Be part of our team as we embark on a transformative cultural change journey.  Together, we will foster an environment of inclusivity, innovation, and collaboration and this is an opportunity to contribute to our evolving culture and help shape our future.  This cultural shift is not just about changing processes but about embracing new perspectives, nurturing creativity, and building a team that thrives on collaboration and mutual respect.

If you are ready to be part of a dynamic team that is driving positive change, we invite you to explore our vacancy as a vet nurse where you will provide high quality, veterinary care on overnight and night service shifts designed to ensure the continued delivery of high-quality services to all members of the community.
 
This is being offered as a part-time. If you have experience in ECC/ICU, are interested in working overnight shifts or night service and you satisfy the below criteria, then please apply directly via the job ad.

 
About Us
Lort Smith is a Melbourne icon, serving its people and animals for 89 years. We are Australia’s biggest not-for-profit animal hospital treating over 20,000 animals a year across two locations.

Our North Melbourne hospital is a contemporary facility equipped with CT, digital radiology, ultrasound, endoscope, in-house laboratory, patient monitors and purpose-built separate dog and cat ICU wards.
It has been specifically designed to optimise animal health using fear free principles with updated facilities to support the wellbeing and operations of our hard-working staff.

 
About You
You are confident in your knowledge and skills to care for our patients together with your caring and supportive team. You find motivation in delivering quality veterinary nursing and a genuine commitment to helping people and the animals they love.

 
You’ll also

• Work independently in intensive care providing clinical care to animals as prescribed by the overnight vet
• Monitor assigned animals’ welfare and wellbeing and escalate issues where necessary
• Know and understand the identification of infectious diseases and follow correct reporting protocols
• Maintain up to date clinical nursing records
• Conduct patient triage assessments independently and escalate cases requiring urgent care to a veterinarian
• Carry out CPR according to RECOVER guidelines
• Monitor patients under anaesthetics for standard routine and emergency procedures
• Obtain blood samples, IV catheter placements and clinical pathology

You’ll bring

• Formal qualifications in Veterinary Nursing – Bachelor of Nursing or Certificate IV Vet Nurse (essential)
• Minimum of 4 years’ experience nursing in a large ECC department or equivalent emergency setting
• Ability to manage multiple emergency cases concurrently and communicate plans clearly
• Anaesthesia experience with critical patients such as FLUTD cats, enterectomy and enterotomy procedures
• Specific experience, knowledge and understanding of capnography, doppler and oscillometric blood pressure monitoring
• Experience in monitoring anaesthetics for general procedures and/or emergency procedures (must have been monitoring anaesthetics consistently as a minimum for the last 2 years)
• High emotional intelligence and self-awareness
• Additional study such as NCert (ECC/anaesthesia), VTS (ECC/surgery/anaesthesia & analgesia) will be highly regarded

What we offer

• Wellbeing support and highly regarded EAP
• Interesting and diverse caseloads – it’s never boring
• Access to high-quality equipment
• Discounts on veterinary treatment, products and pet insurance
• Pet friendly policies
• A diverse team environment – we offer sponsorship for the right applicants, including professional visa application assistance for international vets and nurses

To learn more about Lort Smith and the work we do, please visit: www.lortsmith.com or look us up on Instagram.

Contact us via careers@lortsmith.com if you'd like us to send you a position description.

If you are excited about the prospect of joining our team and being part of cultural change, please apply directly via this ad.

Lort Smith is a great place to work. We are an equal opportunity employer and actively support workplace diversity, equity and inclusion. 

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