Registered Nurse (Grade 2), Cardiac Cath Lab

Colac Area Health; Geelong; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program 24/7

Parental Leave

Salary packaging (living/meal caps)

Job summary

Barwon Health’s Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory in Geelong is seeking a Registered Nurse (Grade 2) for a temporary part-time role, 64 hours per fortnight. You will provide nursing care across the procedural journey, from pre-procedure to recovery, and scrub/circulate for cath lab procedures in a multidisciplinary team.

The ideal candidate has current AHPRA registration and cardiac/acute care experience; postgraduate critical care qualification and on-call readiness are highly regarded.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current AHPRA registration and recent experience in an acute cardiac, critical care, emergency or Cath Lab setting.
• Post-graduate qualification in a critical care area is desirable.
• Experience with coronary angiography, PCI, device implantation, electrophysiology procedures or participation in an on-call roster will be highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, quality nursing care to patients undergoing cardiac procedures, including pre-procedure assessment, preparation and post-procedure recovery
• Respond effectively to emergency and acute clinical situations within the Cath Lab environment
• Circulate and/or scrub for cardiac catheterisation procedures
• Work collaboratively with cardiologists, cardiac technologists, radiographers and nursing colleagues to deliver safe, patient-centred care
• Maintain high standards of patient safety, infection prevention and clinical documentation
• Participate in the on-call service (where applicable and depending on experience and clinical competence)

Skills

AHPRA registration

Cardiac Cath Lab experience

Acute care

Emergency care

On-call

Communication

Teamwork

Organisation

Education

Bachelor of Nursing

Job description

Registered Nurse (Grade 2), Cardiac Cath Lab

Employment Type - Temporary Part Time

Hours per fortnight -64

Job Category -Nursing - Registered Nurse (Div 2)

• Grow your career with ongoing training and professional development
• Join a supportive, high-performing team making a real community impact
• Temporary part-time 64 hours per fortnight (Parental Leave)

About the role

Join Barwon Health’s Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory, Victoria’s largest regional tertiary cardiac service, providing a broad range of diagnostic and interventional cardiology procedures to patients across Geelong and South West Victoria.

As a Registered Nurse, you will provide high-quality, patient-centred nursing care across the procedural journey, from pre-procedure preparation through to post-procedure recovery. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team delivering coronary angiography, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), permanent pacemaker implantation, electrophysiology procedures, structural heart interventions and emergency cardiac procedures.

Key responsibilities

• Provide safe, quality nursing care to patients undergoing cardiac procedures, including pre-procedure assessment, preparation and post-procedure recovery
• Respond effectively to emergency and acute clinical situations within the Cath Lab environment
• Circulate and/or scrub for cardiac catheterisation procedures
• Work collaboratively with cardiologists, cardiac technologists, radiographers and nursing colleagues to deliver safe, patient-centred care
• Maintain high standards of patient safety, infection prevention and clinical documentation
• Participate in the on-call service (where applicable and depending on experience and clinical competence)

What we’re looking for

• Registered Nurse with current AHPRA registration and recent experience in an acute cardiac, critical care, emergency or Cath Lab setting
• Strong clinical assessment, patient monitoring and clinical decision‑making skills, with the ability to remain calm and effective in high-pressured situations
• Excellent communication, teamwork and organisational skills, with a strong commitment to patient-centred care
• Previous Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory experience is desirable, as is a postgraduate qualification in a critical care area
• Experience with coronary angiography, PCI, device implantation, electrophysiology procedures or participation in an on-call roster will be highly regarded
• Excellent working conditions and a strong sense of job satisfaction
• A vibrant staff wellbeing program and access to our 24/7 Employee Assistance Program
• Attractive salary packaging benefits
  • Living expenses capped at $9,010
  • Meals and entertainment capped at $2,650

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Barwon Health is an inclusive and welcoming employer, committed to reflecting the diverse communities we serve. We value and celebrate people of all genders, sexual orientations, cultural backgrounds, faiths, abilities, family structures, and identities, and encourage applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, and members of the LGBTIQA+ community.

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