Welcome to St John of God Health Care

St John of God Health Care is one of the largest private providers of health care services in Australia, employing more than 16,000 employees (caregivers). We operate 26 hospitals and services comprising more than 3,300 hospital beds, including home nursing, disability services and social outreach programs.

As a Catholic, not-for-profit group, we invest all profits to the communities we serve by updating and expanding our facilities and technology; expanding existing services and developing and acquiring new services; and providing Social Outreach services to people experiencing disadvantage to improve health and wellbeing.

St John of God Bendigo Hospital is a 122-bed contemporary private hospital located in central Victoria providing high quality acute medical and surgical health care services for people in Bendigo and surrounding areas.

Your Position at St John of God Bendigo Hospital
You will be responsible for the provision of comprehensive patient care and the coordination and supervision of care delivered by junior staff and students.

Make a move and join our dedicated and supportive Scrub Scout team. There are Permanent Full/Part time positions available. Hours will be negotiated with successful candidate(s).

The Position:

The overseeing of total patient care.

Being aware of all patient's needs, conditions, and progress.

Being in contact with patients throughout the shift.

Ensuring all patient needs are met.

Involving patients in their own care and decision making.

Ensuring nursing care is carried out and documented using nursing history, care plans and / or care pathway.

Ensuring medical treatment requests are carried out and documented properly, consulting with doctors if unclear.

Ensuring that nursing activities are planned and carried out in an organised manner.

Maintain & continue to improve technical skills such as the interpretation of ECG's, insertion of intravenous cannulae, chest pain management, & other skills relating to Critical Care.

Ensuring all nursing procedures are carried out in a safe manner.

Ensuring that the quality of work performed is of a high standard.

You will have a registration with Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse and demonstrate ability to use his / her initiative, reliability and thereby require minimal supervision and guidance.

To succeed you will have appropriate skills and competencies related to Perioperative services and have recent clinical experience as a Scrub Scout Registered Nurse.

Above all, patients will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.

The Benefits:

Salary: $68,093 to $96,175 per annum (pro rata for part time), plus 11.5% superannuation

A Permanent Full / Part time position available.

Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:

Novated leasing

work related expenses

self-education and

additional superannuation

A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave and well-being programs

Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance

Dynamic multidisciplinary team

St John of God Health Care embraces diversity and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people with disabilities. We are committed to providing a safe environment for all children and vulnerable people in our care and proactively take measures to protect children/vulnerable people from abuse.

For enquiries contact Kayla Simmins, Manager, Perioperative Services, on (03) 5434 3457
Application closes on 7th May 2025