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91T: Animal
Care Specialist
Major Duties: The animal care specialist
supervises or provides the care, management, treatment, and
sanitary conditions for animals, with a primary responsibility
of prevention and control of diseases transmitted from animal
to man and comprehensive care for government owned animals.
Duties for MOS 91T at each level of skill are:
- Skill Levels
- Skill Level 1 MOSC 91T1O. Provides
routine daily care for animals in veterinary treatment
or research and development facilities. Obtains medical
history from owners and/or handlers and measures and
records animal vital signs. Performs physical examinations
to detect obvious abnormalities and reports findings
to veterinarian. Positions and restrains animals for
examination and treatment. Calculates doses and administers
oral and topical medications as directed by the veterinarian.
Maintains sanitary conditions for all components of
the veterinary treatment facilities to include operating
room and equipment. Assists veterinarian in surgical
procedures and performs euthanasia when instructed by
veterinarian. Cleans, debrides, and sutures superficial
wounds. Collects, preserves, and prepares blood, urine,
feces, skin scrapings, and post mortem specimens for
shipment and evaluation. Performs routine diagnostic
laboratory tests such as fecal smears, urinalysis, blood
counts, and chemistries. Records laboratory test results.
Takes and develops radiographs of designated animal
body parts. Initiates and maintains animal health records,
immunization records, animal registration files, animal
bite case reports, and other administrative office files.
- Skill Level 2 MOSC 91T2O. Performs
duties shown at preceding skill level. Provides technical
guidance, management, and training to junior personnel.
Performs advanced emergency medical procedures on animals
such as triage, tracheotomy, burn and poison management,
venous cutdown, and insertion of stomach tubes. Operates
mechanical respirators, heart monitors, and gas sterilizer
apparatus. Supervises supply management and patient
administration procedures. Prepares budgets, trains
handlers in emergency care of animals, and assists on
research protocol teams.
- Skill Level 3 MOSC 91T3O. Performs
duties of and supervises the functions of preceding
skill levels. Develops and establishes standard operating
procedures for operations of veterinary treatment facilities.
Assists in scheduling, conducting, and evaluating training
of veterinary service enlisted personnel. Reviews, consolidates,
and prepares technical reports. Performs as a liaison
for the veterinary officer to interact with installation
medical authorities, installation commanders, and civilian
agencies.
- Skill Level 4 (4) MOSC 91T4O. Schedules,
monitors, and evaluates the unit training program and
maintains unit/individual training records. Assists
the commander in preparing, monitoring, and evaluating
the unit operations plan. Compiles and evaluates management
and personnel data. Reviews operations of veterinary
service to ensure compliance with laws and regulations
regarding humane care and treatment of animals. Monitors
laboratory animal procurement procedures and serves
on laboratory animal protocol boards. Provides technical
assistance in planning, staffing, and modifying existing
animal facilities.
Physical demands rating and qualifications for initial
award of MOS. The animal care specialist must possess
the following qualifications:
(1) Physical Demands Rating:
moderately heavy
(2) Physical Profile: 222221
(3) Normal color vision.
(4) Minimum score of 95 in aptitude
area ST.
(5) Successful completion and credit for high school course
in one of the biological sciences.
(6) High school diploma/GED.
(7) Formal training (completion of MOS 91T course conducted
under the auspices of the AHS) mandatory or meet the civilian
acquired skills criteria listed in AR 601-210, chapter 7.
MOS 91T will change to the alphanumeric designator
of 68T in fiscal year 2007.
The major duties, physical demands, physical profile, and
skill levels were obtained from Army Pamphlet 611-21.
MOS List for Medical Service Corps
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