About us:
The Post Anaesthetic Care Unit (PACU) provides a high quality of safe, evidence-based nursing care to patients in the immediate post-surgical phase of their perioperative journey.
Both highly skilled nurses and novice practitioners achieve this by working collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team to provide services that improve the health and wellbeing of the communities within the Cairns Hospital and Hinterland Health District (CHHHS).
We're committed to improving the health and wellbeing of people in Far North Queensland by providing high quality acute health care services.
About your role:
Provide effective and efficient management of service in collaboration with the Nursing Director/Director of Nursing, clinical and non-clinical staff to facilitate the provision of quality evidence-based care.
Provide leadership to effectively plan, manage and evaluate health services to achieve organisational goals.
Use information systems and incorporate data to identify trends and facilitate patient flow across the service.
Accountable for providing sound professional leadership in dealing with significant issues related to assessment, planning, review, evaluation and coordination of service programs in a defined practice area for groups and individuals with diverse requirements.
For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.
Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.
What we offer:
Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health service offer a number of workplace benefits. Besides attractive remuneration, generous superannuation, salary packaging and career development opportunities, we value a healthy work/life balance that allows you take advantage of the sunshine, hiking tracks, swimming spots, reef and rainforest.
Learn what it's like to work with us, in an inclusive and supportive work environment.
Discover our dynamic and culturally diverse region through community and lifestyle.
Listen to what some of our staff have to say about working in our regions.
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