Casual Day Surgery Nurse

About the role

Genea, Australia's leading IVF clinic, is looking for an experienced Day Surgery Nurse to join its Canberra team on a casual basis. The role suits someone who wants to bring strong clinical experience and a commitment to patient care to a state-of-the-art facility with no night shifts.

Key responsibilities

• Patient admission, screening and pre-operative preparation
• Assist doctors with treatment in the procedure room
• Provide safe and effective recovery care, escalating for clinical review when needed
• Patient discharge, including assessment of readiness and issuing post-operative instructions and medications
• Safe handling and management of specimens, medications, antibiotics and blood products where applicable
• Assist with the day-to-day activities of the day surgery as required

Required profile

• Registered Nurse or Midwife with AHPRA registration (mandatory)
• Working with Children's Check (mandatory)
• Scrub and scout experience
• Experience in areas such as midwifery, reproductive and female health, and/or infertility (preferred)
• Focus on customer service and patient care, face to face and by telephone or email

What we offer

• A modern facility focused on patient care, with no night shifts
• Staff benefits including a social club and wellbeing program
• A certified Family Friendly workplace
• Flexibility and development opportunities