• Full-time Cardiology/ Critical Care Registered Nurse positions available
• Close knit and supportive team environment
• Take your Nursing career to the step at Nepean Private Hospital!

Are you a highly motivated Registered Nurse seeking the next chapter in your career?

Nepean Private Hospital is seeking experienced Registered Nurse’s to join our Medical Ward and cardiology nursing team on a full-time basis working a rotational roster. You will play a key role within our critical care team nursing cardiac patients requiring close observation in a high acuity setting. Our supportive and close knit would like to hear from you!

About us
Nepean Private Hospital is located in the multi-cultural Western Sydney City of Penrith. The hospital is a modern 109 bed facility providing a wide range of health services to the local community since 2000 including: orthopaedics, spinal, gynaecology, ENT, plastics, urology and general surgery, endoscopy, cardiology, cardiac angiography and obstetrics. Nepean Private Hospital has eight operating Theatres, one hybrid/cardiac catheterisation theatre and an endoscopy suite, supported by a critical care unit which includes intensive care.

It is an exciting time for Nepean Private Hospital. We are investing in our future with an exciting $38M redevelopment which will see our Hospital grow to meet the needs of our growing community with 4 new operating theatres, purpose built pre-admission area, new sterilising department, new foyer and retail space, new consulting suites, refurbished main entry and a new car park. And we have just purchased a new $3.5Million Da Vinci Robot to expand our complex surgery program. Nepean Private Hospital has established an excellent reputation in the community for its high commitment to customer service, staff satisfaction and quality improvement.

As a Registered Nurse – Cardiology Critical Care/ICU, your responsibilities will include:

• Deliver safe, researched-based standards of nursing care
• Provide complex and multi-disciplinary care
• Work collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary healthcare team to support patient care needs
• Act as a role model for Safe Practice
• Deliver education and support to families and patients for the management of their health recovery, rehabilitation or end of life needs
• Supervise, direct and guide nursing team members; Enrolled Nurses (ENs) and Assistants in Nursing (AINs) to deliver patient care

Essential Criteria:

• Authority to Work in Australia
• Working with Children check
• Bachelor of Science (Nursing) or equivalent
• Current Registration (no restriction) with AHPRA
• Post Graduate Certificate in ICU/CCU (or working towards)
• Advanced Life Support Certificate (or working towards)
• Knowledge in Under water sealed drains, haemodynamic monitoring and inotrope support an advantage
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in an ICUor cardiology environment
• Compliance with ACQSHC National standards
• Clinical expertise and commitment to high quality patient care and continuous improvement
• Self-motivated and proven ability to work as part of a high functioning team
• Highly developed interpersonal skills, proactive, motivated and customer focused

Why Healthscope?

When you join Healthscope, you become part of our Community of Care. Our people are at the heart of our organisation - no matter the role, every day our people make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families. As the only national private hospital operator and healthcare provider in Australia, our 42 sites are supported by our central Support Office, enabling them to provide an exceptional experience for the communities we care for.

• Flexibility to work across one or multiple hospitals across our network.
• Discounted health insurance
• Continuous professional development, education & support provided to encourage growth

We pride ourselves on working with talented, passionate and caring people to ensure our patients receive the highest quality care and experience during their stay with us.

Come and be the difference in our patient's lives.

Applications close: 26th September, 2022