Staff Nurse Ophthalmology (Days Only)

at  TTM Healthcare Recruitment

STAFF NURSE – DAYS ONLY!

Are you looking to take your career in a new direction in a role that offers you work/life balance?
TTM Healthcare in partnership with our client in Dublin is currently recruiting a Registered Nurse to work in a state of the art Opthalmic Clinic. We are looking for someone with excellent customer service skills who enjoys working in a busy environment.

NO PREVIOUS OPTHAMOLOGY EXPERIENCE REQUIRED!

Working Hours 37.5 hour working week covering 8 hour periods between opening hours Monday – Friday 8am – 6pm. 1 – 2 Saturdays (8am to 4pm) receiving a day in lieu for each Saturday worked.
Rosters are done 1 month in advance.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Active NMBI registration (RGN)
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong service ethic
• Ophthalmic experience is an advantage though not essential – further training & development provided
• An interest in Clinical Research would be an advantage though not essential

1. CLINICAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Working as part of the Nursing/ Technician team to perform ophthalmic diagnostic testing on patients as part of clinical work ups for consultations at the Clinic.
• Working as part of the Nursing/ Technician team to complete virtual consultations with patients to capture motivations for surgery, medical history, visual needs etc prior to their consultation with the Surgeon.

2. THEATRE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Scrubbing for laser eye surgery procedures performed in the dedicated Theatre at the clinic
• Management of patients on the day of surgery (consent discussion, medication management, counselling on postoperative instructions, completion of slit lamp examinations as part of discharging patients)
• Assist the Surgeon in Theatre (off site at Beacon Hospital) for cataract and lens procedures. Assist with the documentation of procedures, checking correct IOLs available etc.

3. ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Answering patient queries via phone call/ email
• Assist with planning cataract and lens procedures by calculating IOLs to be used by the Surgeon during the procedure
  This is a permanent position. Full time and part time contracts offered.