Monash Health Hiring for Registered Nurse- Procedures/Anaesthetics & Recovery Job at Melbourne Full Time

Acknowledging the vital role they play in providing healthcare to our community, Monash Health proudly supports the WHO 2021 International Year of the Health and Care Workers.

About our DayTreatment Centre/Endoscopy Suite at Monash Health

Monash Health is the largest public health service in Victoria, employing over 18,000 people across a range of specialities.

The Day Treatment Centre at Dandenong Hospital is 12 bed unit open Monday to Friday. We are a busy and exciting area that provides pre & post-operative care to day surgery patients of many different specialties. Within our Day Treatment Centre we also have the endoscopy suite and day medical unit and are offering the opportunity to work across all areas.

The Endoscopy Suite is a 1 procedure room department open Monday to Friday. We are a fast paced exciting area that provides Endoscopic procedures to patients from multiple units including Colorectal, gastroenterology and Respiratory.

About The Role

As Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for working with all hospital departments to improve flow and patient experience, duties will include but are not limited to:

• Anaesthetics & Recovery
• Assisting with procedures & Scope processing
• Assist in managing the day-to-day nursing operations of a busy Endoscopy/Day Treatment Unit
• Ensuring high standards of care are consistent
• Daily reporting and auditing
• Occupational Health & Safety

We will encourage you to engage in professional development activities. We will support you with offering onsite in-services, access to Clinical Nurse Educators. Let us leverage your current and in turn tap into the life experience of some of Victoria’s most senior and experienced clinicians who have built their careers at Monash Health.

We are currently seeking a Registered Nurse with experience in either Day Surgery Unit/Theatre and/or Endoscopy – we have a Full Time ongoing opportunity. We are a Monday to Friday unit operating between 7am-9.30pm so have family friendly Rostering –No weekends!

About You

With a solid background in Anaesthetics & Recovery and Procedures you will understand how to work in a fast-paced environment, be a team player and strive to provide exceptional patient care experiences. With your well-developed interpersonal and communication skills, you are easily able to liaise and engage with others at all levels to deliver outcomes in a timely manner.

You are a compassionate individual who possesses a patient-centred approach with an excellent bedside manner. Positive outcomes for your patients is a priority while of course following a high standard in your clinical approach.

Above all, you are always absolutely committed to safe professional practice conducted within scope. You are an advocate of Monash Health’s Strategic Guiding Principles.

You are also:

• dedicated to safe best practice and quality care
• committed to delivering patient centred care and advocating for your patients
• enthusiastic, compassionate and able to work collaboratively

What you need:

• Previous Anaesthetics experience essential
• Previous Recovery experience essential
• Previous Endoscopy/Day Surgery experience essential
• Perioperative Post Grad desirable
• Current AHPRA registration
• Australian working rights

What we offer

• access to Monash Health in-house learning portals to further expand your acute clinical skills and knowledge base
• avenues to further develop your leadership and project management skills
• mentorship and career guidance
• support to attend relevant forums and conferences
• a supportive learning environment, should you wish to undertake postgraduate studies

In addition, you will have access to benefits including salary packaging options that increase your take-home pay, access to onsite staff car parking and gym, uniform and a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

Monash Health recognises the value of equal employment opportunity and is committed to patient safety and promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles.

Please apply online through Mercury e-recruit as email applications will not be considered. Current Monash Health employees should apply through Mercury using their Monash Health employee account. Our Recruitment Services team can answer any queries on this matter and can be reached on Ph: 9265 2750 or via email to [email protected]

Offers of employment can only be made once all mandatory probity checks have been completed. These include:

• reference checks;
• a clear Police Check conducted within the last three months;
• a current Victorian Employee Working with Children’s Check (or proof of payment for same); and
• proof of immunisation.

A request to conduct probity checks does not guarantee that an offer of employment will be made.

As part of our selection process, you may be invited by email to participate in an on-camera video interview.

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In accordance with recent Victorian Public Health directions all employees working in the Public Health system need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and be required to provide evidence of their vaccination status.

All candidates will be required to provide evidence of full vaccination. You will need to provide a copy your immunisation history statement which can be accessed via My Gov. The evidence will need to be uploaded as part of your application.

Offers of employment will only be made to candidates that can provide evidence that they meet full vaccination status.