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Form of workAbout the role
Mater are currently seeking experienced qualified Anaesthetic Nurses to join their Perioperative Services team based at Mater Private Hospital Townsville.
The Perioperative Services department at Mater Private Hospital Townsville (MPHT) provides surgical services across 16 theatres and caters for adults and paediatrics with a variety of surgical specialities. MPHT boasts brand new state of the art theatre facilities, a catheterization laboratory, separate onsite day site surgery facilities as well as newly implemented robotic surgery involving the da Vinci Surgical System.
Seeking to grow our dedicated and knowledgeable team, we are looking for you to bring demonstrated skills and experience within the above clinical skillset to work across the full scope of our services.
Salary range: $40.27 - $50.74 per hour plus superannuation and access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900
What you’ll be doing
As an experience Anaesthetics Nurse you will assistant to the Anaesthetist to prepare the environment and equipment for the patient, prepare equipment for administering the anaesthetic, receive the patient into the operating room and establish rapport with the patient by asking and answering questions and checking identification and consent, communicate relevant patient information to the other members of the intra-operative team, both nurses and doctors, assist with intra-operative patient monitoring and ensure the patient’s safety, comfort and warmth and assist the anaesthetist at the end of the procedure as the patient emerges from the effects of anaesthesia. This role includes twilight shifts 3 PM onwards.
About you
To be successful in this role you will possess:
- Relevant qualifications and Registration with AHPRA
- 2 years’ experience or more as a Registered Nurse in a hospital perioperative setting with relevant specialty experience (Anaesthetics)
- Relevant postgraduate qualifications will be highly regarded although not essential
Why join us?
Mater is Queensland’s largest and most innovative not-for-profit healthcare service, providing care for almost 700,000 patients a year across a network of 11 hospitals.
We are a leader in healthcare, education and research — and that’s because we employ exceptional people. #MAKEYOURMATERMOVE
- Via salary packaging arrangements, allocate some living expenses directly from your pre-taxable income and ultimately increase your take-home pay
- Access to package meal and entertainment expenses via salary packaging
- Access to leading education and professional development via Mater Education
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
- Discounts to local and national business/venues for Dining/Retail/Travel & Accommodation/Other
- Unlimited access to a multitude of discounted fitness facilities through Fitness Passport
- Access to on-site, discounted parking
- Discounted food and beverage at various campus cafés and coffee venues
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Mater is committed to the wellbeing of their staff, and it is underpinned by our flexible and remote working policies.
Please Note: We will not require any support from Recruitment Agencies at this time and kindly request no contact is made. Only direct applications will be considered.
