Elements and Performance Criteria
- Supervise nursing support for veterinary procedures
- Coordinate available nursing staff to support veterinary activities
- Coordinate preparation of materials and equipment in anticipation of need
- Supervise nursing staff assistance in a range of medical and surgical nursing procedures
- Coordinate nursing staff to monitor and communicate anaesthetic depth and patient vital signs during general anaesthesia under veterinary supervision
- Coordinate nursing staff requirements for post-operative procedures
- Organise appropriate rostering of nursing staff
- Organise, monitor and document referral requests, procedures and follow-up processes
- Notify referral veterinarian or other health care professional and service regarding reason for referral according to practice procedures and referring veterinarian’s instructions
- Arrange transfer of copies of client records and referral information while maintaining client confidentiality
- Advise clients of referral procedures and provide copies of relevant documentation
- Document referrals in case notes using industry standard terminology
- Document referral veterinarian patient case report outcomes and required after care in case notes using industry standard terminology
- Manage hospitalised patients
- Implement specific veterinarian instructions for the care of hospitalised patients
- Coordinate nursing care of hospitalised patients according to WHS, infection control and animal welfare requirements
- Develop and implement infection control policies and procedures to comply with infection control requirements
- Conduct hospital rounds with attending veterinarian ensuring effective nurse handovers
- Monitor the maintenance of accurate records