Registered Nurse Level 1 - Post Anaesthetic Care Unit (PACU) and Scrub/Scout | Full-time Permanent

Australian Capital Territory; Canberra; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Flexible working conditions

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Canberra Health Services in Canberra is seeking a Registered Nurse Level 1 to join the Post Anaesthetic Care Unit (PACU) and contribute as Scrub/Scout in the operating theatres. This full-time permanent role offers a fast-paced, patient-centred environment with a multidisciplinary team and opportunities for professional development.

You'll provide recovery nursing care across multiple specialties, prepare theatres, maintain sterile technique, and support safe, efficient patient care with ongoing

Qualifications

• Experience in perioperative/PACU settings is advantageous.
• Scrub/Scout experience across multiple specialties is valued.
• Willingness to comply with ACT health service policies and vaccination requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert care to patients recovering from surgery in PACU across multiple specialties.
• Prepare operating theatres, maintain sterile environments, manage surgical instruments and equipment as Scrub/Scout Nurse.
• Contribute to safe and efficient patient care with a multidisciplinary team.

Skills

PACU nursing

Scrub/Scout

Perioperative care

Patient-centred care

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

Bachelor of Nursing

Job description

Registered Nurse Level 1 - Post Anaesthetic Care Unit (PACU) and Scrub/Scout
Full-time Permanent

• City living without the traffic – click here to see why you should live in Canberra.
• Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
• Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
• Flexible working conditions.
• Reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval).

Join a fast-paced and rewarding Post Anaesthetic Care Unit (PACU) where you will provide expert care to patients recovering from surgery across a broad range of specialties. Working within Canberra Hospital's state-of-the-art Perioperative Unit, you will be supported by a dedicated multidisciplinary team, Perioperative Educators, Nurse Unit Managers, and Clinical Nurse Consultants. This is an exciting opportunity to develop specialist recovery nursing skills while delivering safe, patient-centred care.

SCRUB/SCOUT

Become part of a highly skilled surgical team where you will support a wide range of procedures across numerous specialties. As a Scrub/Scout Nurse, you will prepare operating theatres, maintain sterile environments, manage surgical instruments and equipment, and assist in delivering safe and efficient patient care. This rewarding role offers ongoing professional development, diverse clinical exposure, and the opportunity to contribute to outstanding surgical outcomes.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.

For more information on this position and how to apply “ click here ”

Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website .

Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together
Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.

The ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved. More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan - ACT Government Transparency Portal .