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Peninsula Health
Reference Number 22617
Position Title Registered Nurse PACU/Anaesthetics
Employment Status Limited Term Full Time, Limited Term Part Time, Permanent Full Time, Permanent Part Time
Location All Sites
Advertisement text • Provide high standards of skilled care and support during each phase of a patient’s perioperative care.
• Enhance your Career with a Major Health Care Provider on the Mornington Peninsula

About our Theatre Department
Our Team in the Surgical Services Suite works with passion to deliver world class healthcare for the local community. The Surgical Services Suite at Peninsula Health is an exciting and dynamic environment that performs approximately 15,000 procedures per year, 10,000 of those are elective and 5,000 emergency procedures.

There are 10 Operating Rooms providing a service for a variety of craft groups. Specialities include: ENT, thoracic, vascular, plastic, facio maxillary, orthopaedic, urology, general surgery, endoscopy, obstetrics and gynaecology and emergency surgery. There is an element of paediatric surgery in ENT, plastic, orthopaedic and general surgery.

About our PACU/Anaesthetics Nurse Position
Peninsula Health’s Surgical Services Suite is offering an opportunity for skilled, passionate and dynamic PACU/ Theatre Nurses to join our devoted team on a permanent or limited term basis (full time & part time).

Is this the position for you?
• Do you continue to look for ways to improve the healthcare outcomes for your patients?
• Do you enjoy seeing many different patients every day – whether it’s for a life-saving surgery, or something more routine like removing tonsils?
• Are you committed to Person Centred Care?
• Can you be appropriately assertive but empathetic with people who are distressed?
• Do you have strong judgment and decision making skills?

Please view our attached position description for a detailed outline of selection criteria

What we can offer you
• Comprehensive Employment Options - Full-time (with access to accrued days off) or Part-time on a permanent or limited term basis!
• Salary Packaging - maximise an employee’s net salary by directing some of their pre-tax salary to pay for certain benefit items, such as rent, personal loan or mortgage
• Parking – On-site, low cost parking facilities at all sites
• Education - An extensive range of short courses and study days are available, as well as ward-based in-service sessions and general and specialist Nurse Educators to provide clinical support in all areas.
• Monash Fitness Centre Memberships

How to Apply
1. Click on Apply
2. Review Position Description
3. Create a profile / log in
4. Upload Resume and Cover letter

If you are a passionate Registered Nurse with specialised experience in theatre, please do not wait any longer and apply for this fantastic opportunity.

Please note, previous applicants need not apply

Other information
• Ensuring the health and safety of our patients, visitors and staff is at the heart of everything we do. As part of this commitment, all new members of our team must meet the immunisation requirements of their role prior to commencement.
• Peninsula Health is committed to providing positive employment opportunities and outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and welcome employment applications from candidates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background.
• Peninsula Health believes in the strength of a diverse and inclusive workforce where each person’s uniqueness is valued. Peninsula Health believes that by embracing the diverse life experiences and perspectives of our people, we will provide high-quality health care to all members of our community – regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, cultural background, disability, religion or sexual orientation.

Selection Criteria Desirable: Have you completed a post graduate certificate or degree in peri-operative nursing?
Essential: Do you have recent PACU/Anaesthetics experience in an Operating Suite?
Essential: Do you have any APHRA restrictions on your registration?
Contact Person Sarah Warner
Contact Number 97847338
Contact Email swarner@phcn.vic.gov.au
Closing Date 31/08/2018
Position Description Perioperative Nurse PD.pdf