Western Australian Veterinary Emergency & Specialty (WAVES)
Permanent Anaesthesia & Critical Care Veterinary Nurse
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Western Australian Veterinary Emergency & Specialty (WAVES) is looking for an experienced Veterinary Nurse to join our team in a role primarily focused on anaesthesia and perioperative nursing.
If you have a strong general nursing background, enjoy the detail and physiology behind anaesthesia, and want the opportunity to develop more advanced anaesthesia skills while remaining involved in hands-on clinical nursing, we'd love to hear from you.
About the Role
Your primary role will be to support the delivery of anaesthesia and perioperative care across our multidisciplinary referral and emergency hospital. You'll work alongside our veterinarians, specialists and nursing teams across a diverse range of patients and procedures, from routine anaesthesia through to complex and critically ill patients.
While anaesthesia will be your primary focus, this is not a role removed from the rest of the hospital. When the anaesthesia caseload permits, you'll use your experience as a Veterinary Nurse to support patient care across the hospital, including assisting our Emergency and Critical Care team.
We see this as an important part of the role. It keeps you connected with general clinical nursing, provides variety, and means your skills and experience can contribute wherever patient care needs them most.
Key Responsibilities
- Preparing patients and equipment for anaesthesia and procedures
- Assisting with induction, maintenance and recovery from anaesthesia
- Monitoring anaesthetised and sedated patients and maintaining accurate anaesthetic records
- Recognising changes in patient parameters and responding appropriately in conjunction with the veterinary team
- Providing high-quality perioperative nursing care
- Preparing, maintaining and troubleshooting anaesthetic and monitoring equipment
- Working collaboratively with veterinarians, specialists and nurses across the hospital
- When the anaesthesia caseload permits, assisting with general nursing and the care and monitoring of hospitalised and emergency patients
- Maintaining meticulous clinical records and ensuring continuity of patient care
What WAVES Offers
- A role primarily dedicated to veterinary anaesthesia
- An established, friendly and supportive team culture
- Above-award rates
- A purpose-built multidisciplinary referral and emergency hospital
- Access to advanced anaesthetic, monitoring and critical care equipment
- A diverse and challenging clinical caseload
- Ongoing training, mentoring and professional development
- Opportunity to develop advanced skills in veterinary anaesthesia and perioperative care
- The opportunity to maintain and develop your broader clinical nursing skills
- Work alongside experienced veterinarians, specialists and nurses across multiple disciplines
- A team committed to providing the highest standard of care for every patient
What We're Looking For
- A Registered Veterinary Nurse (RVN) who has worked in veterinary clinical practice for at least five years
- Strong general veterinary nursing knowledge and clinical skills
- Ideally competent and experienced in veterinary anaesthesia, patient monitoring and perioperative nursing
- Comfortable caring for patients requiring a high level of monitoring and attention to detail
- Able to recognise changes in a patient's condition and respond appropriately
- Someone who enjoys anaesthesia but is equally willing to roll up their sleeves and help with general patient care when required
- Strong communication skills and a team-focused approach
- Motivated to continue developing their anaesthesia knowledge and technical skills
- Someone who takes pride in excellent patient care and enjoys working as part of a multidisciplinary clinical team
Previous experience in a specialist, referral or emergency hospital is highly regarded but not essential.
Interested?
If circles, triangles and crosses already make perfect sense to you, and you're looking for an opportunity to make anaesthesia your primary focus without leaving general nursing behind, we'd like to hear from you.
Email Jayde for more information or to apply:
[email protected]
Work Location: In person
