Registered Nurse - Perioperative

Nurses and Midwives EA 2020 – 2024 - YP2 – YP9

72 hours / fortnight

Permanent Part Time

ERH services the Shire of Campaspe and the cross-border Murray River Council. Echuca Moama and townships are located directly across the state border from one another, separated by the Murray River. 

ERH provides a comprehensive range of acute, medical, surgical and sub-acute services plus residential aged care and a broad range of community healthcare services. With a strong focus on increasing our capacity as a sub-regional teaching health service, Echuca Regional Health employees are dedicated professionals who strive to deliver the best possible care to their community.

Applications are sought from suitably qualified Registered Nurse to work in the Perioperative department at Echuca Regional Health, specifically Operating Theatre and Day Surgery. 

Key responsibilities include:

• Provide, safe and effective evidence based nursing care as part of the clinical team
• Maintain core clinical competence specific to the area of clinical practice.
• Conduct systemic nursing assessments and plan nursing care in consultation with individual patients, their significant others and interdisciplinary health care team.
• Act as a patient advocate
• Actively participate in in-house education and training programs
• Practice within a professional, ethical and evidence based nursing framework

Our team requires someone who has:

• Proven experience working in similar setting.
• Excellent time management and organization skills
• Demonstrated problem solving and decision making skill
• High level interpersonal skills
• Preferably post graduate studies in the Perioperative field

Working for ERH 

At ERH we offer a supportive and inclusive culture that offers opportunity for growth and development.  As well as that we have a fantastic range of benefits for our employees, including:

• Generous salary packaging opportunities, to increase your take-home pay each fortnight
• Experienced and supportive leaders, who genuinely care about their team
• Staff health and wellbeing programs
• Genuine opportunities to broaden your skillset, and progress in your career
• An independent and confidential Employee Assistance Program for yourself and family members
• Free onsite parking

If you are passionate about healthcare and are excited to join a dynamic team, we would love to hear from you! Apply today by following the link below. Applications are to be submitted online.

ERH is an Equal Opportunity employer and we encourage applications from all members of the community, including people of Aboriginal and Torres strait Islander descent, culturally, linguistically and gender diverse people and, mature aged people. For further information on the role please refer to the position description.

**This position requires completion of a satisfactory National Police Check and (where relevant) provision of a Working With Children Check and check on the Disability Worker Exclusion Scheme prior to appointment.  In addition, this position requires evidence of vaccination status for COVID-19.