Veterinary Nurse/Clinical Hospital Manager – Full-time
POSITION DESCRIPTION
- Managing hospitals clinical requirements
- Preparing animals for surgery and provide support for surgical procedures
- Large animal nursing support, including Equine
- Administering drugs, anaesthetics, and injections under veterinary supervision
- Holding and monitoring animals during operations
- Maintaining, sterilising and laying out surgical equipment
- Carrying out post-operative theatre routines including cleaning up after surgery
- Undertaking diagnostic tests performing and record pathology procedures under supervision
- Preparing and sending off laboratory samples
- Providing veterinary nursing care and grief support to clients
- Applying radiographic routines and implement procedures
- Monitoring patient anaesthesia
- Performing post-operative procedures such as bandage changes and fluid therapy
- Nursing hospitalised animals, monitor clinical signs
- Providing animal care in pain situations
- Carrying out medical nursing routines
- Cleaning, maintaining and storage of theatre instruments, equipment and supplies
- Maintaining clinic cleanliness and re stocking
- Assisting with routine diagnostic imaging procedures (e.g., scintigraphy and MRI)
Essential Criteria
- A relevant Veterinary or Veterinary Nurse Certificate or higher qualification or equivalent international qualification, or in the absence of a qualification a minimum of three years’ professional experience
- A minimum of at least two years’ professional equine veterinary nurse experience is required
The salary offered will be in the range of $75,000 – $80,000 depending on experience and specialisation/s.
If this sounds like you, and you want to be part of our Team please contact us in confidence. Please send cover letter and resume to Corinne Warnick recruitment@apiam.com.au