Registered Nurse Level 2 - Perioperative SuiteFull-time Temporary with a Possibility of PermanencyCloses: 24 November 2024Classification: Registered Nurse Level 2Salary: $107,066 - $113,261 plus superannuationPosition No: 8242 - 02KCIDirectorate: Canberra Health Services Advertised (Gazettal date): 13 November 2024Contact Officer: Renae Kathage on What can we offer you: City living without the traffic.Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions.Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.Flexible working conditions.11.5% Superannuation.About the Hospital: North Canberra Hospital (formerly Calvary Public Hospital Bruce) and Clare Holland House are now run and operated by Canberra Health Services (CHS).
This is a significant milestone as the ACT Government moves towards delivering a new billion-dollar hospital on Canberra's Northside.
The current North Canberra Hospital is a level 4 hospital that provides a range of acute and sub-acute services including community-based care to the residents of the northside of Canberra and Southern NSW.
North Canberra Hospital (NCH) is a 270 public hospital located in Canberra's expanding northside, operating a 24-hour Emergency Department.
Inpatient services include general medicine, surgery, maternity, mental health, and critical care.
Other service modalities include day surgery, specialist outpatient clinics, Hospital in the Home, and the Geriatric Rapid Acute Care Evaluation service that reaches into aged care facilities across the ACT.
The new Northside Hospital will be built on the existing Calvary Hospital campus in Bruce.
It will be a modern, state-of-the-art hospital for patients, visitors, and its workforce, providing more beds and increased services.
Until then, it's business as usual at the NCH, and we'll keep providing high-quality care to our patients and community.
About the role: The Division of Surgery is responsible for delivering inpatient and outpatient surgical services.
The Division includes Surgical Bookings and Pre-Admission Clinic, Anaesthesia, Pain Management Unit, Operating Theatres, Post-Anaesthetic Care Unit, Day Surgery Unit, Admissions, specialist surgical ward areas, medical and nursing Outpatient services, and Intensive Care Unit.
The Peri-Operative Unit at North Canberra Hospital consists of a Day Surgery Unit (DSU), 7 Operating Theatres covering a wide range of surgical specialties, and a Post Anaesthetic Care Unit (PACU) together with several out of areas procedural/invasive specialty areas.
The Day Surgery Unit (DSU) cares for patients not requiring an inpatient stay.
The DSU consists of an admissions/interview space, Stage 2 Recovery (an 8-bed section for post-operative recovery), and a Stage 3 Discharge Lounge (housing 10 recliner chairs) where patients are discharged home following their procedure.
The Level 2 DSU nurse is a dynamic skilled professional responsible for providing patient-centered evidence-based nursing care for every patient.
Our nursing team works within an interdisciplinary healthcare team supported by the Perioperative Education Team and the Clinical Nurse Consultant.
Note: This is a temporary position available for a period of up to 12 months with the possibility of permanency.
For more information on this position and how to apply, click here. Canberra Health Services (CHS) focuses on delivering high-quality, effective, person-centered care.
It provides acute, sub-acute, primary, and community-based health services to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region.
Our Vision: creating exceptional health care togetherOur Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our communityOur Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind
CHS is committed to workforce diversity and creating an inclusive workplace.
We welcome applications from all diversity groups.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disabilities, and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.
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