Vet Nurses and other support staff

Nursing Positions Available in Veterinary Clinics - ACT

Animal Referral Hospital Canberra, Fyshwick (posted 12th Aug) Part Time and Casual Receptionists

VETERINARY RECEPTIONIST
Job Number: CB1908

Above award rates
Close to public transport and free on-site parking
Part-time and casual opportunities available

About Us

The Animal Referral Hospital (ARH) is a well-established group of specialist veterinary hospitals. We offer a wide range of specialist services and emergency and critical care through our facilities in NSW, ACT, VIC, QLD and SA. Services offered in our hospitals include internal medicine, surgery, oncology, ophthalmology, dermatology, animal behaviour, exotics and avian, diagnostic imaging, emergency and critical care, and physiotherapy.

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We are currently recruiting for Veterinary Receptionists to join our busy Customer Care team in Canberra. There are permanent part-time and casual opportunities available. Shifts are allocated over a fortnightly roster cycle to cover the operating hours.

The role

This role is primarily responsible for providing excellent customer service, including:

Being the first point of contact for our customers
Answering and directing a high volume of calls on a switchboard
Scheduling appointments
Processing payments
Administration support
Supporting our team of Specialists, Veterinarians and Nurses

Essential attributes

The successful candidate will be someone who is:

Committed to providing only the highest standard of care to our patients, customers and staff
Resilient with the ability to remain calm during highs and lows
Able and willing to work with a sense of urgency at times
Able to prioritise and multi-task effectively
Has an enthusiastic and positive approach to their work and the team
Clean and well-groomed personal presentation
Proficient in Microsoft Office – Word, Excel and Outlook

Desirable attributes

Knowledge of RX Works
Solid understanding of medical terminology
Qualifications in Veterinary, Emergency or health-related discipline.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to join a bigger team, expand their skills and knowledge and work with a team of high-performing Veterinary specialists. Competitive hourly rate, staff discounts and rewards program available to the successful candidate.

If this sounds like your next role, please send a copy of your updated CV including a cover letter to recruitment@arhvets.com . Please quote job number in the subject of your email.

See our website http://arhvets.com.au/canberra/

Animal Referral Hospital Canberra, Fyshwick (posted 4th August) Part Time ECC Vet Nurse

EMERGENCY VETERINARY NURSE
Job No: CB1903

The Animal Referral Hospital is Canberra’s premier veterinary specialist and emergency hospital offering exceptional care for the pets of Canberra and surrounds. Due to an expansion in our busy emergency department, a permanent part time position is now available. We provide the highest standard of nursing and patient care and are seeking a qualified, experienced veterinary nurse to join our friendly, dynamic emergency team.

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Are you someone who:

Has completed Cert IV in Veterinary Nursing and has at least 2 years nursing experience.
Or is completing their final year of Veterinary technology
Wants to further their career in veterinary nursing (expand those wings)
Has a passion for emergency and critical care
Thrives in fast paced and supportive environment
Wants a more ‘hands on’ nursing career
Is enthusiastic and honest
Has a great sense of humour
Has high standards and attention to detail
Is able to work in a team and is also self motivated

Duties and responsibilities include:

Triaging
Anaesthesia
Radiology
IV catheter placement and fluid therapy
Taking blood samples for in house laboratory testing
Intensive care patient monitoring
Surgical patient care and treatments
Cleaning and autoclaving of surgical instruments

This position includes evening and weekend work. The occasional overnight shift will also be required.
On-going training is provided, and further education is encouraged and supported.

If you are looking for an exciting emergency nursing career opportunity, please e-mail your application cover letter and CV to: recruitment@arhvets.com

Animal Referral Hospital Canberra
Unit 15, 2 Yallourn Street
Fyshwick ACT 2609
www.arhvets.com

Canberra Veterinary Emergency Service, Gungahlin (posted 10th July) Full/Part Time or Casual

Emergency Positions Available for Cert IV Veterinary Nurses

Canberra Veterinary Emergency Service in Gungahlin is looking for qualified nurses to join our growing team.

We have a range of positions available and can accommodate either full time, part time and/or casual nursing positions for extraordinary nurses!! For the right person, we can be flexible and adjust the position to suit your needs!

If you have worked in emergency before or have been working as a Cert IV nurse for a few years and have been thinking of giving emergency a try to improve your skills or to challenge yourself then drop us your resume.

We are a dynamic team of easy going professionals dedicated to providing gold standard animal care. We pride ourselves in the care we offer and go the extra mile to help pets and their people.

So if you can spare 1 or 2 shifts a fortnight or want to jump in feet first and give it a go, we would like to hear from you!

Please email us at humanresources@cves.com.au

Canberra Veterinary Emergency Service
21 Crinigan Circle
Gungahlin, ACT, 2912

www.cves.com.au

Brudine Vet, Charnwood (posted 17th June) Qualified Vet Nurse

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We are searching for a Certificate IV qualified veterinary nurse to join our fun & busy team.

A bit about us:

Brudine Vet has been opened since the 1970’s as a small out-of-house practice which was taken onto new ownership in 2005. Since then, the practice has continued to grow and since 2014 the clinic has been operating in a large, purpose-built clinic. We are a small animal practice, including a ‘exotic pets’ section of our clinic. Brudine Vet is an ever-growing veterinary surgery with a minimum 4 vet per day roster. We have always been a personal and friendly practice for all our clients & endeavour to uphold this reputation as we continue to grow. It’s very important that our clients enjoy visiting the clinic as well as their pets. We operate Monday – Friday all day & Saturdays. We believe in work-life balance and while being a busy practice, we have a great work culture and are proud to call our colleagues friends.

The ideal candidate will show the following qualities:

Experience working within a veterinary hospital
Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing
Prepared to hit the ground running & show initiative in all aspects of vet nursing
A can-do attitude
A willingness to learn & flexibility to adapt and change with the practice
Passion & drive to uphold our practice reputation of “friendly & personal service”
The flexibility to work shifts either starting at 7.30am, or finishing at 7pm & Saturday shifts on a rotating rota
Salary above award for the right applicant

If the above sounds like you, get in touch!

Please send all resumes with a cover letter attached to steph.robertson@brudinevet.com.au or call us on 02 6258 1688.

See our website https://www.brudinevet.com.au/

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