Veterinary Nurse (Opthalmology)

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SENIOR VETERINARY NURSE - SPECIALIST REFERRAL PRACTICE

Animal Eye Care is the pre-eminent Veterinary Ophthalmology Clinic in Australia and continuing to grow. We are seeking a veterinary nurse to join our existing veterinary and nursing team on a permanent basis. Fulltime work of 38 hours Monday to Friday is offered. We now enjoy a four day working week to help with work/life balance. Part time work will be considered for the right candidate. Weekend work is not part of the normal roster.
Animal Eye Care was the first stand-alone veterinary referral practice in Australia and has set the standard for providing the highest level of patient care and veterinary ophthalmology for over 30 years. We are also the leading practice in terms of providing continuing veterinary education to veterinarians throughout Melbourne and Australia.
We value the work/life balance of our team and offer above award remuneration to qualified and experienced candidates.

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES:

• Minimum of 2 years nursing experience
• Minimum Certificate IV or equivalent experience
• Exceptional customer service and strong communication skills
• Flexible team member that gets along with all personalities
• Mature and responsible
• Australian citizen or has visa work rights

• Monitoring patient comfort and vital signs and maintaining patient charts during anaesthesia
• Administering medications and maintenance of IV catheters
• Communicating with clients as required especially with detailed explanation of discharge instructions
• Maintaining a high standard of ward and surgery organisation and cleanliness
• Instruments cleaning and sterilisation
• Working as an ophthalmic assistant (once trained) - this involves taking ophthalmic history and basic eye examination tests such as PLR, menace, Schirmer Tear Test and tonometry.