Registered Nurse - Anaesthetics

at  Mater Group

ABOUT THE ROLE

Mater are currently seeking experienced qualified Anaesthetic Nurses to join their Perioperative Services team based at Mater Private Hospital Townsville.
The Perioperative Services department at Mater Private Hospital Townsville (MPHT) provides surgical services across 16 theatres and caters for adults and paediatrics with a variety of surgical specialities. MPHT boasts brand new state of the art theatre facilities, a catheterization laboratory, separate onsite day site surgery facilities as well as newly implemented robotic surgery involving the da Vinci Surgical System.
Seeking to grow our dedicated and knowledgeable team, we are looking for you to bring demonstrated skills and experience within the above clinical skillset to work across the full scope of our services.
Salary range: $41.47 - $53.30 per hour plus superannuation and access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

As an experience Anaesthetics Nurse you will assistant to the Anaesthetist to prepare the environment and equipment for the patient, prepare equipment for administering the anaesthetic, receive the patient into the operating room and establish rapport with the patient by asking and answering questions and checking identification and consent, communicate relevant patient information to the other members of the intra-operative team, both nurses and doctors, assist with intra-operative patient monitoring and ensure the patient’s safety, comfort and warmth and assist the anaesthetist at the end of the procedure as the patient emerges from the effects of anaesthesia. This role includes twilight shifts 3 PM onwards.

To be successful in this role you will possess:

• Relevant qualifications and Registration with AHPRA
• 2 years’ experience or more as a Registered Nurse in a hospital perioperative setting with relevant specialty experience (Anaesthetics)
• Relevant postgraduate qualifications will be highly regarded although not essentia