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Casual Registered Nurse - Ophthalmology Recovery SALHN

Adelaide Metro, SA

Casual

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Registered Nurse

  • Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Flinders Medical Centre – Surgical and Perioperative Medicine
  • Hourly Rate: $37.75 p/hr - $64.39 p/hr plus 25% casual loading RN1 | Multiple Casual Vacancies with the potential for ongoing or term appointment.

Join our Ophthalmology Team inthe Day Surgery Unit as a Registered Nurse!

The Department of Ophthalmology at Flinders Medical Centre (FMC) is the centre of excellence for academic ophthalmology in South Australia.

About the role:

Reporting to the Advanced Nurse Unit Manager, this role is responsible for patients in the Ophthalmic Day Unit Surgery Unit. The day surgery unit operates electively Monday to Thursday with hours of 7AM to 6PM. Duties for the role will include:

  • Assess individual patient/client needs, plan, implement and/or coordinate appropriate service delivery from a range of accepted options including other disciplines or agencies,
  • Undertake patient admissions, recovery and discharges as well as as assisting with regional anaesthetic blocks.
  • Contribute to procedures for effectively dealing with people exhibiting challenging behaviours,
  • Provide health promotion and education, to patients/clients or groups and carers to improve the health outcomes of individual,
  • Participate in evaluative research activities within the practice setting,
  • Review decisions, assessments and recommendations from less experienced Registered Nurses/ Midwives and Enrolled Nurses and students.

About you:

  • Registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and
    who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate,
  • Demonstrated competence in Ophthalmology Day Surgery environment or other relevant perioperative environment,
  • Competent in stage 1 recovery skills,
  • Ophthalmology knowledge desirable,
  • Demonstrated commitment to providing consumer/client and family centred care.

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Bob Harrington -Advanced Nurse Unit Manager on (08) 8204 5355 or [email protected]

Application Closing Date:11.55 pm Thursday 6th February 2025

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Applicant Information:

  • We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
  • The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
  • Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
  • SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref:892268
Job Ad Reference 892268
Date Listed 09 January 2025
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