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Job Description - Afterhours Veterinarian

Weekend Emergency Veterinarian



  • Join our friendly, supportive and skilled afterhours veterinary team

  • Let your passion for providing pet emergency care shine.

  • Located in friendly Feilding, our service operates on weekends and public holidays, ideal for work-life balance.



About us


The Regional Emergency Clinic is a small compassionate team that provides high quality afterhours care to pets in the Manawatu, Horowhenua and Whanganui Regions. We pride ourselves on creating a positive work environment through staff support, collaboration and upskilling. We are a skilled, hardworking team that enjoys ourselves whilst caring for our region's pets.


 


About these Roles


Starting January 2025, we have two regular roles available;


Role 1


Saturday 4pm-10pm with overnight on call



  • This is available as either 1 shift every 2 weeks or 1 shift every 4 weeks.


Role 2


Sunday 3pm-10pm with overnight on call



  • This is available as 1 shift every 3-4 weeks.


 


These are some of the essential skills we are seeking for these roles;



  • Confidence to work with the varied caseload of after-hours in a sole charge capacity.

  • Solid surgical experience with the ability to perform all types of emergency surgery.

  • Comfortable with stabilizing and managing critical care cases, including interpreting in-house diagnostics.

  • Compassionate communication with clients.


 


About you


In addition to your expertise and experience, the following personal qualities are important to us;



  • Collaborative and supportive team member that fits well into our current team.

  • Empathetic to clients with the ability to guide them through stressful/upsetting situations with compassion

  • Accurate and consistent charging for services and medications

  • Shows initiative and problem solving when dealing with complex emergency cases


 


Our location


Our service operates out of Totally Vets Feilding on weekends and public holidays. Feilding is a friendly picturesque town with beautiful gardens, shops and cafes. It is a short 20-minute drive from the city of Palmerston North.


 


Our offer



  • Opportunity to upskill with quarterly team CPD sessions

  • Generous renumeration- Hourly rate of $85-115/hr depending on experience.

  • Excellent support from experienced colleagues.

  • Flexibility and a work-life balance that suits you.


 


If this sounds like a good fit for you, please apply.


 


For more information, please contact:


Erin Wasley


HR Manager


06 323 6161


[email protected]

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