Registered Nurse - Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) Level 8 Operating Rooms

• Exciting opportunity waiting for you
• Permanent, full-time rostered position available
• Location - Auckland City Hospital

Are you looking to work in a modern, world renowned tertiary hospital that provides a comprehensive orientation and ongoing education in a supportive team based environment?

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the Role.

A position as a Registered Nurse in the Operating Theatre's PACU offers a rewarding opportunity to provide critical care to patients recovering from surgery.

In this role, you'll monitor vital signs, manage post- op pain pain, assess recovery from anesthesia, and collaborate closely with surgical teams to ensure safe, effective post-operative care. The PACU environment is fast-paced and dynamic, requiring strong critical thinking, attention to detail, and excellent communication skills. It’s an ideal opportunity for RNs seeking to specialize in perioperative care, with the potential for career advancement and personal satisfaction in making a direct impact on patient recovery.

For more information about the role, please click here for a copy of the position description.

If you have any related questions, please contact Jophy Saju, Charge Nurse PACU Level 8 - jophys@adhb.govt.nz

 About you

To be successful for the role, we are looking for the following:

• Experienced and dynamic Registered Nurse ready to hone your acute skills and critical decision making.
• Minimum of twelve months acute or critical patient care experience post NZ registration
• Experience in the use of electronic health records, and pre-op checks.
• Flexibility in working both pre-op and post-op area.
• Excellent communication skills, documentation, critical thinking, and decision making for patient care plans based on previous work experience.

About the Team

Level 8 PACU Auckland City Hospital provides postoperative care for critically ill patients who have experienced severe illness or trauma and require rapid intervention, complex monitoring, assessment, and care planning. Our thirteen operating theatres provide 24/7 surgical care for planned care and acute general surgery, urology, vascular, orthopaedics, trauma, and neurosurgery adult and paediatric patients.

Joining our team will enable you develop your clinical skills, knowledge, and expertise as we are a very supportive, great at sharing our experience and keen to help you achieve your professional goals. We will assist you with furthering your postgraduate study and career progression on PDRP.

We provide a competency-based orientation programme and preceptorship support to satisfy your professional needs, our leadership team is approachable and growth focused. For candidates outside Auckland region, we also provide a comprehensive relocation package and once a part of our team, wellbeing staff opportunities.

About the Location

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Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to Apply

If you are interested in this role, please submit your CV and cover letter.

If you have any queries about accessibility or technical issues with the online process, please contact Maylaine Cerna, Recruitment Consultant on maylaine.cerna@tewhatuora.govt.nz to discuss how we can best support your application.

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.