Careers

Albany Creek, QLD 4035

We are a privately-owned small animal practice of 22 years, with a young, knowledgeable team of legends, and established, generational clientele. We are looking for an experienced and qualified veterinary nurse to join us full-time, as we undergo continued, steady growth.

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Petmania’s goals are to support fellow team members, practice great medicine and have satisfied, educated clients, all whilst enjoying ourselves along the way. We believe in a non-judgemental and real-world approach, and strive to develop long-lasting relationships both within our team and with our clients.

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About us:

• A well-equipped, high-standard clinic with an exceptional continuing education program (in-house & external).

• Holistic approach to care, including Acupuncture, Cold Laser, Underwater treadmill and on-site CBD compounding

• No after-hours, Sunday or public holiday work.

• Considerable employee benefits, including snack station, catered team lunches and a generous staff discount program.

• Dedicated receptionists, and a separate nurse office for charting and admin tasks.

• The opportunity to work with - and bounce ideas off - a supportive team of vets, nurses, techs and receptionists, as well as on-site, hands-on managers.

• The ability to fully utilise your veterinary skills and knowledge, and expand on areas of special interest to you

We are known for being flexible and understanding around personal and family commitments, and we endeavour to help every team member create a great work/life balance, whatever that looks like for you. We pay above award wage too – the annual earnings for this position is AUD$75,000 - $80,000, depending on experience and extra skills.

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About you:

• Cert IV Veterinary Nurse, or Veterinary Technician with at least 3 years of experience in a busy practice

• Highly knowledgeable and experienced in general practice

• Reliable, with a positive, non-judgemental, friendly and professional attitude.

• A sense of humour (preferably dark humour!) and the ability to enjoy a laugh, sometimes at ourselves.

• Attention to detail and be accountable for your work.

• Independent and self-motivated whilst also knowing when to ask for help

• A willingness and readiness to continue to learn new processes, procedures and products

 

A typical day at work will require you to:

• Confidently restrain dogs and cats of all temperaments

• Monitor and respond to the needs of anaesthetised patients for a range of elective and urgent surgical and medical procedures

• Perform a periodontal scale and polish, chart the mouth and take dental X-rays

• Triage walk-in patients and provide emergency care to critical patients

• Provide non-judgemental client care via phone, email and in person during admission and discharge appointments, as well as rostered Reception time

• Perform venipuncture, IV catheterisation and administer medication via a range of routes, in a fast-paced environment

• Perform laboratory procedures including preparation of blood smears, faecal floats, urinalysis and blood testing utilising the IDEXX suite

• Position and take abdominal, thoracic and orthopaedic X-rays on conscious and anaesthetised patients

• Provide client education within the nursing scope on nutrition, rehabilitation, grooming, exercise and preventative care.

• Use your initiative to fill your downtime with cleaning, restocking, filing, organising and washing.

 

Now what?

If you believe you could be the right fit for our Petmania team, and vice versa, shoot your resume through to our Compliance and Development Manager, Amy Noonan at woof@petmaniavets.com.au