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Clinical Nurse (Elective Surgery Coordination)
Elective Surgery Coordination, Townsville University Hospital
Townsville Hospital and Health Service is the public healthcare provider for more than 250,000 people across a geographic area of 150,000km2, delivering a comprehensive range of services across 21 facilities, from primary care in regional locations to highly specialised care at the main hospital.
Townsville University Hospital, located adjacent to one of Queensland’s leading tertiary institutions, James Cook University, is the largest tertiary hospital in northern Australia, providing specialist referral services for 700,000 people living from Mackay, to the Torres Strait, to the Northern Territory border.
We are planning and innovating for the future, advancing healthcare through impactful research, training tomorrow’s health sector workforce.
Job details
| Position status | Permanent |
|---|---|
| Position type | Full-time |
| Occupational group | Health - Nursing |
| Classification | Nurse Grade 6 (1) |
| Workplace Location | Townsville region |
| Job ad reference | QLD/TV581165 |
| Closing date | 11-Aug-2024 |
| Job duration | Permanent full-time/part-time |
| Contact person | Sarah McLachlan |
| Contact details | 07 4433 3407 Access the National Relay Service |
The Townsville Hospital and Health Service vision is world-class healthcare for northern Queensland.
Our purpose is `great care every day'.
About your opportunity:
Permanent full-time, part-time / Location: Townsville
The Clinical Nurse role is to book elective surgery patients from a specialty elective surgery waitlist, utilising your clinical skills, and the ‘first on first off' principles. You will use your organisational skills, advanced clinical knowledge and understanding of working with individual consumers with complex case mix and comorbidities, to provide an efficient booking service for operating suites.
The role works within a multidisciplinary team to problem solve and provide high level administrative care to patients and families within the scope of practice of an CN. You will have the ability to problem solve and work collaboratively with surgical teams, patients and their families in Townsville and region centres throughout North QLD, with a focus on district-wide elective surgery waiting list management.
The role requires moderate to high computer and documentation skills and possession of a working knowledge/ability to navigate patient notes and document into the ieMR, HBCIS. Efficient use of Outlook, Word and Excel to generate reports and correspondence is necessary.
What the Townsville Hospital and Health Service has to offer:
- Generous remuneration package value up to $132,289 p.a. comprising:
- Salary range of $4138.10 to $4431.10 p.f. (Nurse Grade 6, Band 1)
- Annual leave with relevant loading
- 12.75% employer contribution to superannuation.
Other employment benefits may include: professional development, salary sacrificing options, shift and locality allowances, employee wellness and assistance programs, and access to corporate discounts.
Workforce Attraction Incentive Scheme:
Eligible health workers who make the move (interstate or international) to work with us may receive up to $20,000 in incentive payments under the Queensland Health Workforce Attraction Incentive Scheme (conditions apply).
Candidate Requirements:
- Proof of qualification, registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and possession of a current practising certificate.
- Highly Desirable:
- Postgraduate qualifications relevant to the position or working towards a relevant qualification.
- The applicant ideally will have a working knowledge of a range of software packages used in the clinical and management environment, including the Microsoft Windows, Excel, Access, Matrix and Power Point.
- This is a Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) risk role: Hepatitis A/B, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, and Pertussis.
- Probation period may apply.
- Pre-employment checks will be conducted.
Please refer to the Role Description for further details.
Why make the change?
Interested?
Contact: Sarah McLachlan on 07 4433 3407.
Apply ONLINE by: Sunday, 11 August 2024.
Unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
Further information
We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.
The Townsville HHS is planning and innovating for the future, advancing healthcare through impactful research, and training the health sector workforce of tomorrow. Share in this journey with us.
Documents
Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.
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QH Applicant Information Kit (PDF, 939KB)
Information Package for Applicants
Info Sheet_Document Preparation-new candidates-13.05.24 (PDF, 70KB)
Information Package for Applicants
NG6-1 Clinical Nurse (Elective Surgery Coordination) 30476237 (Word, 383KB)
Role Description
