Role details

The Day Surgery Unit at the Mackay Base Hospital is seeking applications for Registered Nurses to join their team on a permanent basis.

How to apply and for mandatory requirements regarding this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Your opportunity

The Registered Nurse provides nursing services within the health service settings; and demonstrates competence in the provision of nursing care as specified by registration requirements, NMBA standards and codes, educational preparation, relevant legislation and context of care.

About the Team

Day Surgery Unit is part of the Perioperative and Ambulatory Care Stream within Mackay Base Hospital. Its' aim is to provide a high-quality patient centred service along the surgical continuum from preadmission to post discharge phone call, through staff and patient education, multidisciplinary consultation, community engagement, feedback and innovation, within allocated financial resources.

It includes pre-admission clinic, day of surgery admissions, second stage “day only” recovery, extended day surgery and endoscopy, offering staff a variety of healthcare environments to apply their clinical skills. The Day Surgery Unit supports all diagnostic and interventional endoscopic procedures performed at the Mackay Base Hospital such as colonoscopy, gastroscopy, bronchoscopy and retrograde cholangiopancreatography.

About our Hospital and Health Service

Mackay Hospital and Health Service ( https://www.mackay.health.qld.gov.au/ ) has 6 hospitals, 2 multi-purpose health services and 4 community health centres that employ more than 3,700 staff. The district covers an area of approximately 90,000km2 and provides services to patients and their families in Bowen, Cannonvale, Clermont, Collinsville, Dysart, Glenden, Mackay, Middlemount, Moranbah, Proserpine and Sarina.

Some of our great benefits on offer

• Competitive wages, salary packaging and leave entitlements
• Flexible working arrangements
• A diverse work culture
• Career development
• Professional development opportunities
• Education opportunities, Study and Research
• Paid parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Discounted Private Health Insurance
• Fitness Passport

Workforce attraction incentive scheme

You may be eligible to receive the Incentive Scheme 1, the scheme is available to health workers that relocate from interstate or international to come work within our team may receive up to $20,000 in incentive payments under the Queensland Health Workforce Attraction Incentive Scheme (conditions apply). ( https://www.careers.health.qld.gov.au/working-for-us/workforce-attraction-incentive-scheme )