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Form of workClinical Nurse
- Perioperative Ophthalmology
The Memorial Hospital RN Level 2 1.0 FTE Adelaide Community Healthcare Alliance Incorporated, known as ACHA Health, is one of the largest private not-for-profit hospital groups in South Australia. ACHA Health comprises Ashford Hospital, Flinders Private Hospital and The Memorial Hospital.
The Memorial Hospital are seeking to recruit an Ophthalmic Clinical Nurse to join our Perioperative team on a full time (negotiable) basis. A fantastic leadership opportunity in the private healthcare community for highly motivated candidates with extensive skill sets and sound knowledge of the standards pertaining to perioperative nursing. In this role, you will be responsible for the provision of safe systems and practices within the boundaries of relevant legislation, professional standards and hospital policy, procedures and guidelines, particularly relating to surgical/medical nursing in the area of Rehabilitation.
The Clinical Nurse assists the Perioperative Nurse Unit Manager to effectively manage the department by actively assisting with the achievement of The Memorial Hospital's accreditation standards, the delivery of safe and holistic nursing care and the ongoing development and maintenance of professional relationships required to deliver this care. Essential Criteria:
- South Australian DHS
Working with Children Clearance
- Current Registration as a Registered
General Nurse with AHPRA
- Five years' minimum experience as a Registered
General Nurse
- Current Peri-Operative experience as an Ophthalmology Scrub Nurse
- Demonstrated leadership ability and management competence
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong facilitation and coaching skills
- Ability to work cohesively in a team environment and liaise with a multifaceted team
- Desire to lead by example and assist the Nurse Unit Manager with all aspects of unit management
- Demonstrational understanding of the National Safety & Quality Services Standards, ACHA policies and procedures and the ability to manage risk
The role offers:
- Increased take-home pay with access to salary sacrifice, as a not-for-profit organisation with an exciting new increased cap!
- Ongoing training & professional development opportunities, access to paid study leave
- Flexible working arrangements for work-life balance by negotiation
- Employee benefits including
- discounted gym memberships, private health insurance and access to free Employee Assistance Program for wellbeing support
- A supportive team environment, working alongside passionate & dedicated professionals
- A valued member of a cohesive private hospital community, where our employees are more than a number
- A passion for excellence
- be a part of delivering a private experience for patients, doctors and staff
- You can expect integrity, transparency, accountability, loyalty and respect in relationships
- Working towards a collective purpose We work together for better care
We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the Adelaide region
- the Kaurna people.
We respect their spiritual relationship with their country and their ongoing connection through the custodianship of its land and waters. We work thoughtfully and respectfully, remembering the land on which we stand belongs to the oldest continuing living culture in the world. We pay our respects to elders past, present, and still to come. ACHA Health is an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities and cultures
- including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the LGBTQI+ community and people living with disability.
We're happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs. If you are successful, you will receive a salary based on your years of relevant nursing experience against the current nursing Enterprise Agreement the "Adelaide Community Healthcare Alliance (ACHA) & Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) South Australian Branch
- Nurses' & Midwives
- Enterprise Agreement
- 2021-2024 ('Agreement' or 'Enterprise Agreement')" (salaries range between $31.07-$53.49 per hour).
Applications Close: 17th March 2024 Please submit detailed cover letter and resume to: Sarah Ashley | Perioperative Services Manager | The Memorial Hospital E: ************@acha.org.au Please click here to apply.
