Registered Nurse Intensive Care Unit Transition to Practice

Job Description:

Registered Nurse – Intensive Care Unit Transition to Practice

📍         St Vincent’s Private Hospital Northside, Chermside

💰        Competitive rates!  $43.59 – 56.021p/h + 3.5% increase in July

⌚        Maximum term contract 24 months (part time 32 hours per week)

About the role:

Are you an experienced Registered Nurse (at least two years’ experience) looking at transitioning your career in a fast-paced Intensive Care Unit? 

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join our 24-month (0.8 FTE) Transition to Critical Care Program and affiliated with the Australian Catholic University (ACU).  

Successful completion awards the participant two subjects towards a Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing (Intensive Care) at ACU.  Permanent positions will be available within our Intensive Care Team.

This program involves a combination of self-directed study, practical sessions, and lectures in a well-supported practical environment.  The focus of this program is to help participants develop a problem-solving approach to decision making in critical care.  The program encourages critical thinking and reflective practice to link theory to practice. Through this course you will have a chance to further develop your depth of knowledge in acute deterioration, the management of advanced technology and pharmacology support of critical care patients whilst working with highly skilled Education, Nursing, Medical and Allied Health staff. 

About our hospital:

St Vincent’s Private Hospital Northside (SVPHN) is located in Chermside approximately 10km’s north from the Brisbane CBD.   Our ICU is one of the largest Private ICU’s in Queensland, admitting over 1450 patients per annum and managing a significant a cardio-thoracic caseload (over 50%), cardiology, endovascular, abdominal, orthopaedic and renal surgery.

SVPHN is co-located with The Prince Charles Hospital (TPCH) a renowned as the Cardio-thoracic Centre of Excellence in Australia. SVPHN partners in this complex surgical speciality to undertake 650 private cardiothoracic surgical procedures each year and our department is at the forefront of cutting edge of technology and in advanced interventional and surgical procedures. 

Things that work for you: 

• Financial Wellbeing: Salary packaging options up to $15,990, novated leasing, plus an optional Meals and Entertainment card up to $2,650 per annum, competitive hourly rates and paid approved overtime

• Retail and Travel Discounts; Blue light card a discounted service for frontline workers (available for over 350 brands inc. Big W, The Good Guys, Samsung), JB Hi-Fi corporate benefits, airport lounge membership discounts

• Health and Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Program for staff and their families, fitness passport, free uniforms & annual flu vaccination, ability to purchase annual leave, discounted hospital admissions at any St Vincent’s Private Hospital, discounted private health insurance through Bupa or Medibank

• Join Australia’s largest not-for-profit provider of health and aged care services

Things that work for us: 

• Current registration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse

• At least 2 years’ post graduate Registered Nurse experience in an acute hospital setting

• Advanced clinical practice consistent with the mission of the hospital

• Demonstrated advanced clinical skills, knowledge, and experience.

• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal

• Ability to work autonomously and effectively within a team

• A commitment to continuous quality improvement and the person-centred care model

Mission and Values:

As both a provider of care and as an employer, St Vincent’s aspires to create an environment that is truly inclusive for all people, always.  St Vincent’s is constantly striving for inclusivity and to create and cherish a diverse place of care and work. 

Part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.  For further information, visit Mission and Values - Reconciliation

Pre-Employment Checks:

Employment is subject to the successful completion of all pre-employment checks.  St Vincent's has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases (VPD) in healthcare settings and evidence will be required for proof of immunity.

Respectfully, no agencies please. Apply NOW!

Closing Date:

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at [email protected]

View Reconciliation Action Plan

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