CVS Booking Registered Nurse

Permanent Part time & Fixed Term.

About Grampians Health

Grampians Health was established 1 November 2021, bringing together Edenhope and District Memorial Hospital, Stawell Regional Health, Wimmera Health Care Group and Ballarat Health Services to deliver safe, sustainable, healthcare tailored to changing workforce and community needs, for the long term.

This partnership follows years of strong collaboration and close partnerships between the four health services. Together, we will deliver better healthcare, enhance services and advance careers, closer to home, now and into the future.

A career with Grampians Health means you are connected and are part of a team providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Our communities are diverse, as is our workforce, with expert clinical staff from across the world choosing to live and work in our beautiful region.

Grampians Health provides acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care, administration and support services.  This means your career will be as diverse and rewarding as you strive to be.

About the role

The Cardiovascular Unit in Ballarat opened in 2012 providing interventional radiology and cardiology procedures Monday to Friday plus emergency on call 24/7.  The service is continually expanding and requires a dedicated evidence-based pre-admission workforce to ensure quality patient outcomes.  Successful applicants will responsible for coordination, triage and pre-admission screening for all elective referrals.  They will provide patient and carer education including discharge planning by working collaboratively with a broad range of health care professionals both internal and external to Grampians Health Services.

the successful applicant (s) will be excellent communicators with demonstratable competence in the following;

• Computer literacy in IBA, COMRAD, BOSNET and Microsoft office platforms
• Adaptability
• Initiating Action
• Work Standards
• Stress Tolerance
• Collaboration
• Managing Work (including Time Management)

Skills and Experience

• Be eligible for registration as a Registered Nurse Division 1 with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and hold a current practicing certificate
• Minimum of 5 years acute nursing experience with 2 years clinical experience as a scout/scrub during Cardiac Catheterisation procedures

Grampians Health Culture & Benefit

At Grampians Health, we recognise our staff are our greatest asset.  We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, patients, residents, visitors, volunteers and contractors at all sites.

• Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
• Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
• Discounted on-site parking
• Access to discounted health club membership
• Staff rewards and recognition programs

Ballarat Region

Ballarat is the largest centre in Western Victoria and the states fastest growing inland city.  Dubbed Australia’s most liveable city in 2020, Ballarat is home to first class education, fine dining and boutique shopping.  Uniquely located within easy access to Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo and the Western district, Ballarat is blessed with some of Australia’s most significant heritage buildings and natural landscapes.

How to apply

Click APPLY or contact Tania Harrison, Nurse Unit Manager - Catheterisation Lab.  on 0431 968 422 for a confidential discussion.

All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check.

All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask.  Additional PPE requirements are role-dependent.

Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people.

Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.