Advanced Recovery Room Nurse — Overnight Critical Care

SA Health; Adelaide; Hybrid; AUD 79,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Professional development allowance

Flexible work options

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN) is seeking a Registered and Clinical Nurse for Advanced Recovery Room Care at Royal Adelaide Hospital. You will deliver specialized postoperative care in a 1:2 nurse-to-patient model with regular anaesthesia reviews.

Responsibilities include assessing needs, monitoring recovery, coordinating with anaesthesia and multidisciplinary teams, and guiding colleagues. Opportunities exist for progression from RN/M1 to RN/M2C with advanced practice development.

Qualifications

• Hold or be eligible for NMBA registration and practice authority.
• Demonstrate competence in relevant nursing practice.
• Communicate clearly and work well across disciplines.
• Prioritise care and respond to changes in patient condition.
• Commit to person centred care and continuous improvement.
• Recovery, ICU or HDU experience and relevant postgraduate qualifications are desirable.
• At Clinical Nurse level, bring consolidated experience, advanced clinical skills and a commitment to developing others.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient needs and deliver personalised postoperative care.
• Monitor recovery, recognise deterioration and escalate promptly.
• Coordinate care with anaesthesia and multidisciplinary colleagues.
• Support patients and families with clear education and advice.
• Guide colleagues and lead a clinical portfolio at RN/M2C level.

Skills

Postoperative care

Recovery/ICU/HDU

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Clinical communication

Job description

Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN) is seeking a Registered and Clinical Nurse for Advanced Recovery Room Care at Royal Adelaide Hospital. You will deliver specialized postoperative care in a 1:2 nurse-to-patient model with regular anaesthesia reviews.

Responsibilities include assessing needs, monitoring recovery, coordinating with anaesthesia and multidisciplinary teams, and guiding colleagues. Opportunities exist for progression from RN/M1 to RN/M2C with advanced practice development.