Closes: Oct 26, 2025
Location: LEWISTON, SA
Salary: Above Award
Job Type: Permanent position | Full time position
Seeking qualified veterinary nurse for fulltime employment. Small animal practice in Lewiston South Australia. We are a busy fast paced practice with a team that is very supportive of each other.
The ideal candidate must be willing to under go regular further education and be looking for a career not just a job. POSITION Rostered shifts on a fulltime basis Monday to Sunday. We offer after hours to our clients and applicant must be willing to work outside of normal hours including Saturday and Sunday on a rostered basis.
THIS IS NOT AN ENTRY LEVEL POSITION PLEASE DO NOT APPLY UNLESS YOU CAN MEET THE CRITERIA BELOW Qualification- Certificate IV (Veterinary Nursing) or Industry equivalent Experience
- Minimum two to three years relevant post qualification experience
- Emergency and triage nursing
- Neonatal Nursing
- Proven experience in working within a high paced veterinary clinic
- Experience in assisting with orthopaedic procedures and post op care
Skills and Competencies
- Customer service focused: committed to providing exceptional customer– written, phone and face to face.
- Communication: the ability to communicate clearly and concisely,
- Attention to detail: excellent attention to detail and written skills when communicating with others
- Teamwork: willingness to assist and support others as required and get on with team members.
- Time management/organisation and flexibility: accomplish objectives effectively and carry out duties in an efficient and timely manner.
Duties
- Confidently handle and restrain animals
- Provide nursing care to hospitalised patients, including patient monitoring and health checking, feeding, grooming, and walking animals
- Preparation for all ER and medicine cases, communication with doctors to decide pre-meds/induction and CRI’s if needed
- Perform sedation and anaesthesia for various procedures
- Setting up treatment ER sheets for ER cases on Smartflow
- Assist with diagnostic testing including sample collection, catheter placement, venipuncture, radiography, submitting and running lab work
- Ensuring documentation is accurate and complete
- Help with managing patients from admission to discharge and follow up care
- Administer treatments including injections and tablets
- Have strong attention to detail, particularly when administering medications and monitoring multiple patients
- Perform diagnostic tests, blood sampling, urine analysis and x-rays prepare animals for surgery and perform some minor procedures, e.g., dental hygiene
- Monitor anaesthesia and report changes to the veterinarian
- Assist veterinary surgeons with operations
- Communicate with pet owners about their animals, reassuring them about their animal's treatment
- Educate pet owners on animal health, including vaccinations, worming, flea prevention and appropriate nutrition
- Ensure that patient records are up to date by carrying out any relevant administration tasks
- Undertake stock management tasks
- Assist breeder clients with whelping and provide support and advice
- Support veterinarian, veterinary nurses and anyone undertaking work placements
- Cleaning duties to maintain the cleanliness and hygiene of the practice
- Provide orthopaedic patients with post operative care and assist rehabilitation nurses.
Salary Range $75000 - 80000
