St Kilda Veterinary Clinic is seeking a Full Time Veterinary Nurse in our busy Practice – (Monday - Friday, Minimal Weekends)

About the Role:

• 8-hour shift Mon-Fri, with minimal weekend work, no overtime required.
• Ability to work in a busy, fast-paced clinic, who can be flexible with change.
• Commencement date flexible – Locums may apply!

The ideal candidate must have:

• A qualification in Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing or equivalent
• A positive, hardworking attitude/drive
• Confidence in monitoring anaesthetics
• An ability to place IV catheters and take blood samples.
• Able to work well as part of a team.
• Enthusiasm, confidence, and excellent communication skills are desired attributes. We pride ourselves on our high level of medicine, surgery and our care for the patients and clients.
• We provide in depth training, so you are not thrown in the deep end - veterinary experience is essential. A minimum of 2-3 years is required.

About Us:

• We have a very interesting case load including routine desexings, soft tissue surgeries and biopsies, dentals (with a brand new shiny dental x-ray machine), ex-laps, orthopaedics, ultrasounds, BOAS surgery and much more!
• We have an amazing, dedicated team of 5 Veterinarians and 3 Nurses, as well as a very supportive Management Team, we are a drama free clinic!
• We are a privately run practice.
• We practice Fear Free techniques for all of our patients.
• Our work environment is positive, with zero tolerance for all abusive behaviour towards staff.
• The clinic hours are as follows: Monday 8:30am-7pm, Tuesday-Friday 8:30am-6pm, Saturday 9am-1pm, No Sundays or Public Holidays.
• We have the usual toys of Digital x-rays, Dental x-rays, In-house Lab equipment, modern monitoring equipment, infusion pumps etc.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: From $55,000.00 per year

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift

COVID-19 considerations:
All staff members are (minimum) double vaccinated
Routine sanitation of all surfaces completed multiple times a day
Clients coming in to the building are asked to wear masks when in consult rooms (small areas)

Ability to commute/relocate:

• St Kilda, VIC 3182: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Animal handling: 2 years (Required)
• Veterinary: 2 years (Required)

Work Authorisation:

• Australia (Required)

Work Location: In person

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