Job Description:
Role title: Enrolled Nurse – Scrub/Scout
Role type: Permanent full-time and part-time
Department and location: Main Theatre, St Vincent's Private Hospital
Salary: AUD 37.5 -41.97 hourly + super
Are you a Enrolled Nurse looking for great care, great people and a great place to grow? You've found it.
Is this what you're looking for?
You want to work alongside leading specialists, in modern facilities, with a team that genuinely cares – about patients and about you. That's what you'll find at St Vincent's Private Hospitals. And as part of Australia's largest not-for-profit provider of health and aged care, you'll be doing work that puts people before profit.
What you'll do
You'll join St Vincent's Private Hospital as a Enrolled Nurse on a permanent full-time/part time basis, where you'll:
Assist the surgical team during procedures in the scrub and scout roles, under the direction of the Registered Nurse.
Prepare operating theatres, surgical instruments, equipment and supplies prior to procedures.
Maintain a sterile field and adhere to strict infection prevention and control standards.
Assist with surgical counts, including instruments, swabs and sharps, in accordance with hospital policies.
Provide assistance to surgeons, anaesthetists and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
Monitor and maintain the availability of surgical instruments, equipment and consumables.
Support patient preparation, positioning and transfer in accordance with clinical requirements.
Observe and report any changes in patient condition to the Registered Nurse.
Ensure accurate documentation and completion of relevant perioperative records.
Maintain a safe, clean and organised operating theatre environment.
Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to deliver compassionate, patient-centred care.
Uphold professional standards, patient dignity, privacy and confidentiality at all times.
Is this you?
Experience as a scrub scout nurse and an eagerness to learn and grow in the speciality of orthopaedics
Current AHPRA registration
Working knowledge of ANZCA, ACORN and NSQHS Standards
Flexibility to work varying days/hours to meet the operational needs of the hospital
Ability to work efficiently under pressure and adapt to changing clinical demands
Excellent communication, teamwork, time management and interpersonal skills
Reliable and committed to a high standard of clinical and patient focused care.
In return, we'll give you
You want more in your pocket and real support for your wellbeing. As a not-for-profit, we can give you both.
Salary sacrifice: Take home more of what you earn – as a not-for-profit, part of your salary is tax-free, plus you get a meal entitlement card
Growth & development: Build your career with state-of-the-art training resources, education facilities and clinical partners, study leave and scholarships
Health and wellbeing: Look after yourself with discounted private health insurance, Fitness Passport gym memberships and a broad range of perks at each facility
World-class care: Learn and grow alongside leading clinicians in teaching, research and specialist care
Employee Assistance Program: Free, confidential 24/7 counselling for you, whenever you need it
Workplace giving: Flexible work arrangements, the option to purchase leave, and leave days to volunteer in your community
Equal opportunity
Whoever you are, you're welcome here. We celebrate diversity and inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone.
If you're an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person, we encourage you to apply and join us in delivering care that heals body, mind, spirit and community, as part of our commitment to reconciliation.
Ready for your next career move?
Apply today and take the next step in your career. To find out more about our hospitals and the roles open to you, visit our Careers Website .
Better and fairer care. Always
Respectfully, this role is not open to recruitment agencies
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