Day Surgery Nurse

We are currently looking for an experienced Day Surgery Nurse to join our Canberra team on a part time basis (24 hours per week - Monday/Wednesday/ Friday & Saturday). As a Genea Day Surgery Nurse, your duties will include; 

• Patient admission, screening and pre-operative preparation
• Assist Doctors with treatment in the procedure room competently
• Provide safe and effective recovery care to patients, escalating for clinical review as indicated
• Patient discharge - assessment of readiness and issue of post-operative instructions and medications
• Safe handling and management of specimens, medications, antibiotics and blood products (where applicable)
• Assist in the day to day activities of the day surgery as required

Qualifications

This role is perfect for an experienced Day Surgery Nurse looking for a part time role. You will bring your strong clinical experience to this role, and also an exceptional commitment to patient care. 

Your previous experience and qualifications will ideally include; 

• Have scrub and scout experience
• Be focused on customer service and patient care, both directly face to face and in a supporting role (telephone, email, etc).
• Be a registered Nurse/Midwife with AHPRA (mandatory)
• Have a working with Children's Check (mandatory)
• Experience in a variety of nursing areas such as midwifery, reproductive and female health, and/or infertility (preferable)

Additional Information

We know it's important to look after our staff, so Genea offers a number of perks including;

• Glow - Our online recognition and rewards portal. Access discounts at over 350+ retailers as well as accessing recipes, fitness classes and mindfulness sessions
• Learning and development – Ongoing opportunities for continuous education through Education Days, internal development, conference opportunities and companywide initiatives
• Certified Family Friendly workplace 2024/25 

Genea is committed to providing a workplace that is diverse, equitable and inclusive. It is important to us that our hiring process is accessible and open to all, we welcome applications from Indigenous Australians, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, mature age workers and LGBTIQA+ people.

Please contact our recruitment team (hrrecruit@genea.com.au) if we can help with any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate in the job application process

About the Company

Where cutting-edge science meets heartfelt care.

Genea are world leaders in Fertility treatment, we have been providing industry leading success rates for over 35 years and are passionately committed to providing exceptional care to every single patient. With over 50 specialists on our team working Australia wide, Genea is a growing business constantly working to innovate, lift the bar and continually improve outcomes for our patients.

At the core of our business are our people, we work hard to create a workplace that is inclusive, engaging and diverse. Genea is a certified Inclusive Employer (24/25) and Family Friendly Certified workplace, we offer numerous benefits to our staff and truly value the contribution of each individual employee.