Registered Nurse - Cardiothoracic

Gold Coast Private Hospital

Registered / Enrolled Nurse - Cardiothoracic Scrub Scout

• Permanent part time (64hrs / fortnight)
• Learning opportunities within the hospital
• Supportive team environment

About the role

Gold Coast Private Hospital is seeking experienced Cardiothoracic Scrub Scouts to join our team on a part time or casual basis. In this fast paced and varied environment you will bring your experience and take pride in your work, have a friendly and positive work attitude and a commitment to customer satisfaction.

Our Cardiothoracic Scrub nurses deliver exceptional, best practice nursing care to ensure excellent clinical outcomes and an industry leading patient experience. You will take a leadership role in the coordination of nursing care and work in partnership with Enrolled Nurses (ENs) providing supervision, direction and guidance.

As a Scrub Scout your responsibilities will include:

• Undertake peri-operative nursing care in accordance with legislation
• Deliver evidence based nursing care
• Liaise with the multi-disciplinary team
• Ensure patient and staff safety
• Supervise, direct and guide nursing team members; Enrolled Nurses (ENs) and AINs to deliver patient care (RN only)
• Proactively assess the operative nursing care provided to ensure the best possible outcome is achieved for the individual / patient
• Document into the patient's medical record objectively, clearly, concisely and timely using accepted abbreviations and terminology

About us

Established in 2016 Gold Coast Private Hospital is a 336 bed, 22 operating theatre facility located in Southport, the heart of the Gold Coast Precinct. Specialities include and are not limited to: 24/7 Emergency Care Centre, Medical, Orthopaedic, Bariatric, Neurosurgical, Plastics, ENT & General Surgical, Obstetrics, Paediatrics, Cardiac Care and Oncology. Gold Coast Private Hospital is continually growing and offers exciting opportunities and professional career pathways in health care.

Essential Criteria:

• Current Registration with AHPRA
• Minimum 1 year experience as a Scrub Scout in a perioperative setting, Cardiothoracic experience preferred
• Post Graduate Certificate in Perioperative Nursing (or working towards)
• Compliance with ACQSHC National standards
• Commitment to quality patient care
• Works independently and within a team
• Exceptional time management and organisational skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Exceptional computer skills
• On call shifts are required (nights and weekends if there is an emergency case)

Why Healthscope?

When you join Healthscope, you become part of our Community of Care. Our people are at the heart of our organisation - no matter the role, every day our people make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families. As the only national private hospital operator and healthcare provider in Australia, our 42 sites are supported by our central Support Office, enabling them to provide an exceptional experience for the communities we care for.

• Flexibility to work across one or multiple hospitals across our network
• Discounted health insurance
• Continuous professional development, education & support provided to encourage growth

We pride ourselves on working with talented, passionate and caring people to ensure our patients receive the highest quality care and experience during their stay with us.

Come and be the difference in our patient's lives.

Applications close: 4th May, 2024

To Apply: Please click on the 'Apply' button to be taken to our online application form. For any questions, please reach out to ***********@healthscope.com.au

More Information: Our commitment to quality and safety for our patients, staff and visitors is our highest priority. Applicants will be required to provide a current National Police check, WWCC (where applicable) and Evidence of right to work in Australia prior to appointment. Staff in patient contact roles will be required to provide proof of immunity to specified infectious diseases as a Category A Healthcare