Nursing - Perioperative

UnitingCare Hospital; United States; Remote; USD 64,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NFP salary packaging

Flexible work arrangements

Employee discounts program

Paid parental leave 12 weeks

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Job summary

UnitingCare Hospital is seeking perioperative nurses across Enrolled Nurse to Clinical Nurse Consultant levels for roles in anaesthetics, theatre, and recovery. Positions available across full-time and part-time arrangements with rotating rosters to match service needs and individual expertise.

Remuneration reflects classification and experience under the relevant agreement, with not-for-profit salary packaging, superannuation, and applicable penalties or bonuses where offered.

Qualifications

• Current AHPRA registration at the relevant level (EN, RN, or senior classification).
• Australian working rights (sponsorship is not available).
• Relevant perioperative experience with additional post-graduate qualifications expected for senior roles.
• Flexibility to work across a rotating roster.
• Commitment to patient safety and quality improvement.
• Desire for ongoing professional development and skills advancement.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Strong communication and customer service skills.

Education

AHPRA registration

Job description

Join the perioperative team at St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital and be part of care across the full surgical journey — from anaesthetics, through theatre, to recovery. We are recruiting across nursing levels from Enrolled Nurse to Clinical Nurse Consultant.

About the opportunies

• Anaesthetics (senior roles — CN / CNM / CNC)
• Scrub/Scout (Operating Theatre) — including specialty lists such as Cardiac Catheter Theatre and Urology
• Post-Anaesthetic Care Unit (PACU / Recovery)
• Day Surgery
• Endoscopy

Your area, level and rotation are based on your experience, skills and our service needs, and will be discussed with you during the recruitment process.

Classifications & remuneration

We’re recruiting across nursing classifications from Enrolled Nurse (EN) and Registered Nurse (RN) through to senior roles — Clinical Nurse (CN), Clinical Nurse Manager (CNM) and Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC).

Remuneration reflects your classification and experience under the relevant agreement, plus superannuation, not-for-profit salary packaging, and applicable penalties, allowances or benefits.

Employment & location

• Employment term: Full-time and part-time available (minimum 0.6 FTE)
• Location: St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital — opposite Roma St Parklands, a short walk from Brisbane city

What makes a difference for us

• Current AHPRA registration at the relevant level (EN, RN, or senior classification)
• Australian working rights (sponsorship is not available for this position)
• Relevant perioperative experience — with additional experience and post‑graduate qualifications expected for senior (CN / CNM / CNC) roles
• Flexibility to work across a rotating roster
• Commitment to patient safety and quality improvement
• Desire for ongoing professional development and skills advancement
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
• Strong communication and customer service skills

Make a meaningful difference with St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital We're looking for someone who wants to make the world a little better through small moments that leave big impacts. To build meaningful relationships and make a difference in the lives of others.

What makes a difference for you?

• NFP Salary Packaging: Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum.
• To learn more about this benefit watch the video via the following link: SalaryPackagingExplained
• Flexible work arrangements to support work‑life balance
• A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs
• 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme
• Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events
• Career development opportunitiesto challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference
• A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others

We’d love you to be part of our UnitingCare family. By joining our Hospitals, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. The second-largest Queensland employer, we’re a proud not‑for‑profit with more than 17,500 staff and 9, 000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, and have been leading by example for more than 100 years. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness.

Child safe, Child friendly

UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will:

• provide welcoming, safe and nurturing services for children
• implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur
• abide by the Child Safe Standards and adhere to the Reportable Conduct Scheme

Diversity & Inclusion

Our approach is simple– everybody iswelcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values.We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity.Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long‑term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.

Safe workplace

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.

Commitment to Safeguarding

We are committed in creating services and workplaces that are welcoming and safe for every person. We work together to protect children, young people, adults and the elderly from harm within our services and the communities we support. We speak up for their safety to ensure their voices are heard. Our recruitment and workplace practices reflect our dedication in preventing abuse, harm and exploitation across UnitingCare.

UnitingCare is the second-largest Queensland employer, with more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of UnitingCare, BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital. When you join the UnitingCare family, you are part of something bigger. We are a proud not‑for‑profit with a compassionate and inclusive team who are committed to the work we do. People who want to make the world a little better through small moments that leave big impacts. For more than 100 years we’ve been inspired by our mission to improve the health and wellbeing of individuals, families and communities.

www.unitingcareqld.com.au

We’re on a mission to make a meaningful difference every day

We’re on a mission to make a meaningful difference every day, working with thousands of Australians to ensure they live life in all its fullness. We want people who are great as individuals, and even better in a team. We want people who stand up for what is right. Who are open to new ideas. Who champion innovation. Who lead through learning, and lead by example.

So, if you’re looking for an opportunity to make a meaningful difference, to grow, thrive and to be rewarded, it’s time you joined our UnitingCare familiy.