Registered Nurse - Day of Surgery Admissions (DOSA) - (Fixed-Term)Part-timeHospital/Service: Epworth GeelongEpworth HealthCare is Victoria's largest not-for-profit private health care group, renowned for excellence in diagnosis, treatment, care and rehabilitation.
Epworth is an innovator in Australia's health system, embracing the latest in evidence-based medicine to pioneer treatments and services for our patients.
Our values and purpose define Epworth's approach and delivery.
We pride ourselves on communicating and delivering them in a real and meaningful way.
Every Patient Matters.
We are excited to offer a fixed-term, part-time position until 31st August 2025 to join our DOSA team at Epworth Geelong, Waurn Ponds.
In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring that patients are adequately prepared for their surgical journeys.
This includes assessing, planning, coordinating, and evaluating the care delivery needs of patients undergoing various surgical procedures across multiple specialities, including Orthopaedic, Cardiac, Neuro, Colorectal, ENT, Ophthalmology, Oral Maxillofacial, Plastics, Urology, Gynaecology, Vascular, General Surgery & Endoscopy.
Hours of operation within the unit are Monday to Friday 06:00 - 21:00.
You will make an impact by: Delivering an exceptional patient experienceProviding education to pre-operative & post-operative surgical patientsProviding an accurate, knowledgeable and friendly service to colleagues, patients and medical consultantsTo be successful in this role: Possess a current nursing registration with AHPRABe highly accountable and demonstrate a supportive and engaging styleBe passionate about patient care and delivering high quality patient focused servicesHave excellent communication skills and an outstanding phone mannerHave strong computer literacy including MS Office and IPM (highly desirable)Be positive & flexible in an ever-changing health care environmentWe will review applications as we receive them.
About Epworth Geelong Epworth Geelong, located adjacent to Deakin University's Medical School in Waurn Ponds, is developing an environment of world-class health care and education to meet the needs of the expanding population of Geelong and South West Victoria.
Providing exciting career opportunities to doctors, nurses, allied health professionals and support staff.
It features contemporary design, cutting-edge medical technology and best practice patient care, whilst offering a wide range of inpatient and outpatient medical, surgical and rehabilitation services.
At Epworth, it's a community.
It's the sense of belonging and being part of an organisation that puts the patient in the centre of all that is done.
In addition to this, you will have access to:
Epworth's enhanced Not for Profit status (and not available in the public sector) provides the opportunity for employees to salary package up to $15,900 pre-tax annually, leading to greater take home payThe largest educational scholarship program of its kind in AustraliaAbility to purchase up to four additional weeks of leaveReduced cost of health services for you and your family at EpworthRelocation assistance is available for approved candidatesThe annual salary range for full time Registered Nurses – AUD $68,212 - $95,776 + super + entitlements depending on registration type, year level and position (prorated for part-time).
At Epworth, we care. We care about our patients and we care about our people.
We care about keeping everyone safe.
We care about valuing and empowering our people, and growing careers.
And we care about giving our people support and flexibility to thrive, and contribute to our communities.
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It is a condition of employment with Epworth HealthCare, subject to reasonable exemptions, that you have had an annual Influenza vaccination, where this is required under Epworth policy. As a child safe organisation, all successful applicants are required to satisfactorily clear a National Police Check (conducted by Epworth) and may be required to hold a valid employee Working with Children Check (provided by you). At Epworth, we believe inclusion and diversity are essential to our culture and values.
We focus on fairness and opportunity for all – across race, ability, ethnicity, gender, age, sexuality, cultures and beliefs – that reflect the communities we work in.
At Epworth, we care.
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