About

Seeking qualified veterinary nurse for fulltime employment.
Small animal practice in Lewiston South Australia. We are a busy fast paced practice with a team that is very supportive of each other. The ideal candidate must be willing to under go regular further education and be looking for a career not just a job.
POSITION
Rostered shifts on a fulltime basis Monday to Sunday. We offer after hours to our clients and applicant must be willing to work outside of normal hours including Saturday and Sunday on a rostered basis.
THIS IS NOT AN ENTRY LEVEL POSITION PLEASE DO NOT APPLY UNLESS YOU CAN MEET THE CRITERIA BELOW
Qualification- Certificate IV (Veterinary Nursing) or Industry equivalent
Experience
• Minimum two to three years relevant post qualification experience
• Emergency and triage nursing
• Neonatal Nursing
• Proven experience in working within a high paced veterinary clinic
• Experience in assisting with orthopaedic procedures and post op care
Skills and Competencies
• Customer service focused: committed to providing exceptional customer– written, phone and face to face.
• Communication: the ability to communicate clearly and concisely,
• Attention to detail: excellent attention to detail and written skills when communicating with others
• Teamwork: willingness to assist and support others as required and get on with team members.
• Time management/organisation and flexibility: accomplish objectives effectively and carry out duties in an efficient and timely manner.

Duties
• Confidently handle and restrain animals
• Provide nursing care to hospitalised patients, including patient monitoring and health checking, feeding, grooming, and walking animals
• Preparation for all ER and medicine cases, communication with doctors to decide pre-meds/induction and CRI’s if needed
• Perform sedation and anaesthesia for various procedures
• Setting up treatment ER sheets for ER cases on Smartflow
• Assist with diagnostic testing including sample collection, catheter placement, venipuncture, radiography, submitting and running lab work
• Ensuring documentation is accurate and complete
• Help with managing patients from admission to discharge and follow up care
• Administer treatments including injections and tablets
• Have strong attention to detail, particularly when administering medications and monitoring multiple patients
• Perform diagnostic tests, blood sampling, urine analysis and x-rays prepare animals for surgery and perform some minor procedures, e.g., dental hygiene
• Monitor anaesthesia and report changes to the veterinarian
• Assist veterinary surgeons with operations
• Communicate with pet owners about their animals, reassuring them about their animal's treatment
• Educate pet owners on animal health, including vaccinations, worming, flea prevention and appropriate nutrition
• Ensure that patient records are up to date by carrying out any relevant administration tasks
• Undertake stock management tasks
• Assist breeder clients with whelping and provide support and advice
• Support veterinarian, veterinary nurses and anyone undertaking work placements
• Cleaning duties to maintain the cleanliness and hygiene of the practice
• Provide orthopaedic patients with post operative care and assist rehabilitation nurses.

Salary Range $75000 - 80000