Medicine Veterinary Nurse - ARH Homebush

About the role

Animal Referral Hospital Homebush, one of Australia's longest-established specialist and emergency hospitals since 1999, is seeking an experienced Medicine Veterinary Nurse. The Medicine service manages a complex caseload of referral-level patients, supported by two Internal Medicine Specialists and a feline-only Medicine Registrar, and works alongside specialists, interns and residents.

Key responsibilities

• Provide advanced patient assessment and monitoring
• Administer blood products, chemotherapy and other specialised treatments
• Manage feeding tubes and nutritional support plans
• Nurse support for advanced diagnostic and interventional procedures such as ultrasound, CT, MRI and endoscopy
• Coordinate patient care with Specialists and Emergency teams
• Maintain accurate medical records and uphold high clinical standards

Required profile

• Previous experience in a Referral Medicine nursing service (required)
• Confident managing complex medical patients in a fast-paced referral environment
• Strong patient assessment, monitoring and clinical reasoning skills
• Excellent communication and organisational skills in a multidisciplinary team

What we offer

• Above-award hourly rates
• Specialist-led education, mentoring and exposure to advanced medicine cases
• Support to obtain RECOVER Rescuer certification (CPR)
• Employee discounts across Greencross veterinary hospitals, clinics and Petbarn stores
• Career pathways into ECC Nursing, Specialist Nursing, Clinical Leadership, Education, Training and Management