Clinical Nurse PACU

Job Description:

About the role:

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Clinical Nurse (CN)to join our Post Anaesthetic Care Unit (PACU)team at St Vincents Private Hospital Northside. This is a permanent fulltime opportunitywithin a fastpaced highacuity perioperative environment.

Reporting to the Nurse Unit Manager Anaesthetics/PACU the Clinical Nurse PACU provides advanced clinical nursing careand clinical leadership supporting the delivery of safe highquality postanaesthetic recovery care. The role contributes to patient safety staff support service coordination and continuous quality improvement across PACU and Procedural Services.

You will work collaboratively with Anaesthetists Surgeons Theatre staff and the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure optimal patient outcomes and service excellence.

Your key responsibilities:

• Provide advanced clinical nursing care within PACU
• Demonstrate clinical leadership and role model best practice nursing care
• Support and mentor nursing staff including skill development and clinical guidance
• Participate in clinical coordination escalation and patient flow management
• Contribute to quality improvement risk management and patient safety initiatives
• Work collaboratively across Perioperative and Procedural Services

Things that work for you:

• Financial Wellbeing: Salary packaging options up to $15990 novated leasing plus an optional Meals and Entertainment card up to $2650 per annum competitive hourly rates and paid approved overtime
• Retail and Travel Discounts; Blue light card a discounted service for frontline workers (available for over 350 brands inc. Big W The Good Guys Samsung) JB Hi-Fi corporate benefits airport lounge membership discounts
• Health and Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Program for staff and their families fitness passport free uniforms & annual flu vaccination ability to purchase annual leave discounted hospital admissions at any St Vincents Private Hospital discounted private health insurance through Bupa or Medibank
• Join Australias largest not-for-profit provider of health and aged care services

Things that work for us:

• Current registration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse

• Minimum 35 years recent experience in PACU

• Demonstrated advanced clinical assessment and recovery skills

• Strong communication leadership and interpersonal skills

• Sound knowledge of NSQHS Standards infection prevention and risk management

• Current Advanced Life Support (ALS)certification

• Postgraduate qualification in PACU perioperative nursing or working towards describable

• Experience acting or relieving in senior/lead PACU or shift coordination roles desirable

Mission and Values:

As both a provider of care and as an employer St Vincents aspires to create an environment that is truly inclusive for all people always. St Vincents is constantly striving for inclusivity and to create and cherish a diverse place of care and work.

Part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. For further information visit Mission and Values - Reconciliation

Pre-Employment Checks:

Employment is subject to the successful completion of all pre-employment checks. St Vincents has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases (VPD) in healthcare settings and evidence will be required for proof of immunity.

For further information please email: Alison James Nurse Unit Manager Anaesthetics & PACU email

Respectfully no agencies please

Closing Date:

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincents we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming safe equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

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