceted role protecting consumers as a Public Health Veterinarian. You will conduct food safety assessments of one or more slaughter and/or processing establishments to ensure processes, facilities, procedures and equipment are technically and scientifically sound and meet regulatory and public health protection regulations. Your duties will encompass closely planning, organizing, coordinating and adapting the full range of meat and poultry inspection operations in privately owned establishments.

You will be directing ante mortem and post mortem inspection of livestock and/or poultry to detect, identify and diagnose conditions that may render food products unfit for human consumption. You will utilize communication skills by regularly conferring with plant management to ensure regulatory requirements are met. In addition, you may supervise other FSIS employees such as one or more food inspectors and/or consumer safety inspectors. You will also be responsible for overseeing the humane handling and slaughter of livestock, and providing veterinary medical expertise on the proper disposition of animals and/or carcasses. As a Public Health Veterinarian, you will also ensure that plants meet requirements of the Pathogen Reduction and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulations, as well as overseeing other consumer protection, non-food safety concerns such as proper labeling.

You will conduct food safety assessments of one or more slaughter and/or processing establishments to ensure process, procedures, facilities and equipment are technically and scientifically sound and meet regulatory and public health protection regulations. Applicants need to have obtained a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) or equivalent degree, i.e., Veterinary Medical Doctor (VMD), from a school or college of veterinary medicine accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education (AVMA).

Proof that the education obtained in a foreign veterinary medical program is equivalent to that gained in a veterinary medical program that is accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education. Under this provision, equivalency is established only if an AVMA-accredited veterinary medical school or college in the United States accepts the graduate’s final transcript from the foreign veterinary medical school at full value for placement into an advanced degree, postgraduate educational program, or training program (e.g. residency or graduate program).

Graduates of foreign veterinary medical programs must also provide proof of proficiency in the English language by successfully completing one of the nationally and internationally recognized examinations that incorporate assessments of reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills. For general information on employment as a Commissioned Corps Officer at FSIS, please contact CDR Lou Ann Rector at (202) 720-7208 or email louann.rector@fsis.usda.gov.

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