After Hours Hospital Coordinator

• Progress with purpose at one of Australia’s largest health care providers
• Get ahead with salary packaging, benefits and professional development in a supportive team environment

About you

There is an opportunity for an experienced Registered Nurse to join Calvary Hobarts senior leadership team as an After Hours Hospital Coordinator. Reporting to Calvary Hobart Executive, the After Hours Coordinator provides leadership, operational and resource management of nursing, ancillary and other staff outside of normal business hours. 

The position is a fully rotational shift work position, 48 hours per fortnight working at Lenah Valley. This role is suited to a dynamic Registered Nurse who can work autonomously, possesses strong clinical decision making and problem-solving capabilities, has well developed communication skill and proven leadership capability.

The successful candidate will be provided with a comprehensive induction and orientation to the role.

Key Responsibilities

• Acts as the contact person for Hospital Executive After Hours.
• Model behaviours that promote leadership within the nursing division through communication and visibility.
• Promote staff awareness of financial parameters consistent with industry best practice and individual responsibility in the budget management 
• Ensure appropriate allocation of staff and utilisation of staff resources
• Ensure nursing practice is within legislation and common law and adheres to hospital policies and procedures
• Collaborate with VMO’s and Theatre Manager to determine appropriate theatre times After Hours
• Coordinate hospital / staff activities in an effective and efficient manner After Hours to facilitate clinical areas operate within budget parameters for work hours per bed day
• Demonstrated understanding of risk management processes and systems, and their relationship to safe quality patient care and organisational outcomes

What you bring 

• Practices in accordance with ACQSHC National standards (and any other relevant standards to area of practice)
• Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, current practising certificate
• Proven management skills
• High level organisational skills
• Previous experience in a similar role
• Proven experience in customer relations
• Ability to promote, and demonstrated commitment to, the Mission, Vision and Values of the LCM Health Care
• Understanding of financial and human resource management in the private sector
• Strong communication skills both written and verbal
• Advanced life support qualification
• Attainment of Calvary Chief Fire Warden Training Qualification and annual recertification as directed
• COVID-19 vaccination is a mandatory requirement

For further information please contact Anna Singleton, Clinical Services Manager Lenah Valley on 6278 5414/**************@calvarycare.org.au

Why work for Calvary?

At Calvary, our staff matter. 

With over 130 years’ experience and 18,000 staff and volunteers, we offer an inclusive and welcoming culture where you are valued, drawing on your own strengths, identity and background alongside a team of professionals who care for our patients, residents and clients.

Your benefits: 

• NFP salary packaging benefits, discounted health insurance and gym memberships 
• Paid parental leave 
• Training, development pathways and career opportunities
• Flexible hours that make sense for you

As we serve the community across Home, Virtual and Residential Aged Care, Retirement Living and Hospitals, one thing sets us apart. Care from the heart. If this sounds like you, apply for a role with Calvary today.

Please note the following:

• As part of the application process, you will be required to complete pre-employment checks which may include, but is not limited to reference checks, work rights, criminal history check, NDIS/WWCC/WWVP checks, and a health evaluation to ensure suitability for the role
• You will be required to provide evidence of immunisation as required for your role including COVID-19, influenza, tuberculosis screening, hepatitis, diphtheria, tetanus, varicella