At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide high-quality patient care and assist specialist veterinarians in various tasks.
- Company: Join Melbourne Veterinary Specialist Centre, a leader in advanced veterinary services.
- Benefits: Above award wage, part-time hours, no weekends or public holidays, and professional development.
- Other info: Opportunities for training and rotation between departments in a dynamic setting.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in animal care while working in a fun, supportive environment.
- Qualifications: Qualified veterinary nurse with at least 3 years of experience in general practice.
The predicted salary is between 59400 - 72600 $ per year.
Melbourne Veterinary Specialist Centre (MVSC) is located in Melbourne, Australia and is one of the leaders of advanced multidisciplinary medical services for animals, with a diverse group of respected veterinary specialists experienced in referral cases for surgery, internal medicine, oncology, dermatology and animal behaviour. The centre aims to provide clients, patients, and referring veterinarians with the best integrated veterinary care available, within the one complex and promote a team mentality with a fun and supportive work environment.
The Internal Medicine department is seeking an experienced veterinary nurse to provide high quality patient care and assist the specialist veterinarians in various tasks. The position requires a high level and quality of nursing skills and experience coupled with the ability to learn new skills quickly and work within a fast-paced environment.
What’s important to you:
- Immediate start
- Above award wage
- Part time position
- 2 day requirement
- No weekend work
- No public holidays worked
- Based at our Glen Waverley Centre
- A fun and supportive network of very knowledgeable and experienced staff
- Training & professional development opportunities
- High standards of clinical and patient care
- Advanced imaging onsite - Brand new 64 slice CT, 1.5 tesla high field MRI
Some of your responsibilities will include:
- Assisting with all procedures
- Anaesthetic monitoring
- Assisting in chemotherapy treatments
- Assisting with consultations and discharges
- Client phone calls, emails and follow up
- In-hospital patient care
The Internal Medicine nurse will also communicate closely with clients, providing outstanding customer service and assist the Specialists in various specialist consultations and procedures throughout the day including but not limited to MRI, CT, Chemotherapy, Endoscopy, Ultrasound, Radiography. Whilst this role is predominantly based with our Medicine team there may be opportunities/requirements to rotate between our Internal Medicine and Surgery departments.
This role would be ideal for a qualified veterinary nurse with a minimum of 3 years’ experience in general practice, experience within Speciality or ECC is not required but would be advantageous. We are looking for a team member who is highly motivated, can focus well, has good client and staff relationship skills, works well in a highly skilled team, has experience in monitoring anaesthetics and thrives in a busy work environment and lastly enjoys a laugh!
If you are passionate about delivering exceptional care and want to grow your skills in a specialist veterinary environment, we would love to hear from you.
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