Floor Coordinator - Perioperative Services - Townsville
Mater Private Hospital Townsville
- Townsville, QLD
- $52.63-56.38 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
$104,370 - $111,807 per annum plus superannuation and salary packagingWhat you'll be doingAs the Floor Coordinator you will be responsible for ensuring a safe, efficient, and effective service is provided to patients and Visiting Medical Officers within Perioperative Services on a day-to-day basis. You will provide clinical expertise, direct support and coaching to staff within the department, with a clear focus on the patient experience and quality of services.
- Ensuring appropriate staff allocations and skill mix to reflect the changing workload and to meet patient needs.
- Coordinate all clinical activity to maximize efficiency and ensure staff meal breaks and reliefs are arranged in a timely manner.
- To act as a clinical expert within the area of work demonstrating specialist knowledge, skills, and expertise.
- To liaise and co-operate with the wards, other departments, and personnel in the hospital.
- Work collaboratively with other team leaders in the theatre department in the daily running and organisation of theatre activity and provide support in all clinical areas as necessary.
- To maintain and raise the clinical standard of care through the process of audit, and as a result implement changes in best practice.
- Identify and communicate quality improvement ideas to senior staff to enhance patient care.
- Registration with Australian Health Practitioner's Regulation Agency with a current licence to practice as a Registered Nurse.
- Advanced clinical knowledge and experience in a clinical area or specialty applicable to the unit.
- Minimum of 5 years' experience in Perioperative Nursing.
- Demonstrated advanced ability to communicate complex and challenging information constructively.
- Via salary packaging arrangements, allocate some living expenses directly from your pre-taxable income and ultimately increase your take-home pay
- Access to package meal and entertainment expenses via salary packaging
- Access to leading education and professional development via Mater Education
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
- Discounts to local and national business/venues for Dining/Retail/Travel & Accommodation/Other
- Unlimited access to a multitude of discounted fitness facilities through Fitness Passport
- Access to on-site, discounted parking
- Discounted food and beverage at various campus cafés and coffee venues