Hampton Veterinary Clinic (HVC) is expanding and currently have an opportunity for a Vet Nurse to join our team in Bayside VIC. The practice provides exceptional and professional veterinary care to pets and their owners. We have a strong reputation among a loyal client base for providing high standards of care and treatment and excellent customer service.
We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Full Time or Part Time Veterinary Nurse with a minimum of 2+ years in a small animal veterinary medicine practice to join our small but enthusiastic team.
The Benefits
- An actual work life balance - health and family come first, there are no after hours, or on-call duties and Saturday mornings are shared amongst the vet and nursing team on a rotating roster.
- Our clinic hours are 8:30 - 6:30pm weekdays and Saturdays 8:30am -1pm. NO SUNDAY OR PUBLIC HOLIDAY WORK!
- A positive, supportive, and inclusive team - you will be part of the Hampton family.
- The latest equipment including digital Xray and ultrasound, iM3 dental suite, full in-house pathology, endoscope, Digital microscope, tonometer, EzyVet software and more.
- Ongoing training and development
- Strong Work, Health, and Safety policies to keep everyone safe whilst at work
The Role
- Assist our Vets with routine examinations
- Surgical and hospital nursing including monitoring anaesthetics
- Pre and post operative patient care including grief support to clients
- Prepare and administers medications as required
- Admission and discharge of hospital and surgical cases
- Communicate treatment plans to clients
- Blood collection and testing, iv catheter placement
- Assist with x-rays and ultrasounds
- Assist with dental scale and polish of dental patients
- Sterilization of instruments according to practice sterilization procedures
- General day to day nursing duties to support our Vets and working with your team members to ensure the highest patient care
- General cleaning duties to help make the clinic sparkle
