Job Description
Location: Melbourne | Southern Metropolitan
Job type: Full time, Part time
Organisation: Monash Health
Salary: Salary not specified
Occupation: Nursing
Reference: 60011
Australia’s First Ever Cardiac Emergency 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, with inpatient and outpatient services, intensive care, cardiac emergency, surgical theatres, cardiac catheterisation labs, diagnostic imaging, cardiac clinics, rehabilitation, pathology and pharmacy, to improve patient outcomes. The heart hospital is architecturally designed to enhance the patient’s experience in an open warm space with natural light and access to landscaped outdoor spaces to positively impact clinical outcomes.
Cardiac Emergency
Australia’s’ first on-site Cardiac Emergency with a 24/7 cardiac registrar and unique specialised emergency model will facilitate timely and effective patient care. As the only 22 bed capacity with embedded cardiology services and integrated model of care, it will provide state-of-the-art technology, including Point of Care Ultrasounds (POCUS) such as bedside Echocardiograms to deliver patient centred modern emergency care with access to cardiac care specialists.
Registered Nurses
The Victorian Heart Hospital is the best place to grow your career in emergency care where the opportunities to advance your clinical expertise and education pathways are endless. As a Registered Nurse within the talented specialist cardiac emergency team, you’re a vital and valued member and will be truly supported to expand your clinical expertise and pursue further education, whether it be writing research papers or via Transition to Specialty Practice (TSP) or Postgraduate studies.
Our commitment to hiring new talent, equally passionate in providing holistic cardiac emergency patient care, is ongoing. Now is the time to join our new, friendly and busy emergency team where you’ll be welcomed by Nurse Manager Adam Damianopoulos who moved from the UK as always knew he wanted to be a part of this brand new hospital with world-leading facilities. Adam is enthusiastic about building values-led teams, being there to support their growth and development to become highly qualified and successful nurses”. Adam invites “any nurse interested in the Victorian Heart Hospital to definitely apply as it’s truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be part of an Australian first hospital and unit” and with “recruiting new cardiac emergency positions quickly”, now’s the time to join our team.
New Full and Part Time positions now available
What You Bring
Working closely with a multidisciplinary emergency cardiac team, you bring the following skills, experience and knowledge:
Previous emergency/critical and/or acute care clinical skills
Committed to deliver evidence based, patient and family centred care.
Post graduate certificate or diploma in critical care/cardan nursing, highly desirable
Proven time management skills
Naturally curious and seeking to master your critical care cardiac expertise
Availability to work across a 24/7 rotating roster
Current AHPRA registration and eligibility to work in Australia
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,
+ more
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 Position Documents.
Recruiting now with selection criteria commencing prior to closing date, Apply Today.