Veterinary Nurse

Description

Casual Veterinary Nurses at Vetfriends Chatswood

Are you a passionate, skilled Vet Nurse who enjoys a challenge, working with a variety of species, providing gold-standard patient care and is excited at the thought of working on a brand-new team in a large purpose-built GP clinic? We’re looking for Vet Nurses to join our talented and growing, dynamic team at Chatswood Vetfriends on a casual basis.

Vetfriends Chatswood is a purpose-built clinic, which opened its doors in 2005. Our focus is to improve our patients’ quality of life by providing gold-standard care, with the latest knowledge and equipment, whilst keeping our clients educated about their pets’ health through effective and personable communication. We have a loyal, returning client base with beautiful patients, many of whom are insured, and we work closely with surrounding specialist hospitals. If you’re a cat lover, you’re in for a treat! We are a gold-certified cat-friendly clinic with a separate cat waiting area/cat consult room/cat ward/cat boarding, and we have a key focus on our feline & rabbit friends!

What We’re Looking For:

• A qualified Cert IV or equivalent Veterinary Nurse
• 2+ years of nursing experience with strong experience handling a variety of medical & surgical cases, and confidence in general anaesthesia
• A positive attitude, a real team player and excellent communication skills.
• A genuine passion for patient care and a commitment to providing the best service to our clients and their pets.
• Experience handling exotic species is advantageous, but training can be provided

About The Role 

• Personable and professional customer service.
• Surgical patient prepping, monitoring, and recovery
• General anaesthesia (in-depth training will be provided where required).
• Assistance with internal ultrasonography and external ultrasound specialist service.
• Hospital nursing care for day patients (no inpatients are kept in overnight and are transferred to OOH ECC).
• Performing triage service, standard nurse consultations, and animal restraint.
• Intravenous catheter placement and blood sample collection.
• Radiography, dental radiography (for those with a license) and dental nursing
• Inpatient care of hospital day patients
• In-house pathology
• Veterinary consultation assistance i.e., restraining for ultrasound, ear cleaning, pathology sampling, venipuncture etc.
• General nursing and boarding duties
• Some shared reception/front of house and administration tasks

Benefits of Joining Us:

• We can offer a great work-life balance with a flexible roster and shifts available between 8am and 6pm Monday-Friday
• Our clinic has no OOH, we are currently closed at weekends and public holiday’s but we may have weekends available in the future
• The pay rate is above award and reflective of your skills and experience.
• Work with a new team, a fresh environment and have fun along the way
• Potential for career growth and access to all employee benefits as a permanent staff member for the right person

Apply Now!

If this sounds like an opportunity you would like to explore and are keen to join our team on a casual basis, please email [email protected] or apply online via Indeed