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 Geelong Hospital St John of God Hospital Geelong is a 253 bed hospital and is recognised as the leading provider of private health care in the Barwon and South-Western region. The hospital provides a range of services including an emergency department, day surgery, medical, surgical and maternity services, along with a 24 hour critical care unit and Cath Lab services.

Your Position at St John of God Geelong Hospital

We are currently seeking applications from suitably qualified, Registered Nurses to join our highly skilled and multi-disciplinary Cardiac Care Unit. This role requires a post-graduate qualification in critical care and recent clinical experience within Cardiac Care.

Our Cardiac Care Unit offers extensive medical and surgical cardiac services to a varied patient group. Specialising in elective procedures, the unit focuses on coronary diagnostics and interventions, electrophysiology studies, and device implantations.

You will be responsible for the provision of comprehensive patient care and the co-ordination and supervision of care delivered by junior staff and students within Critical Care.

The Position

• Provides direct total patient care to patients to achieve identified outcomes in accordance with established hospital policies and procedures and Care Paths.
• Demonstrates knowledge of/and functions in accordance with legislation and common law affecting nursing practice and acknowledges accountability/responsibility for own actions.
• Maintains and promotes harmonious interpersonal relationships and effective teamwork, between staff, patient, relative, doctors and ancillary staff.
• Assists and collaborates with team members in the assessment of allocated patients.
• Ensures accurate and timely documentation.
• Communicates effectively with all members of care team and reports changes in patients' status to appropriate personnel.
• Initiates discharge planning on patients' admission to ensure appropriate use of all resources and the patient/family are well prepared for discharge.
• Documents any incidents and reports these to NUM/ANUM.

You will have current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse and you will have a post-graduate qualification in critical care and recent clinical experience within Cardiac Care.

To succeed you will have well developed interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to identify and solve problems. In addition, you will demonstrate commitment to quality patient care and patient satisfaction.

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

We can offer you

• Salary $68,093 to $96,175 plus 12% superannuation
• Permanent full-time position
• 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
• Innovative Professional Development opportunities
• Access to a range of Lifestyle, Health & Wellbeing rewards and discounts

For enquiries, contact Matt Deppeler | Nurse Unit Manager, on 0466 460 927

At St John of God Health Care, we celebrate diversity and warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.
Our commitment is to create a safe and nurturing environment for all children and vulnerable individuals in our care and proactively take steps to protect them from abuse, ensuring their safety and well-being.

Our inclusive culture fosters an environment that is respectful and secure, welcoming and accessible, and unified through our diverse community.

All caregivers employed by St John of God Health Care are required to be Influenza in order to fulfil the requirements of the role.