Registered Nurse - ICU

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

• Supportive team environment
• Postgraduate education opportunities
• Casual opportunities available with expectation of 1 shift a week at least

Due to the second stage of our expansion Knox Private Hospital is looking to employ Registered Nurses for their Intensive Care Unit, in a full or part time or casual capacity. Suitable applicants will require at least 3 years’ experience working in a critical care environment.  Ideally you will hold a post graduate qualification in critical care nursing or be willing to work towards in the future.

If you meet these criteria, we would love to hear from you!

We offer scholarship support for post graduate studies as we are invested in supporting the future development of all staff at Knox.

About us

Located in Wantirna, Knox Private Hospital is a fully accredited tertiary facility with 295 beds, providing Emergency Services, Extensive Surgical Specialities, 31 bed ICU/CCU, Medical, and a full range of Cardiac Services including two 24-hour Cardiac Catheter Laboratories.

Our dedicated, 14 Bed, standalone Intensive Care Unit has a highly skilled team caring for patients with acute surgical, cardiac and medical procedures and conditions.  Supported by an education team, we provide ongoing training and development, including post graduate education and advanced practice courses. Our Intensive Care Liaison Nurse provides additional resource within the department and outreach support for the broader hospital.

As a Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit your responsibilities will include:

·         Support the nursing team with planning, assessment, implementation and evaluation of excellent standard of evidence based, person centred patient care

·         Demonstrate professional practice as evidence by adhering to AHPRA professional standards, code of ethics and conduct, legislative requirements and Healthscope's polices and processes

·         Act as a valued member of the inter-disciplinary team to provide exceptional patient care by actively contributing to team processes and practices

·         Collaborate with external partners to ensure patients receive a high quality of care across the health care continuum

·         Maintain professional and constructive working relationships with our VMO partners, using a customer service mindset, to enable high quality patient outcomes

Essential Criteria:

·         Current AHPRA Registration

·         Post Graduate Certificate in Critical Care\Intensive Care, or 3 years’ experience in ICU

·         Clinical expertise and commitment to high quality patient care and continuous improvement

·         Self-motivated and proven ability to work as part of a high functioning team

·         Highly developed interpersonal skills, proactive, motivated and customer focused

·         Flexibility to work a full rotating roster

Why Healthscope?

We care about your career at Healthscope.

No matter where you go within our community of care, you’ll be supported by great team leaders, be part of strong, innovative teams who always strive for better and have the opportunity to flourish and grow.

Our people are at the heart of our organisation - no matter the role, every day our people make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families. We work together to create positive, memorable experiences, alongside our quality care, in every moment of every day.

Joining us opens the door to endless opportunities. We encourage the pursuit of continuous professional development, specialisation and education, and support our people to grow and flourish.

Come and be the difference in our patient's lives.

Applications close: 13/12/2024  

To Apply: Please click on the 'Apply' button to be taken to our online application form. For any questions, please reach out to recruitment@healthscope.com.au

If you are successful, you will receive a salary based on your years of relevant nursing experience against the current nursing Enterprise Agreement the "Healthscope - Victoria - Nurses' and Midwives' Agreement 2021-2025" (salaries range between $34.56 and $46.22 per hour).

More Information: Our commitment to quality and safety for our patients, staff and visitors is our highest priority. Applicants will be required to provide a current National Police check, WWCC (where applicable) and Evidence of right to work in Australia prior to appointment. Staff in patient contact roles will be required to provide proof of immunity to specified infectious diseases as a Category A Healthcare worker