About the business

Our busy Community Veterinary Clinics provide a full range of veterinary services to the public, offering the successful candidate a fast paced and varied caseload. Our staff are passionate about animals and have dedicated their careers to veterinary medicine and animal welfare.

 

About the role

We are seeking a motivated Veterinarian to deliver high quality care to our patients. This includes communicating treatment plans to owners, coordinating care of patients, providing medical and surgical treatment and promoting preventative health care.

This role can be tailor designed to your needs and accessed as a Full Time or Part Time position.

New graduates are welcome to apply.

 

What we offer

We believe that by working in harmony with integrity, optimism, initiative and innovation, we will achieve respect for all animals according to their individual needs and nature.

 

We Believe:

• Each and every life is valuable
• Zero euthanasia of healthy and treatable companion animals is achievable
• Cruelty is unacceptable
• All animals deserve kind treatment
• Every cat and dog born has a right to live happily in a loving, responsible home

Here, you will be encouraged to bring your true self to work. You will have the opportunity to build your skills and expertise to reach your career potential and personal goals.

 

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct activities to a standard of the Veterinary Board of Tasmania and G2Z policy
• Desex small animals
• Assess, diagnose and treat sick/injured animals by prescribing appropriate treatment
• Carry out routine examinations and diagnosis
• Prescribe and administer medications and anaesthesia
• Carry out routine surgical procedures and perform radiographic procedures
• Perform pathological testing in accordance with infection control protocols
• Perform euthanasia and surgical autopsy as required
• Perform emergency procedures and operations
• Communicate accurate and professional veterinary advice to clients
• Meet animal health regulatory and legislative requirements
• Provide owners with preventative health care information
• Communicate diagnosis and treatment plans
• Generate estimates for cost of treatment
• Remain up to date with developments in the veterinary medicine profession and keep informed on all governing regulations
• Maintain comprehensive clinical records
• Comply with WH&S duties and maintain clinic hygiene in accordance with clinic policies and procedures

 

Required Skills and Experience

• Degree in Veterinary Science and Registration with the Veterinary Board of Tasmania
• Radiation Use License
• Authorised Implanter Number (AIN)
• 2+ years of demonstrated experience in a clinical setting is ideal
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to analyse issues from different viewpoints, identify hidden problems and implement solutions
• Strong Time Management/organisational skills
• Versatility - Able to modify one's own behavioural style to respond to the needs of others while maintaining one's own objectives
• Strong attention to detail, and seeks to provide quality veterinary care at all times
• Discerns presenting symptoms and signs of a patient to formulate an accurate diagnosis

If this sounds like you, please apply through Seek. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

 

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