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
We are currently seeking applications from suitably qualified, Registered Nurses to join our highly skilled and multi-disciplinary Surgical Ward.

Our services include colorectal procedures such as endoscopy and colonoscopy, cataract extraction as well as some cardiac and vascular procedures can be completed as day surgery. Other day surgery examples include minor orthopaedic surgery, urological procedures and general surgery such as hernia repair.

If you are dynamic and flexible nurse, with outstanding communication skills and the ability to provide high-level patient care then we want to hear from you. Make a move and join our dedicated and supportive team in a clinically exciting theatre setting.

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.
• Ensuring all nursing procedures are carried out in a safe manner.
• Regular attendance at relevant in-service education and appropriate study days external to hospital.
• Ensuring that the quality of work performed is of a high standard
• Not to interfere, bypass or misuse any system or equipment provided for health, safety and welfare purposes.
• Ensuring that new and junior staff are assisted with ward routines.
  

You will have a registration with Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse, a demonstrated commitment to quality patient care and satisfaction and skills relevant to the Surgical ward.

To succeed you will have an ability to work effectively and harmoniously within the multi-disciplinary health care team, with a commitment to ongoing education and professional development.

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

The Benefits:

• Novated leasing
• work related expenses
• self-education and
• additional superannuation

• Salary: $79,535 to $100,984 per annum (pro rata for part time), plus 12% superannuation
• Permanent full-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:
  
• 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
  

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.

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

For enquiries contact Stefanie Gregory, Nurse Unit Manager on (03) 5434 3247

If suitable applicants are identified adverisement may close prior to listed date