Veterinary Nurse Jobs

Vet Nurse or Vet Technician, whatever the terminology, when it hits the fan you know who is really running the show. And when it is time to explore new horizons, browse through our Vet Nurse job listings for your next career opportunity.

We are looking for a like-minded veterinarian to join our warm, welcoming, talented and highly collaborative team. Experience clinical freedom in a supportive environment with all the resources you need to confidently deliver best-practice veterinary care. Plus enjoy the close relationships we have developed with our highly supportive customers and experience genuine work-life balance in our lively destination.

Looking for a job that makes you excited to come to work? Look no further! If you have ever been interested in Emergency Veterinary work, this could be the place for you. Situated in a state-of-the-art facility, you will be surrounded by a great veterinary team that takes great pride in making sure our staff are as well cared for as the animals we treat. Enjoy the prospect of genuine work-life balance in an ideal lifestyle location.

Join our friendly, professional veterinary team, working in our well-equipped modern animal hospital, recently recognised as a Finalist in the Small Business Championship Awards. We understand that pets are an integral part of any family, and we ensure we treat every animal that comes through our doors as if they were our own. Enjoy the prospect of genuine work-life balance in an ideal lifestyle location.

Let your passion for pets and best practice veterinary care shine every day. Our Clinic has been an integral part of the community for over 30 years. Our team enjoys building relationships and their caring approach allows them to understand their client’s needs. If you wanted to own your own Veterinary business we can help by giving you EQUITY in Vets Central. Join Croydon Park and you will see the benefits.

Australia’s Largest Dog & Cat store is looking for a Head Veterinarian to join the family in Sydney! We’re offering work-life balance and a stress-free role where you can still use your skills and apply your love for pets – without the anxiety and with flexibility. As a family-owned and run business, we want you to lead the charge at PetO Vet! We pride ourselves on our passion for pets and giving them the best life we possibly can.

Whether you are a young energetic veterinary practitioner looking for an inspiring practice to leap frog years in your learning curve, or you are more experienced and want to expand your veterinary career opportunities and reach your true potential, we would love to meet you. We offer an attractive salary with great performance incentives so you are genuinely rewarded for your commitment and hard work.

Looking for a positive change in your career? Join our fantastic team and become our future Veterinarian – take pride in a career where you actually look forward to coming to work, being supported and financially rewarded as you grow your caseload. A great work-life balance in a beautiful city located just minutes from the Southern Great Barrier Reef. Join our warm, welcoming, talented and highly collaborative team.

Through the consistent quality of care and service that we provide, we continue to grow and now have the opportunity to welcome a new, enthusiastic, and highly motivated Veterinarian team member. Our family-focused veterinary practice recognises that our team is the backbone of our business, enabling us to deliver pet care excellence in a warm and friendly environment and an ideal lifestyle location.

The Animal Medical Centre is one of Hong Kong’s oldest and most well-known brands with a solid team of experienced Vets. We are a multi-location group with 5 well-equipped hospitals across our thriving exciting city. Experience great social activities and our fabulous outdoors, combined with a package that provides travel, training and accommodation, plus only 17% tax. There’s spicy food too – what more do you want? Let’s do this!

Accelerate your skills, knowledge and capabilities by learning from one of Australia’s best-known veterinary referral hospitals and one of Melbourne’s most highly qualified and experienced teams. The vision that guides us is to be the first choice for expert veterinary care. It is this vision that means we are committed to delivering gold standards in veterinary patient care for Surgery, Oncology and Critical Care.

This work is incredibly rewarding but also very challenging. If you are the kind of person seeking something like this, working with the only animal rights organizations in the country that prioritizes high standards of animal care and veterinary medicine will deliver. We are one of the few organizations in central Vietnam that has experience with international standards of veterinary care.

We are an independent veterinary hospital, therefore with no corporate pressure. We have a great work-life balance and we encourage developing a strong client-veterinarian relationship. We are happy to support any special interests and we have a well-established and growing client base. Plus there is enormous experience and support within the hospital. Join our warm, welcoming, talented and highly collaborative team.

Vet Nurse Jobs

What Does It Take To Secure The Best Vet Nurse job?

We asked many of the Vet Nurses that we come in contact with “What does it take to become a Vet Nurse?” and, apart from gaining your qualification, here are three key takeaways:

Persistence

“Especially at the beginning of your Vet Nurse career, persistence is essential.” said one of our Vet Nurse contacts, and this was echoed by many others.

Why persistence? Firstly, it isn’t easy to find Vet Clinics or Hospitals who are prepared to take on Trainee Vet Nurses who are yet to attain their Certificate III or IV Diploma of Veterinary Nursing. That in itself is a challenge, almost a right of passage, that proves that you are in it for the long haul. A sad statistic is that only 25% of people who commence studies to be a Vet Nurse actually graduate.

Once you graduate, finding that first role requires more persistence as again, it is hard to find a Clinic that will take on a “green” Vet Nurse; although this is somewhat understandable as most Vet Clinics are small businesses with less that 10 staff, building a team for the long haul is the foundation of success. Which means investing in fresh team members with the latest knowledge and nurturing them to become the experienced Vet Nurses of tomorrow.

And then more persistence in advancing your career through Continuing Education, skills development and eventually team leadership and management skills. Perhaps even one day pursuing a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine qualification.

Empathy

Sometimes the obvious is not so obvious. Yes, you need empathy towards animals and companion pets in need, who are hurting and in distress. Of equal importance is empathy with pet owners, the fur parents and fur siblings who are very concerned about the well being of their cat, dog, bird or pocket pet. But there is a third level of empathy that came up from our feedback from Vet Nurses – peer empathy; understanding that your fellow team members, Vets, Nurses, Technicians, Customer Service and Animal Attendants also need your empathy. Whilst there are always great days full of puppies and kittens and success stories, there are often days when the results are not so good. You, and your team mates, will need each other’s understanding and caring to pull through the tough days.

Patience

Not patients – there are plenty of those. But patience, sometimes there is not so much to go around. Things take time to happen – test results, studying, salary reviews – just about everything goes slower than we would all like. And then the other piece of valuable feedback we get is the rewards for patience are well worth it when you finally get that Vet Nurse job you always wanted and deserved.

Overview

In specific terms, a Veterinary Nurse cares for animals, large as well as small companion pets, that are undergoing preventive care assessment or are actually having treatment for an ailment.

Vet Nurses assist Veterinarians to perform analysis of conditions as well as medical procedures and surgical operations. Often pets are in temporary residence at veterinary facilities, either for the day or overnight, and are monitored and supervised by Vet Nurses.

Typical Vet Nurse Job Tasks

Whilst the actual tasks and duties of a Vet Nurse will vary subject to the size, scale or specialisation of the practice you are working in, a typical day will usually include:

Preliminary assessment and information capture about each animal prior to Veterinarian session
Maintaining and handling animals to allow assessment and treatment by Veterinarians
Providing animal care advice based on Veterinarian session outcomes
Preparing, delivering, and reviewing animal care education programs
Assisting Veterinarians in medical and surgical procedures
Assisting Veterinarians to administer anaesthetics and oxygen during operations
Preparing instruments and placing them with the Veterinarian
Cleaning and sterilising instruments, examination tables and equipment
Placing animals in cages for pre-operation preparation, post operation recovery and monitoring their condition
Giving medications to animals
Maintaining medical records, prescription drugs and stock control
Undertake diagnostic laboratory tests and reporting
May also undertake Customer Service duties, prepare billing and accept payments and complete records management or clerical work as required

Qualifications

The TAFE Institutes and Vocational Education Training Networks offer a variety of courses and a good search on Google will no doubt help you find the ideal course and location for you.

The myfuture National Career Information Service is a great place to start, as is Open Colleges, the Australian College of Veterinary Nursing and the Animal Industries Resource Centre.

Locations

When it comes to locations, being mostly a consumer-oriented service, Vet Nurse Job opportunities pretty much match the overall spread of Vet practices. Roughly 30.0% of roles are in NSW and the same in Victoria. A further 20.0% are in Queensland which means there is an 80.0% chance you will be working on the Eastern Seaboard. South Australia has 8.5%, WA 7.0% and Tasmania 4.0% with a modest number of opportunities in NT and ACT.

In Conclusion

There is certainly something special that triggers someone to want to become a Vet Nurse and to then secure one of those perfect Vet Nurse Jobs. Those jobs are “out there” and over 1,000 new Vet Nurse Job opportunities occur every year. The key to success is of course hard work, but Persistence, Empathy and Patience are also key traits.

And one thing is for sure, when you do secure your ideal Vet Nurse Job, we hope that Vet & Pet Jobs was able to help in our own small way.

The Data

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics in the USA and similar bodies in the UK, Australia and worldwide, opportunities for Veterinarians are set to climb by 19 percent through 2026, while roles for Veterinary Nurses and Veterinary Technicians will increase by 20 percent in that same time frame.

Vet Nurse Jobs Statistics – Australia

It is estimated that there are between 12,000 and 13,000 Vet Nurses in Australia
Vet Nurses make up approximately 50.0% of the employees working in the Veterinary Services industry
On average there are 4 Vet Nurses per Veterinary Business
Given the forecast growth of the Veterinary Industry there will be approximately 500-550 new Vet Nurse jobs created each year over the next 5 years
Current trends indicate that 4.0% of Vet Nurses (500+) leave the profession each year
Based on the above data, there will be an estimated 1000 to 1200 new Vet Nurse jobs available each year for the next 5 years
In 2017, the average income for a Vet Nurse was $990 per week or $4,300 per month or $51,500 per year – typically Vet Nurses are paid on a fortnightly basis
On average, employees in Vet Nurse jobs work a 38-hour basic week and typically work 2 to 4 hours paid overtime per week
The average age for a Vet Nurse is 28 with he largest sector (24.0%) being in the 25 to 34-year range
It will come as no surprise that 98.5% of Vet Nurse Jobs are occupied by female employees
From an educational level perspective, 48.0% of Vet Nurses have a Certificate III or IV accreditation and a further 21.3% have an additional certification to Advanced Diploma level or above

Veterinary Industry Statistics – Australia

It is estimated that there are 3,250 Veterinary Business Units which includes Veterinary Clinics, local Veterinary Hospitals, Specialist Animal Referral Centres and Animal Emergency Hospitals.
Veterinary Revenues -2017 – $3.0bn
The average Veterinary Business earns $925,000 per year
Number of people directly employed in Veterinary Services – 24,500
The average number of employees per Veterinary Business is 7.5
Industry growth for the last five years – 2013 to 2018 averaged 3.1%
Industry growth for the next five years – 2018 to 2023 is forecast to be 4.1%
The total number of registered Veterinarians in Australia on 30 June 2016 was 11,418

Similar Terms To Vet Nurse Jobs

Vet Technician Jobs
Animal Nurse Jobs
Veterinary Assistant Jobs
Clinical Veterinary Nurse Jobs
Surgical Veterinary Nurse Jobs

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About VET&PET Jobs Marketplace

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