Title: Registered Nurse
Ringwood East, VIC, AU, 3135
Registered Nurse- Day Procedure and Endoscopy Unit- Maroondah Hospital
- Ongoing part-time opportunity – embrace work/life balance
- Learning and career opportunities
- Work close to home at a values based organisation
Eastern Health
Eastern Health is one of Melbourne’s largest public health services. We provide a range of emergency, surgical, medical and general healthcare services and have a proud history of serving a diverse community.
Our Healthier Together promise underpins our strategic plan – which is to serve the growing and changing needs of our community and to care about and develop our staff. We believe our people make the difference.
About the role
At 2 South, we provide services for day of admission, transit lounge, day surgery recovery (adult & paediatric), endoscopy procedures and endoscopy recovery. We are looking for a passionate and experienced registered nurse to join our cohesive team.
We support adult surgical day cases, including breast, general surgery, urology, plastics and orthopaedics for both elective and emergency patients. We also care for paediatric patients who predominantly undergo plastic or orthopaedic elective and emergency surgery. Furthermore, we support endoscopy patients undergoing gastroscopies, colonoscopies & bronchoscopies.
Whilst there is no night shift on our roster, our nurses are required to provide an on call endoscopy service to Maroondah Hospital after hours and over the weekends, and this is rotated through all staff. We are a friendly and highly motivated team, and you will be well supported in your new role.
About you
You are dedicated, empathetic and adaptable. You understand, and are interested in, the complex and varied patient presentations cared for in the day procedure unit. To be successful in this role you will possess:
• Current Registration with AHPRA
• Post Graduate qualifications in peri-op is an advantage
• Highly developed interpersonal skills
• A strong commitment to high quality care
• Ability to work as part of a diverse team
• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• Ability to work independently
• Excellent decision making capability
• Motivated to learn and improve skills
• Willing to mentor and develop graduates
• Previous endoscopy experience is an advantage
• Previous ALS/ recovery skills is an advantage
Please refer to the attached position description for further details of the role.
Vaccination against infectious disease is a mandatory requirement of this role. An offer of employment is conditional on you providing evidence that you are currently vaccinated against COVID-19 with booster & Influenza, prior to commencing employment.
What we offer
Eastern Health offers a variety of fantastic Employee Benefits, view the extensive range here!
- Diverse and engaging career opportunities
- Friendly & supportive team
- Flexible working hours
- Salary packaging options
- Career progression in our teaching hospitals
Next Steps
Apply online if you feel we are a good match, you have the skills and qualities to make a difference, and are eligible to work in Australia.
We review all applications when we receive them, and we notify unsuccessful candidates.
If you are shortlisted, we will be in touch to arrange an interview, and you must complete a National Police Check (which we will pay for). We will notify unsuccessful candidates.
Good to know:
- We are an equal opportunity employer and actively promote equality for people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and for people living with disability – within the communities we serve and our Eastern Health team.
- We provide a culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander employees.
- As a child-safe organisation, we ensure child safety and wellbeing is embedded in our everyday culture.
- Vaccination and screening for immunity to vaccine-preventable disease is a mandatory requirement of this role.
- Advertising may end before the closing date.
- We do not accept recruitment agency application
Contact Person: Michelle Cook
Contact Number: (03) 98713165
Contact Email: michelle.cook@easternhealth.org.au
Need help submitting your application?
Just contact the Hiring Manager in the advertisement or call the Talent Acquisition Team on (03) 9955 7555 | Medical Workforce Unit on (03) 9895 3469. [TA for Non Medical roles, MWU for Medical roles]
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