Registered Nurse - Coronary Care Unit

• Supportive team environment
• Central city location close to freeway, public transport and with free secure staff parking in walking distance
• Part time / Full time opportunity

Are you a Registered Nurse with excellent interpersonal and customer service skills, and a passion for delivering high quality patient care? 

Mount Hospital is looking for Registered Nurses for the Coronary Care Unit on a full time/part time permanent basis. Suitable applicants with the right clinical background are encouraged to apply.

Surrounded by beautiful parklands and within walking distance to Perth City, Mount Hospital has established a reputation as the leading inner-city hospital. Mount Hospital provides Acute Surgical, Medical, Rehabilitation, Coronary and Intensive Care Services and is part of the Healthscope group, which is one of the country's leading providers of private healthcare, including 41 hospitals.  

About Our Coronary Care Unit

Our 41 bed Coronary Care Unit is a busy unit with many high-end interventional cardiac procedures being performed on a regular basis.  We routinely see procedures such as PCI, cardiac device insertion, LAAO, ablation, pre-op CABG, cardioversion, TOE and TAVI.  CCU provides the MET service for the hospital and adjoining medical suites, as well as a Priority Admission Service for chest pain and related respiratory conditions.

At Mount we can offer you experience in a high acuity unit that services three Cath Labs as well as a Hybrid theatre. In this role, you will be supported by the Nurse Unit Manager, dedicated Staff Development Nurse, Clinical Nurse Specialist, as well as a highly experienced team of Clinical and Registered nurses, offering many years of experience in the specialty. 

CCU is well supported by a 14 bed Level 3 Intensive Care Unit completing in excess of 700 open heart procedures per year.  If cardiac nursing is your passion, then the Mount is the place to be.

Key responsibilities

As a Coronary Care Registered Nurse you will:

• Deliver evidence based nursing care
• Liaise with the multi-disciplinary team
• Ensure patient and staff safety
• Supervise, direct and guide nursing team members; Enrolled Nurses (ENs) and Assistants in Nursing (AINs) to deliver patient care
• Deliver education and support to individuals/patients for the management of their health recovery, rehabilitation or end of life needs 

Essential Criteria:

• Current Registration with AHPRA
• Post Graduate Certificate in Coronary Care or ICU (or working towards) highly desirable
• Commitment to Quality Patient Care
• Compliance with ACQSHC National standards
• Sound clinical decision making and problem solving skills
• Works well independently and within a team
• Excellent communication and customer service skills
• Basic computer skills

Applications close: 31st August

For further enquiries: Katie Heathcote (Nurse Unit Manager) katie.heathcote@healthscope.com.au

To Apply: Please click on the 'Apply' button to be taken to our online application form. Please include a cover letter and your CV along with the contact details of 2 professional referees.