Registered Nurse - PACU

• Diverse team environment
• Permanent Full time, part time and casual opportunities
• Free on site staff car parking and close to public transport
• PACU Unit

Are you a Registered Nurse with excellent interpersonal and customer service skills, and a passion for delivering high quality patient care?

About the role

John Fawkner Private Hospital is currently seeking experienced Registered Nurses to join our PACU Unit to deliver high patient quality care.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Deliver evidence based nursing care
• Liaise with the multi-disciplinary team
• Ensure patient and staff safety
• Supervise, direct and guide nursing team members; Enrolled Nurses (ENs) to deliver patient care
• Deliver education and support to individuals/patients for the management of their health recover

About us

John Fawkner Private Hospital is located in the north-west suburbs of Melbourne. With 186 registered beds, an emergency department, 5 operating theatres, 12 bed Critical Care Complex and a busy day surgery/endoscopy unit the hospital provides a wide range of services to its community.

The hospital specialises in orthopaedics, general surgery, general medicine, oncology, cardiology, urology, plastic surgery, ENT and gynaecology.

Essential Criteria:

• Current Registration with AHPRA
• Minimum 2 years' experience within a PACU hospital setting
• Post Graduate Certificate in Perioperative Nursing (or working towards)
• Working with Children check
• Commitment to Quality Patient Care
• Compliance with ACQSHC National standards
• Sound clinical decision making and problem solving skills
• Excellent communication and customer service skills
• Works well independently and within a team
• Basic computer skills.

Why Healthscope?

We are the only national private hospital operator and healthcare provider in Australia. But why does that matter? Our team is made up of over 19,000 highly experienced people working across a range of roles and specialisations. Supported by some of the best doctors in nationally, we come together to strive for better, sharing learnings, supporting each other, celebrating successes and facing challenges together.

Joining us opens the door to endless opportunities. We encourage the pursuit of continuous professional development, specialisation and education, and support our people to grow and flourish.

If you are successful, you will receive a salary as per Healthscope - Victoria - Nurses and Midwives Agreement 2016-2020 for years of nursing experience, ranging between $35.57 to $42.59 per hour.

Applications close: 8th June, 2022

To Apply: Please click on the 'Apply' button to be taken to our online application form.

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More Information: Our commitment to quality and safety for our patients, staff and visitors is our highest priority. Applicants will be required to provide a current National Police check, WWCC (where applicable) and Evidence of right to work in Australia prior to appointment. Staff in patient contact roles will be required to provide proof of immunity to specified infectious diseases as a Category A Healthcare worker.