Veterinary Nurse
23 hours ago
**Responsibilities include**:
Take instructions from the veterinarian in terms of the organizing of procedures and the administering of medication in cases seen at Two Oceans Aquarium and Broader Waterfront area.
To ensure adequate stock take and ordering of medication.
Take part in staff training in terms of nursing in animal health and maintain up to date CPD in related veterinary fields.
Keep abreast of new developments in terms of medication and diagnostic equipment on the market, by research as well as communicating with representatives of the relevant companies.
Identify potential opportunities and challenges with regards to duties at TOA, to assist in the formulation/development and implementation of the animal health department.
Assisting the veterinary team with animal procedures, examinations, routine health walks and surgeries. This entails preparing for procedures, assisting during surgery and medical examinations of patients, making sure that all required procedural documentation for record keeping is maintained, and ensuring that all necessary equipment for such procedures is functioning properly and prepared in advance.
Manage the animal health clinic/surgery and laboratories to ensure that it is maintained to the best standards.
**Animal treatment**:
Work together with the veterinarian and animal care staff to ensure that clinical cases receive the treatment prescribed and also are seen for follow up examinations when required.
Dispensing and administering prescribed treatment when necessary.
Recording changes in treatments and medical condition of animals receiving treatment.
Making sure that the animals in our care receive preventative medication and examinations on time.
**Medical data**: Ensure that veterinary data such as medical reports, results and clinical findings are stored appropriately on Zims or other databases.
**Laboratory**: Ensure that samples submitted to our in-house laboratories (Microbiology/Cytology) are received and processed.
Processes submitted blood samples and ensures that all machines are managed to best standards and maintained as required.
**Health and safety**: As the departmental hazardous chemical and medication supervisor to ensure that the hazardous chemical substances regulations are implemented properly due to the chemical content of general chemicals and medication
**Requirements**:
National senior certificate
Veterinary nursing diploma /degree.
Two - five years’ experience working as a veterinary nurse in the veterinary industry.
Exotic/wildlife animal experience will be of benefit. Should be able to work with a wide variety of animals.
Good communication, presentation, and report-writing skills
Computer literacy and proficiency in the Microsoft Office software suite.
Laboratory and staff management experience would be an advantage.
**Personal competencies**:
Ability to organise, plan and resolve conflicting needs.
Ability to coordinate a range of complex tasks and projects with multiple goals.
Ability to establish, monitor, assess and correct operational procedures.
Ability to communicate with confidence and clarity, through excellent verbal, written and presentation skill.
High level of integrity and sense of responsibility.
Able to instill trust.
Ability to listen objectively, with patience and understanding, responding honestly and carefully when judging others.
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