Registered Nurse - PACU (Stage 1)

St Vincent's Private Hospital Toowoomba; Toowoomba Regional; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging up to $15,990

Novated leasing

Meals and Entertainment card up to $2,

Free uniforms

Annual flu vaccination

Discounted hospital admissions

Private health insurance discounts

Job summary

St Vincent's Private Hospital Toowoomba is seeking a PACU Registered Nurse (Stage 1) to deliver expert perioperative care during and after surgery. You will apply advanced assessment skills to support a safe anaesthesia recovery, in a fast-paced, collaborative team with surgeons, anaesthetists and perioperative staff.

This role offers a permanent part-time arrangement (24 hours per week) with a rotating roster, including weeknights and weekend on-call where applicable, and access to employee

Qualifications

• AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse.
• At least 2 years' experience in anaesthetics / Stage 1 PACU in a high-acuity perioperative setting.
• Flexibility to work permanent part-time (24 hours per week) with rotating roster including weeknights and weekend on-call.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care during and after surgery, supporting a safe recovery from anaesthesia.
• Use advanced assessment skills and judgement in perioperative care.
• Collaborate with surgeons, anaesthetists and perioperative team to deliver outcomes.

Skills

AHPRA Registration

Perioperative nursing

Education

Registered Nurse (RN)

Tools

PACU skills

Job description

As an PACU Registered Nurse (Stage 1) at St Vincent's Private Hospital Toowoomba, you will be providing your expert nursing care to our patients during and immediately following their surgery, using your advanced assessment skills and judgment to support a safe recovery from anaesthesia. In this fast-paced role you will work alongside our highly skilled team of surgeons, anaesthetists and perioperative professionals in this collaborative and supportive team environment to deliver exceptional patient outcomes.

Things that work for you:

• Retail and Travel Discounts; Blue light card a discounted service for frontline workers (available for over 350 brands inc. Big W, The Good Guys, Samsung), JB Hi-Fi corporate benefits, airport lounge membership discounts
• Financial Wellbeing: Enjoy the benefits of salary packaging - options up to $15,990, novated leasing, plus an optional Meals and Entertainment card up to $2,650 per annum, competitive hourly rates and paid approved overtime
• Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Program for staff and their families, fitness passport, free uniforms & annual flu vaccination, ability to purchase annual leave, discounted hospital admissions at any St Vincent's Private Hospital, discounted private health insurance through Bupa or Medibank
• Join Australia's largest not-for-profit provider of health and aged care services

Things that work for us:

• AHPRA Registration as a Registered Nurse
• At least 2 years' experience within Anaesthetics / Stage 1 PACU in a highly-acuity perioperative setting
• Flexibility to work on a permanent part-time basis (24 hours per week) the ability to participate in a rotating roster, including weeknights and weekend on-call requirements where applicable
• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and to work independently of others

About our hospital:

St Vincent's Private Hospital Toowoomba is the largest acute private hospital on the Darling Downs. We are a 197-bed facility with highly experienced and skilled staff that work as a team to deliver the highest standard of healthcare to all our patients. Our occupational therapy team works with a broader multidisciplinary allied health team across the following areas: general medicine, surgery, orthopaedics, rehabilitation, intensive care, maternity, and paediatrics, cardiac and neurology.

Mission and Values:

At St Vincent's Health, our values of Compassion, Integrity, Justice and Excellence guide everything we do. We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds feel respected, supported and empowered to thrive.

We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as part of our ongoing commitment to Reconciliation and improving employment outcomes.

Pre-Employment Checks:

Employment is subject to the successful completion of all pre-employment checks which may include a Working with Children check (i.e. a Blue Card). For further information about St Vincent's commitment to Child Safety, visit St Vincent's Code of Conduct.

St Vincent's has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases (VPD) in healthcare settings and evidence may be required for proof of immunity.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Nurse Unit Manager, Cath Kleidon by emailing ***************@svha.org.au