Registered Nurse, PACU/ Recovery (Greenlane Surgical Unit)
Registered Nurse - PACU/Recovery
Location: Greenlane Surgical Unit, Greenlane Clinical Centre
Bring your expertise, your knowledge and your skills to make a difference around the way we approach our mahi to better meet patient, whānau and stakeholder needs!
Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity
Are you a Registered Nurse with a minimum of 12 months’ recent experience in PACU, ED, ICU or an acute surgical setting? Or a New Zealand registered Anaesthetic Technician with expanded scope in PACU? Here is an exciting opportunity for you to work within a dynamic multi-disciplinary perioperative team.
Our Greenlane Surgical Unit offers elective surgical services for day and overnight stay for a variety of specialities for both Adults and Paediatrics, including: Paediatric & adult Ophthalmology, Dental, ORL, General Surgery, paediatric , some adult Orthopaedics and adult Gynaecology and Urology. We have an overnight inpatient facility provided onsite. Within the department there is a large Post Anaesthetic Care Unit which has 1st stage, Stage 2 PACU area, and lazy boy rooms. We also have a day of admission unit with paediatric and adult areas that PACU staff rotates through.
For all aspects of this role and experience / knowledge required for this role please see the position description.
Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills
You are an experienced and dynamic Registered Nurse or Anaesthetic Technician ready to hone your acute skills and critical decision making. You will already have at least one year’s recent experience working in PACU / Recovery or high acuity surgical nursing, preferably in Aotearoa New Zealand and be ready to further develop your practice within the perioperative environment.
You will be part of a high performing, tight knit and supportive team who all have a common passion, care and enthusiasm for delivering a high quality experience and outcome for our patients. If you would like the opportunity to contribute to the health and wellbeing of our Auckland community, we would love to hear from you.
Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation
We are Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland. We provide health and disability services to more than half a million people living in central Auckland, regional services for Northland and greater Auckland, and specialist national services for the whole of New Zealand. Our main sites are Auckland City Hospital, Greenlane Clinical Centre and Starship Children’s Hospital, located in central Auckland.
We are part of Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand, the overarching organisation for New Zealand’s national health service. Te Whatu Ora leads the day-to-day running of the health system, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels.
We are committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing culturally safe care. We value role modelling manaakitanga as demonstrated by Ngāti Whātua in the gifting of their whenua on which our hospitals stand. We aspire to having a workforce reflective of the communities we serve and achieving equitable outcomes for all.
He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu | Why you will enjoy working here
We recognise there is more to life than mahi | work, and we encourage and provide access to all our staff several services and benefits to support themselves whilst they are employed within Te Toka Tumai Auckland.
For more information on what we offer, please click here.
Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply
Apply now at www.careers.adhb.govt.nz quoting job title and reference number ADHB20067
Please attach a Cover Letter and your latest CV.
If you have any queries about this opportunity or accessibility or technical issues with the online process, please contact Michelle Kanth, Recruitment Consultant at mkanth@adhb.govt.nz to discuss how we can best support your application.
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