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Form of work Reference Number 60067
Employment Type Full Time Ongoing
Entity Monash Health
Department Cardiac Cath Lab
Location Victorian Heart Hospital
Position Summary
Welcoming Supportive Team in Bigger, New Space with more Labs
Fast track your cardiac career at Australia's newest hybrid Catheterisation Lab.
Permanent Full Time Positions
Australia’s first dedicated cardiac hospital now welcoming patients
As a Monash Health hospital, the Victorian Heart Hospital features a unique, holistic model of care with first ever cardiac services to provide tailored cardiovascular care for all Victorians, and specialised life-saving procedures for our community. As Australia’s only cardiac facility, housing world-ranking Monash University and the Victorian Heart Institute, the heart hospital represents a powerful model of collaboration, innovation and excellence and positioned to change the story of cardiovascular disease and accelerate its global reputation. Combining world-class clinical care, research, education and training, all in the same facility, to provide efficient and timely modern cardiac care across inpatient and outpatient services, intensive care, cardiac emergency, surgical theatres, cardiac catheterisation labs, diagnostic imaging, cardiac clinics, rehabilitation, pathology and pharmacy. The heart hospital is architecturally designed to enhance the patient experience in an open, warm setting with natural light and access to landscaped outdoor spaces to positively impact clinical outcomes.
Cath Lab
Fully operational, the heart hospital will each year provide 10,000 interventional cardiac catheterisation procedures across seven catheter laboratories, amongst the most advanced and largest in the world. As a pioneer in many advanced cardiac catheterisation laboratory procedures and first in man trials, the heart hospital is set to further cement our vision of “exceptional care, outstanding outcomes” in cardiac care.
Cardiac Cath Lab Registered Nurses
The Victorian Heart Hospital is truly the best place for a Cardiac Cath Lab Registered Nurse to advance their clinical expertise and further education. As a Cath Lab nurse, you are a valued and pivotal member of our talented welcoming multidisciplinary team. You’ll be fully supported to expand your clinical expertise whether it be writing research papers or pursuing education pathways via Transition to Specialty Practice (TSP) or Postgraduate studies.
Our commitment to hiring new talent, equally passionate in providing holistic cardiac patient centred care, is ongoing. Naturally curious, you have a for learning and open to mastering your cardiac and anaesthetic skills. You’ll thrive in a dynamic, bigger, new space with more Labs and committed to providing cardiac care to improve patient outcomes and enhance patient experience.
New Full Time Ongoing Cath Lab Nurse positions across either 10 or 8 Hr Shifts – shifts will vary depending on operational requirements.
What You Need:
Working closely with a multidisciplinary Cath Lab team, you bring the following skills, experience and knowledge:
Essential Skills
Ability and flexibility to participate in and perform services during over-time and emergency recall
Ability to travel in under 30mins for on call services
Current Victorian Drivers Licence and vehicle are essential (A travelling allowance is payable at the current rate per kilometre for on call services)
Current AHPRA registration and eligibility to work in Australia
Naturally curious and seeking to master your cardiac care expertise
Availability to work across a mixture of 8 and 10 hour shift depending on organisational operational requirements.
Highly Desirable:
Scrub/scout/recovery experience
Complex and/or basic Interventional Cardiology procedural skills such as Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (elective and/or Emergency), Structural Heart including TAVI, PFO/ASD, Mitral Valve and Atrial Appendage Occlusion procedures.
Cardiac Rhythm Management procedural and recovery skills including Electro-Physiology, Permanent Pacemaker/Defibrillator Implantation, Temporary Pacing
Invasive monitoring including recognition of arterial and right heart pressures/waveforms, and Balloon Pump management
Experience with femoral/radial/brachial artery and/or venous sheath management pre/peri/post removal.
Experienced background in Cardiac nursing and/or Critical care, Advanced Life Support
Anaesthesia and airway management
Other pre/peri/post procedural experience I.e., theatre scrub/scout or similar
Postgraduate Certificate or higher in Critical Care Nursing (Emergency, Intensive Care, Coronary Care, Interventional Cardiology) or working towards
Join Monash Health’s Victorian Heart Hospital
Monash Health is a great place to work. We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity and are committed to patient safety and promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and iCare values.
World-leading Cardiac Facility featuring:
Holistic universal model of care delivering modern innovative cardiovascular healthcare
Architecturally designed, sustainable building, with natural light and green space
Unique Australian cardiac facility with state-of-the-art, cutting edge technology
Research and academic excellence, empowering exceptional cardiac care
Inspiring leadership team fostering high performing talent within a tertiary hospital
Best place in Australia to advance a career in cardiac clinical care, research and education
Victoria’s largest public health service with over 22,000 employees
Only healthcare organisation ranked in LinkedIn Australia’s 2022 Top Companies List
Discover a myriad of lifestyle benefits across Melbourne’s Southeast suburb precinct
Salary packaging options, comprehensive Health & Wellbeing program, Free flu vaccinations, Private health insurance at discounted rates,
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How To Apply
We’re only able to accept applications submitted via the Monash Health online Mercury System
Details on how to apply and probity check requirements, refer to attached Application Guide located under
