Primary Care Veterinary Nurse

The Lost Dogs Home; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Above award rates

Professional development opportunities

Parental leave

Employee Assistance Program

Supportive team environment

Job summary

The Lost Dogs’ Home Vet Hospital in Melbourne is seeking a dedicated Veterinary Nurse for a full-time role, with additional casual opportunities. You will be hands-on, performing surgical inductions, consultations and complex anaesthesia monitoring within a busy primary care setting.

You will mentor trainee nurses, assist the shelter veterinary team, and contribute to high-quality patient care while engaging with pet owners about welfare, nutrition and behaviour.

Qualifications

• Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing or being currently enrolled/working towards.
• Experience in a busy clinic environment is preferred.
• Commitment to high standards of animal care and welfare.

Responsibilities

• Undertake nursing duties including hospitalised animal care, surgical preparation and anaesthesia monitoring.
• Conduct consultations and provide owner education on husbandry, nutrition, parasite control and behaviour.
• Mentor and guide trainee nurses and students.
• Support the shelter veterinary team as required.

Skills

Exceptional animal handling

Stress-free nursing techniques

Mentoring trainees

Client communication & consultations

Education

Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing (or working towards)

Job description

Primary Care Veterinary Nurse, The Lost Dogs’ Home Vet Hospital

• Full-time position
• Part-time 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 nurses and students
• Assisting the shelter veterinary team when required

About you:

We are looking for friendly, dedicated Veterinary Nurses to join the team on a full time and casual basis. Our ideal Veterinary Nurse will be passionate about providing animals with the best standard of care and will like working in a fast paced, primary care practice environment. You will also have:

• Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing(or working towards)
• Experience in a busy clinic environment (preferred)
• Exceptional animal handling skills and knowledge of animal behaviour
• Passion for animal care and an advocate for stress-free nursing techniques
• Ability to work under pressure in fast-paced environments

What we can offer you

Along with our vet and reception team, you will be supported by a highly skilled, devoted nursing team, who are all working towards the same goal of providing the highest standard of care to our patients. We also offer:

• The opportunity to work on unique surgery and welfare cases from the shelter that you won’t see in other clinics
• A large and varied case load, no day is the same!
• Excellent remuneration above award rates and penalty rates for weekends and public holidays
• Fantastic career development and opportunities to develop skills in animal welfare and shelter medicine, financial assistance for studies
• Generous paid parental leave arrangements
• A compassionate, supportive, and proud work environment
• Regular free social events and activities sponsored by our Social Committee
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program and onsite counselling service

The successful applicant will be required to satisfactorily complete background screening checks.

The Lost Dogs’ Home is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Only candidates with the right to work in Australia may apply for this position.