Registered Nurse - Short Stay Ward

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Detail information about job Registered Nurse - Short Stay Ward. Terms and conditions vacancy

Melbourne
Permanent Part Time,Permanent Full Time

Outstanding candidates are encouraged to apply for positions now open at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre – a place where our normal days are extraordinary; as are the people we care for.

 

Peter Mac is one of a handful of integrated cancer research, education and treatment centres in the world. Each day our team strives to provide the very best in cancer care, even better treatments and potential cancer cures for all people affected by cancer.

 

Globally, we are facing one of the most pivotal times in the pursuit of cancer cures, and Peter Mac stands at its forefront. Together, we aim to lead a new era of cancer prevention, care and discovery, supported by state-of-the-art facilities at our new home within the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre building.

 

About the Unit

The Short Stay ward is an eight bed unit providing oncology care across all tumour streams and presentations. It is a fast paced and challenging ward with the aim of rapidly assessing acutely unwell patients thus, stabilising patients before transferring to an inpatient ward or well enough to be discharged home. The unit will also admit post surgical overnight patients who are ready for discharge home the next day.

 

Your role in our future

We are currently recruiting highly motivated Registered nurses for Full time and Part Time positions in our collaborative team. Our team of Nurses are committed to providing best evidence based practice in a supportive environment. There are opportunities to further develop clinical nursing skills in an acute care setting and work towards leadership positions.

 

The ideal applicant will have a nursing oncology background in an acute care setting with the following skills looked at favourably:

• Ability to adapt to changing and dynamic ward environment.
• Sound patient assessment skills and problem solving skills
• Abilitiy to effectively communicate with the multi disciplinary team
• Willingness to learn and commit to best evidenced based practice
• Experience with ECG interpretation and monitoring

For further information about this opportunity, please review the position description or contact us for a confidential discussion.

 

Peter Mac offers its employees the following benefits:

• Salary Packaging
• Employee Assistance Program
• Central City Location
• Training and Development Program
• Wellness programs for staff
• Comprehensive supported orientation

Enquiries: Linda Ngau
Ph: 855 95795
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