
Compassionate Vet Nurse with experience in providing high-quality medical care to a variety of animals. Skilled in surgery assistance, post-operative care, and customer relations, showcasing strong technical skills as well as empathy for animals and their owners. Proven ability to maintain a calm demeanor under pressure while prioritizing patient welfare. Instrumental in establishing trust between clinic staff and pet owners.
• Assisted with surgical procedures, including patient preparation, scrub nursing, anaesthetic monitoring and post-operative care.
• Monitored anaesthetic, surgical and hospitalised patients, providing nursing care and reporting patient changes to veterinarians.
• Provided treatment and nursing care to hospitalised and neonatal patients, including medication administration and recovery support.
• Performed diagnostic procedures including cytology preparation, in-house laboratory testing and IDEXX sample processing.
• Maintained infection control standards through cleaning, disinfection, sterilisation and surgical pack preparation.
• Assisted with euthanasia procedures, documentation and patient aftercare.
• Communicated effectively with clients, veterinarians and referral clinics to support patient care and clinic operations.
• Managed reception duties including appointment scheduling, patient triage, billing, insurance communications and client support.
• Utilised EzyVet software to maintain medical records, process invoices and manage patient care.
• Fostered and rehabilitated neonatal kittens and possums requiring intensive nursing care and round-the-clock monitoring.
• Provided bottle feeding, supplementary feeding, tube feeding and toileting support for orphaned and critically ill neonatal patients.
• Administered oral, topical, subcutaneous and intramuscular medications as prescribed, including treatments for conditions such as cat flu, coccidiosis, parvovirus and ringworm.
• Maintained intravenous fluid therapy and administered subcutaneous fluids to support hydration and recovery.
• Performed nursing procedures including enemas, medication administration and ongoing patient monitoring.
• Implemented isolation and biosecurity protocols to prevent disease transmission, reinfection and cross-contamination.
• Maintained high standards of hygiene through thorough cleaning, disinfection and infection control practices.
• Monitored patient health, behaviour, weight gain and treatment responses, providing intensive care for high-risk patients with feeding and health assessments every two hours when required.
• Maintained accurate medical records, treatment charts and care documentation to support patient welfare and continuity of care.