Registered Nurses Critical Care

Your Position at St John of God Bendigo Hospital

We are seeking an experienced Critical Care Registered Nurse (post graduate qualified) & Registered Nurses to join our 12bed Critical Care Unit on a casual basis.

The role supports a diverse highacuity patient cohort including postoperative surgical patients medical admissions requiring close monitoring coronary care patients and individuals requiring advanced respiratory and haemodynamic support.

Casual shifts offer flexibility to suit your availability with 7.6hour shifts on a rotating roster that includes weekends and public holidays providing exposure to a broad and dynamic case mix in a fastpaced clinical environment.

The Position:

• Assist in the planning delivery and evaluation of a high standard of nursing care in consultation with the health care team patient and carers.

• Provide safe holistic and customer-focused patient care.

• Ensure nursing care is documented accurately and in a timely manner.

• Ensure medical treatment orders are implemented and documented consulting with doctors if orders are unclear.

• Assess the need for and provide health education for patients and carers

• Ensure nursing care is practiced according to professional and organisational clinical standards policies and procedures

• Organise team and individual workloads; prioritise and delegate as appropriate

• Provide effective verbal and written communication ensuring the patient carers and the interdisciplinary team are all included in the immediate and ongoing health care.

You will have a registration with Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurseand postgraduate qualifications in Critical Care Nursing for Critical Care Registered Nurse roles.

To succeed you will a sound understanding of Australian College of Intensive Care Nurses (ACCCN) Standards of Practice for Specialist Critical Care Nurses and demonstrate an excellent level of knowledge and skills relevant to the Critical Care environment.

Above all patients will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.

The Benefits:

• Salary: $51.70 to $65.25 per hour (casual loading included) plus 12% superannuation

• Casual positions available

• As a casual employee you can salary package a percentage of your earnings each pay period

• A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options additional purchased leave and well-being programs

• Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance

• Dynamic multidisciplinary team

For enquiries contact Christina De Guzman - Nurse Manager on (03)

If suitable applicants are identified advertisement may close prior to listed date and screening/interviews may commence throughout the advertising process.

At St John of God Health Care we celebrate diversity and warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Our commitment is to create a safe and nurturing environment for all children and vulnerable individuals in our care and proactively take steps to protect them from abuse ensuring their safety and well-being.

Our inclusive culture fosters an environment that is respectful and secure welcoming and accessible and unified through our diverse community.

All caregivers employed by St John of God Health Care are required to be vaccinated from Influenza in order to fulfil the requirements of the role.