Critical Care Registered Nurse-Intensive Care Unit

With a choice of full-time or part-time, working at Epworth Freemasons located in East Melbourne, you will work in ICU to provide evidenced-based nursing care for a diverse patient cohort. In collaboration with the wider hospital community, you will meet patients across oncological, obstetrics & gynecological, orthopaedic, vascular, urological & general surgery, providing care for both complex surgical and medical cases.  Reporting to the Nurse Unit Manager you will be part of a respectful and supportive ICU team that enjoys challenges and has a high level of job satisfaction.

You will make an impact by:

• Evaluating and monitoring your patient’s progress
• Identifying sudden or subtle changes in your patient’s medical condition
• Caring for patient’s needs throughout their recovery in the ICU
• Creating and implementing effective care plans
• Being the information conduit between doctors, patients and patient’s families

To be successful in this role:

You enjoy collaborating with team members and patients to create an exceptional patient experience. Focused on positive patient outcomes you are professional, compassionate and empathetic in your personal conduct. Holding confidence in your own abilities and a willingness to learn, you can work autonomously and show initiative to identify tested or innovative patient-centric solutions.

Position Description         Inherent Requirements   

You will have:

• ICU Nursing experience  
• Current nursing registration with AHPRA
• Postgraduate qualification in Critical Care Nursing
• Solid understanding of health information structures and technology
• Availability to work day and night shifts including on-call participation

About Epworth Freemasons

Located in East Melbourne, close to public transport and the CBD, Epworth Freemasons provides a range of world-class health services. As one of Victoria's leading maternity hospitals, Epworth Freemasons specialises in women’s and men’s health services including breast and gynaecological surgery, endoscopy and urology. Epworth Freemasons also offers comprehensive cancer care with a rapidly expanding haematology/oncology service offering stem cell transplantation, BiTE therapy clinical trials and CAR T delivery commencing in 2024, plus a full range of surgical services where the VMO’s partner with ICU in the provision of acute medical and/or post-operative care to ensure the best patient experience and outcomes are achieved.

Qualifications

Postgraduate qualification in Critical Care Nursing

Additional Information

Why Join Epworth?

At Epworth, it’s a community.

It’s the sense of belonging and being part of an organisation and a team that works to make sure that every patient matters. In addition to this, you will have access to:

• Salary package up to $15,900 pre-tax annually, leading to greater take home pay
• The largest educational scholarship program of its kind in Australia
• Ability to purchase up to four additional weeks of leave
• Reduced cost of health services for you and your family at Epworth
• Relocation assistance is available for approved candidates

At Epworth, we care.

We care about our patients and we care about our people.  We care about keeping everyone safe.  We care about valuing and empowering our people, and growing careers.  And we care about giving our people support and flexibility to thrive, and contribute to our communities.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds. This includes First Nations peoples, people with disability, mature-age and young job seekers, members of the LGBTIQA+ community, and individuals from all cultural backgrounds. We are committed to providing an equitable, inclusive, and barrier-free recruitment experience for everyone.

If you need support during the application process or would like to discuss reasonable adjustments, we encourage you to let us know what you need to participate fully and confidently. We understand that sharing your needs can feel daunting, so please know that any information you provide will be treated with the utmost confidentiality and respect.

The annual salary range for full time Registered Nurses – AUD $82,236 - $103,280 + super + entitlements, depending on registration type, year level and position/experience (prorated for part-time).

Enquire/ Apply

Sound interesting? To apply, click the I'm Interested button to attach your CV and cover letter.

For more information, refer to the attached position description or contact talent@epworth.org.au or phone (03) 9426 0606.

It is a condition of employment with Epworth HealthCare, subject to reasonable exemptions, that you have had an annual Influenza vaccination, where this is required under Epworth policy.

As a child safe organisation, all successful applicants are required to satisfactorily clear a National Police Check (conducted by Epworth) and may be required to hold a valid employee Working with Children Check (provided by you).

At Epworth, we believe inclusion and diversity are essential to our culture and values. We focus on fairness and opportunity for all – across race, ability, ethnicity, gender, age, sexuality, cultures and beliefs – that reflect the communities we work in. At Epworth, we care.