Primary Care Veterinary Nurse

Job description

Primary Care Veterinary Nurse, The Lost Dogs’ Home Vet Hospital - Full time position (76 hours per fortnight, across 4 days) - Casual Position About Us: The Lost Dogs' Home Vet Hospital is a unique not-for-profit clinic in our community, offering a wonderful opportunity to join a growing and progressive team, where you can help shape our direction and standards of care. As a modern, purpose-built facility, we provide services to privately owned pets while also caring for stray and foster animals that come through The Lost Dogs' Home. All proceeds from the clinic are donated directly back into the shelter helping lost and abandoned animals of the Home. A typical day looks like: Our nurses are very hands on, doing their own surgical inductions, consults and complex anaesthetics, so this is great opportunity to grow and develop your nursing skills. Some of your key responsibilities in this role are: - Undertaking nursing duties, including caring for hospitalised animals, surgical preparation and monitoring anaesthesia - Performing consultations, providing animal care information on husbandry, nutrition, parasite control and behaviour to pet owners - Mentoring and guiding our trainee n...