ICU Technician

Calvary HealthCare Newcastle; Newcastle; On-site; AUD 40,000 - 57,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site parking

Fitness Passport

Employee Assistance Program

Leave entitlements transfer

Job summary

Calvary Mater Newcastle is seeking an ICU Technician on a casual basis to support patient transport and care in the Intensive Care Unit. You will assist with lifting, positioning and transfers, and you will maintain ventilators and other critical equipment to ensure safe, high-quality care.

The role requires recent experience with ICU equipment such as ventilators and dialysis machines, plus strong communication and teamwork skills.

Qualifications

• Experience with direct personal care of patients.
• Experience with transfer of patients between wards and to diagnostic radiography (CT/MRI).
• Recent experience in care and maintenance of ventilators and other medical equipment.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe patient transport and courteous patient support in the ICU.
• Maintain and clean ventilators and other ICU equipment; manage stock levels.
• Assist with lifting, positioning and transfers of patients between wards or to radiology.

Skills

Direct patient care

Patient transfer

Ventilator maintenance

Dialysis equipment

Communication skills

Job description

ICU Technician Casual Position Join Calvary Mater Newcastle Where Compassion Meets World-Class Care!

• Salary Classification Anaesthetic/Operating Theatre Technician
• Remuneration: $35.05 per hour + superannuation + annual leave loading + salary packaging options

About the role

The Intensive Care Technician is responsible for providing a high standard of safe and courteous patient transport and patient support, maintenance and cleaning of ventilators and other equipment and maintenance of stock levels within the Intensive Care Unit. This role is involved with direct personal care with patients including assisting with lifting, positioning and transfer of patients to diagnostic radiography or between wards. You will have had recent experience in assisting with care and maintenance of ventilators, dialysis machines and other medical equipment.

About you

• Experience with direct personal care of patients including assisting with lifting and positioning
• Experience with transfer of patients between wards and to diagnostic radiography (CT/MRI)
• Recent experience in assisting with care and maintenance of ventilators, dialysis machines and other medical equipment
• Demonstrated communication, organisational and interpersonal skills

For further information please contact Marc Hodgson - Nurse Unit Manager on [phone] or [e-mail]

Why work for Calvary?

We are an Affiliated Health Organisation providing services to both public and private patients primarily from the Hunter New England area. Our health services and clinics include Oncology, Coronary Care and Cardiology, Surgery, Intensive Care, General Medicine, Research and 24/7 Emergency Care. We are a world class leader in research in oncology, toxicology, psychiatry and palliative care research. Our researchers work in partnership with our nurses, clinicians and patients, as well as universities, affiliated organisations and charities, both locally and globally. We work together to be a source of healing, hope and nurturing to the people and communities we serve. As we work, our values are visible in how we act and treat each other. We care for our people by providing a safe, equitable, inclusive and welcoming work environment that respects each individual and their contribution to our purpose of ‘Being for Others’.

In addition to an enriching work environment, our staff benefit from:

• Up to $15,900 in salary packaging options plus extra savings with meal entertainment packaging and novated car leasing
• On-site parking
• Fitness Passport and Employee Assistance Program
• Leave entitlement balances transfer for NSW Health employees
• Gender neutral parental leave

Please note that applicants must address all selection criteria as part of their application.

This role requires the successful applicant to:

• Have unlimited working rights in Australia
• Successfully complete pre-employment checks including reference checks, work rights, criminal history check and WWCC checks to ensure suitability for the role
• Provide evidence of immunisation as required for the role