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Job/Position DescriptionThis Veterinarian II is also tasked as an Enforcement, Investigations, and Analysis Officer (EIAO). The hiring manager may consider designating the headquarters for this position in any location that is beneficial to the program. The operational area for this position is statewide. Performs Veterinary Dispositions of suspect animals and carcasses. Provides expert level evaluation, consultation, and training regarding humane handling and slaughter of livestock. Provides instruction and training regarding animal disease signs and anatomy to meat inspection personnel statewide. Performs advanced monitoring of state inspected meat and/or poultry slaughter and/or processing establishmentsand#146; Food Safety Systems located throughout the State of Texas by ensuring that establishments comply with State and Federal Laws and Regulations. Within this framework: identifies, prioritizes, plans, and accomplishes the work by conducting onsite food safety and other consumer protection verification activities associated with systems of commercial establishments operating under a Grant of Inspection issued by the program on behalf of the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) and the State of Texas. Assesses the scientific adequacy of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) plans, Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOP), establishment microbiological verification sampling strategies, and the interaction of these food safety systems within the establishment. Work is systems oriented. Assists inspection personnel in the continuous and statewide implementation of significant new inspection procedures designed to verify that official establishments meet regulatory requirements for food safety and other consumer protection. Conducts Routine Listeria monocytogenes Risk-Based (RLm) Sampling in each establishment where a Food Safety Assessment (FSA) is conducted that produces Ready to Eat (RTE) products that are post-lethality exposed. Conducts Intensified Verification Testing (IVT) in the event of a product safety failure, as directed. May be assigned routine or special inspection duties as needed. May present trends across the state and/or training materials at MSA Meetings. Works under limited supervision as a member of the MSA Central Office Team and has a high degree of latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. Essential Job Functions(25%) Conducts Veterinary Dispositions of suspect animals, carcasses, and parts.(55%) Provides department verification in official establishments focusing on the design of the establishmentand#146;s systems and obtains all information available regarding the establishment including, but not limited to, computer-based inspection data as related to regulatory requirements of meat and poultry inspection before going onsite. Performs a complete assessment of the design of an establishmentand#146;s individual control systems before making an overall, integrated food safety assessment of the establishment and its products. These systems include HACCP (which includes the establishmentand#146;s written plan and its monitoring, verification, recordkeeping, corrective actions, validation, and reassessment); SSOP (which includes the establishmentand#146;s written plan and its implementation, maintenance, corrective actions, and recordkeeping requirements); plant microbiological verification sampling strategies (which includes generic E. coli procedures, Lm control measures, and Salmonella data) and Sanitation Performance Standards. Identif https://jobshrportal.hhsc.state.tx.us/ENG/CareerPortal/job_profile.cfm?szOrderID=588332 Copy the URL in the preceding sentence to an Internet Explorer browser to apply to the job directly through the Texas Health and Human Services Career Portal.