Ecc Internship

Company Description

Greencross is excited to launch our new state-of-the-art Greencross Veterinary hospital in Werribee.

Our multidisciplinary veterinary hospital offers western Melbourne pet owners and their pets access to GP, Emergency and Specialist services. While our team are also be dedicated to supporting our future veterinary practitioners studying at The University of Melbourne with clinical experience.

This is an excellent opportunity to join our inaugural veterinary team and join our Clinical Director and ECC Specialist, **Dr Liam Donaldson**

Liam is a JCU 2013 graduate, where upon graduation and undertaking a rotating Internship with QVS developed a passion for Emergency Critical care. While Liam completed his ECC residency at the University of Melbourne, he also completed a Master of Veterinary Studies & a Master of Veterinary Science. Liam boarded as a specialist in Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care through the American College of Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care in 2019. Liam's passion lies in mechanical ventilation, renal replacement therapy and the management and treatment of immune-mediated disease.

Liam is passionate about supporting future veterinarians and nurses in their knowledge and skills within Emergency and Critical Care.

**Job Description**:
We are driven to develop a strong culture team delivering excellent 24-hour veterinary care and customer service to the Western Melbourne region, where your ideas, suggestions and participation will be valued.

As an Emergency & Critical Care (ECC) Intern you will work closely with our team of experienced Emergency Vets (memberships and have close involvement with our other departments. You will assist with ECC cases and be closely involved in the assessment, diagnosis and post-operative care of a diverse variety of challenging cases. The successful applicant will also spend time working within the emergency department as a primary clinician. Facilities include CT, 3T MRI, exotics animal suite, two state-of-the art Getinge Servo-U ventilators, separate Emergency and Intensive care wards, and on-site University clinical pathology and anatomic pathology laboratory.

**Qualifications**:
Additional Information
**Your Benefits as a Greencross Employee**:
When you join our family, you’ll be supported to develop your career path with access to the following:

- National Clinical Symposium: An in-person clinical conference with over 100 lectures across seven streams.
- Ability to choose access to external resources such as VIN, Plumbs, VetStream and Elsevier.
- Access to GP and AEC webinars through Vet-Webinar, with an extensive archive of on-demand webinars and new webinars, added monthly.
- Access to an opt-in mentoring program
- Stress-Free Pets: team members can do the Stress-Free Pets course, become accredited, and reduce the stress on themselves and their patients.

You will also be provided with the following:

- Full-time permanent role that provides flexibility to meet personal or family commitments.
- Option to choose paid AVA membership or State Vet Board Registration.
- Additional benefits include but not limited to car leasing programs, and discount health and pet insurance.
- Opportunity to partake in charity events supported by Petbarn Foundation.
- Free access to confidential Employee Assistance Program lifeWorks 24/7.