Full time Emergency Veterinary Nurse - WESTSIDE EMERGENCY PTE. LTD.

Roles & Responsibilities

Due to an expanding caseload, Westside Emergency has full-time and part-time positions for VETERINARY emergency nurses to join our hard-working, close-knit team that is dedicated to the best possible patient outcomes.

The successful applicant will need to be available for day / evening and overnight shifts on a fortnightly roster in our 24 / 7 animal hospital.

About Westside

Westside Emergency is a 24-hour per day, 7 days a week, dedicated veterinary emergency and critical care (ECC) service. The hospital is staffed with an outstanding team of emergency veterinarians and nurses working together to provide evidence-based, gold-standard veterinary emergency and critical care. The culture of the team is one of teamwork, compassion, and growth. The management team focuses on staff well-being and prioritizes making shift work and veterinary ECC life sustainable and rewarding.

Westside Emergency is well equipped with digital radiology, ultrasound, endoscope, in-house laboratory, patient monitors, and sophisticated emergency and surgical facilities.

Our nursing team is highly valued and encouraged to utilize their skills and work autonomously to support our emergency veterinarians in providing exceptional patient care.

Role :

Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to;

• Admission & triage of emergency patients
• Forward planning and providing direct and individualized patient care for critically ill patients
• Performing diagnostics and treatments
• Plan and perform anesthesia for ill or unstable patients
• Record all care information concisely and accurately
• Work directly under the guidance and support of veterinarians and senior nurses
• Liaise knowledgeably and accurately with staff and clients.
• General Housekeeping

About you

We are searching for an experienced emergency nurse who possesses the ability to multitask and work well as a team in an often fast-paced environment. Referral hospital experience is preferable, but a strong general practice background is looked highly upon. On-the-job training will be provided with ongoing support by senior nurses and veterinarians however applicants must possess the ability to work unsupervised as well as demonstrate reasonable proficiency in basic nursing skills such as intravenous catheter placement, fluid therapy, drug dose calculations, use of monitoring equipment and assessing vital signs, as the role involves a degree of autonomy and use of initiative.

Essential Attributes

Desirable attributes

Benefits

To apply, please send your updated resume to xiaojia@westsideemergency.com.sg

Tell employers what skills you have

Animal Care

Veterinary

Animal Husbandry

animal health

Pets

Veterinary Nursing

Veterinary Medicine

Animal Handling

Anesthesia

Animal Surgery

Team Player