Registered Nurse

Austin Health; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Wellbeing program

Discounted fitness memberships

Onsite childcare

Job summary

Austin Health is seeking Radiology & Molecular Imaging and Therapy nurses to provide direct clinical care for patients undergoing diagnostic and interventional imaging procedures across multiple sites.

The role involves pre-, peri-, and post-examination care for CT, ultrasound, fluoroscopy, and angiography procedures for inpatients and outpatients. You will work within a multidisciplinary team and participate in on-call duties, with on-site facilities at multiple campuses.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated organisational and time management abilities.
• Ability to work independently and within a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to respond effectively in emergency situations.
• Strong patient assessment and critical thinking skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct clinical care for patients undergoing diagnostic and interventional imaging procedures.
• Provide pre-, peri-, and post-examination care for imaging procedures for both inpatients and outpatients.
• Work within a large, multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Organisational skills

Time management

Independent work

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Emergency response

Patient assessment

Critical thinking

Education

Registered Nurse (RN) qualification

Job description

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

About the Radiology & Molecular Imaging and Therapy department

Our imaging services at Austin comprise of Radiology and Molecular Imaging & Therapy. The departments service multiple sites across Austin Health. Austin Radiology provides imaging services across all three campuses whilst Molecular Imaging is performed at the Austin Hospital and the Repatriation campus. Radiology at Austin Hospital includes services to acute inpatients, emergency department patients and patients undergoing Interventional radiology.

The Molecular Imaging and Therapy service similarly provides a wide range of services to both inpatients and outpatients at the Austin campus, with the growing delivery of therapies being performed at the Austin site.

Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital is the major outpatient facility for Radiology where we provide General Radiography, CT, Ultrasound and Mammography, while Molecular Imaging & Therapy performs Bone Densitometry.

About the role

Radiology & Molecular Imaging and Therapy Nurses work Monday to Friday with hours varying from 0730-2000. They perform weeknight and weekend overtime and on-call duties as rostered and required. Due to the requirement to perform on call duties for time critical emergency procedures, Austin Radiology nursing staff need to live within a30-minuteradius of Austin Health. Nursing staff are required to work at both the Austin and Repatriation Campus Radiology & Molecular Imaging and Therapy Department facilities.

A regular day will see you:

• Provide direct clinical care for patients undergoing diagnostic & interventional imaging procedures
• Provide pre, peri and post examination care for patients undergoing ct, us, fluoroscopy and angiography guided procedures, for both inpatients and outpatients
• Work in a great multi-disciplinary team

About you

You will be someone who has excellent communication skills, with a strong commitment to excellence in patient care. You’ll bring energy and drive to your work and have a keen interest in developing your skillset.

To be successful in this role you’ll bring with you:

• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Able to work well independently and within a multidisciplinary team
• Able to respond effectively in emergency situations
• Sound patient assessment & critical thinking skills

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation.
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program.
• Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options.
• Mentoring and career development opportunities.

Work with us!

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. Austin Health is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with Child Safe Standards. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager:Sarah Pawlik, Acting Nurse Unit Manager at ************@austin.org.au.