Description:
- Part time and full time roles available
- Heidelberg location, with flexible shifts
- Family friendly and supportive team culture
Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the Northeast of Melbourne and state-wide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.
About Emergency nursing:
Our Emergency Department is at the forefront of new and innovative models of emergency care, and is a contemporary leader in emergency medicine education and research. We have a strong focus on nurse development and upskilling opportunities with both a Transition to Specialty Practice Program and Post Graduate Certificate in Critical Care Nursing offered each year. We are a close knit and caring team who invest in building up our colleagues with peer support, wellness initiatives and work/life balance.
About the role:
As a Registered Nurse within our ED and Short Stay Unit you will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of evidence-based nursing care, in order to optimise health outcomes for the community, within a fast-paced and ever-changing environment.
Key responsibilities will see you:
- Support a philosophy of care, which is patient focused, and where the family is welcome in the carer’s team
- Assist with medical and diagnostic procedures carried out within the unit
- Assist with the education and orientation of new undergraduate students and casual staff
- Achieve and maintain the skills necessary, through personal professional development, to plan, prioritise and implement holistic patient care
About you:
You will be someone who understands that you can be the best part of a person’s worst day, and approach each new patient with a commitment to progressing their care. You’ll thrive on the variety and challenge of working in one of Melbourne's busiest ED’s, and be looking to grow as a nurse and as a person on the healthcare frontline.
You’ll further have:
- AHPRA Registered Nurse registration, Division 1
- A Post Graduate Certificate in Critical Care Nursing
- A minimum of 5 years Emergency Nursing Experience
- Have the ability to care for critically ill patients in the Resusciation Rooms
- Have the ability to perform in the role of Triage Nurse
- A commitment to quality, best practice and environmental safety
- The ability to communicate effectively in both written and verbal form
Our benefits:
Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:
- Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging
- A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounts on fitness memberships and health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
- Mentoring and career development opportunities
- Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists
- Relocation expense reimbursement
- Six weeks annual leave
Inclusion at Austin:
We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, physically or culturally diverse, LGBTQI+, and people of any age.
Work with us!
If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working with Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, please feel free to reach out to the hiring manager