Casual Registered Nurses & Critical Care RN (CRU) - Geelong

Epworth HealthCare (Epworth) seeks enthusiastic Registered Nurses with recent acute hospital experience, to join our high performing and highly valued Central Resource Unit (CRU), working in a casual capacity.   

The CRU provides a flexible workforce to support Epworth clinical units.  Based in Geelong, you can also accept shifts in our Melbourne Hospitals giving you a wide choice of sites and specialities available.

This is a casual role and we are also hiring permanently into CRU.

With the support of a dedicated CRU educator and courses available through our unique Nursing & Midwifery Academy, you will have the opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills by working across a wide variety of specialities including orthopaedics, urology, colorectal, vascular, general surgery, ENT, gynaecology, plastics, neurosurgery, complex pain management, general medical/oncology and inpatient rehabilitation.

You will make an impact by:

• Delivering an exceptional patient experience
• Providing high standards of nursing care
• Encouraging and role-modelling empathy to patients, families and medical staff

To be successful in this role, you will… 

• Have a contemporary knowledge of best practice in surgical and medical nursing care and the patient journey.  
• Have recency of practice in acute hospital setting
• Have excellent interpersonal communication and teamwork skills  
• Be teachable and have a willingness to learn and grow professionally  
• Enjoy the challenge of working flexibly within a team environment.  
• Possess a strong understanding and background of patient-centred care  
• Have the ability to maintain a high level of communication with patients, staff, and visitors.  
• Have well-developed time management and prioritisation skills  

Position Description     

Inherent Requirements - Perioperative

Inherent Requirements - Ward

We will review and respond to applications as we receive them.  

About Epworth Geelong

Epworth Geelong, located adjacent to Deakin University’s Medical School in Waurn Ponds, is developing an environment of world-class health care and education to meet the needs of the expanding population of Geelong and South West Victoria. Providing exciting career opportunities to doctors, nurses, allied health professionals and support staff. It features contemporary design, cutting-edge medical technology and best practice patient care, whilst offering a wide range of inpatient and outpatient medical, surgical and rehabilitation services.