Registered Nurse - ORS
Tasmanian Government
- Launceston, TAS
- $75,902-102,908 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Strengthens health outcomes through the provision of safe, quality, clinically appropriate nursing care, in partnership with patients/clients, their families and other health professionals.
- Is an integral part of the multidisciplinary perioperative team. The primary focus of the ORS nurse is to provide safe, quality, evidence-based care for patients during the perioperative phase of the surgical journey.
- Please review the statement of duties for a full list of duties.
- Theatre experience beneficial as an undergraduate or Registered Nurse
- Experience in Anaesthetic /post anaesthetic care, or scrub scout experience
- Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time and part time vacancies.
- Access to the Grade 4 salary range $96,558 - $102,908 is subject to successful application for progression to Grade 4
- Salary range is in accordance with Nurses and Midwives (Tasmanian State Service) Agreement 2023 and Nurses and Midwives (Tasmanian State Service) Interim Agreement 2013
- Minimum of 3 years' Operating Room experience within the last 5 years
- Successful completion of a 12-month Transition to Practice, Perioperative Program
- Attainment of Post Graduate Certificate, or greater, in the area of Perioperative Nursing
- crimes of violence
- sex related offences
- serious drug offences
- crimes involving dishonesty
- Identification check
- Disciplinary action in previous employment check.
- We do not require a separate statement addressing the selection criteria in the Statement of Duties.
- All attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
- Referee details are submitted as part of the online application so make sure you have the contact details of two referees before applying.
Phone: (03) 6777 6626 or 0417 522 213
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