Clinical Nurse - Day Surgery Unit

Description:

Role details
The Day Surgery Unit at the Mackay Base Hospital is seeking applications for a Clinical Nurse to join their team on a permanent basis.
How to apply and for mandatory requirements regarding this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.
Your opportunity
The Clinical Nurse (CN) provides an advanced level clinical skill to ensure patient-focused evidence-based nursing care and plans. The position being offered primarily has a day surgery and extended day surgery focus; however, the successful applicant will be expected to work in all areas of DSU. The advanced clinical and leadership skills of clinical nurses are transferrable across all areas of DSU.
About the Team
The Day Surgery Unit (DSU) is part of the Perioperative and Ambulatory Care Stream, Mackay Base Hospital.
The DSU includes day of surgery admissions, second stage 'day only' recovery, extended day surgery and endoscopy, offering staff a variety of healthcare environments to apply their clinical skills. The DSU supports all diagnostic and interventional endoscopic procedures performed at the MBH such as colonoscopy, gastroscopy and bronchoscopy.
The aim of the DSU is to provide a high-quality patient centred service along the surgical continuum from admission to post discharge phone call, through staff & patient education, multidisciplinary consultation, community engagement, feedback and innovation, within allocated financial resources.
About our Hospital and Health Service
Mackay Hospital and Health Service has 6 hospitals, 2 multi-purpose health services and 4 community health centres that employ more than 3,700 staff. The district covers an area of approximately 90,000km2 and provides services to patients and their families in Bowen, Cannonvale, Clermont, Collinsville, Dysart, Glenden, Mackay, Middlemount, Moranbah, Proserpine and Sarina.
Some of our great benefits on offer
* Competitive wages, salary packaging and leave entitlements
* Flexible working arrangements
* A diverse work culture
* Career development
* Professional development opportunities
* Education opportunities, Study and Research
* Paid parental leave
* Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
* Discounted Private Health Insurance
* Fitness Passport
Workforce attraction incentive scheme
You may be eligible to receive the Incentive Scheme 1, the scheme is available to health workers that relocate from interstate or international to come work within our team may receive up to $20,000 in incentive payments under the Queensland Health Workforce Attraction Incentive Scheme (conditions apply).