About the role

Mater Private Hospital Townsville has an exciting opportunity for a Floor Coordinator in our Perioperative Services unit.

Within this full-time permanent role, the successful candidate will work as part of the senior staff team to meet the departmental objectives and develop the work of the theatre service.

Mater is Queensland’s largest and most innovative not-for-profit healthcare service, providing care for almost 700,000 patients a year across a network of 11 hospitals. This is an exciting opportunity for the successful candidate to take the next step in their nursing career.

Salary range: $52.63 - $56.38 per hour (Registered Nurse Level 2) plus superannuation and salary packaging
                       $104,370 - $111,807 per annum plus superannuation and salary packaging

What you’ll be doing

As 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.

About you

To be successful in this role you will meet the following in the following:

• 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.

Why join us?

Mater is Queensland’s largest and most innovative not-for-profit healthcare service, providing care for almost 700,000 patients a year across a network of 11 hospitals.

We are a leader in healthcare, education and research — and that’s because we employ exceptional people. #MAKEYOURMATERMOVE

• 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

Please Note: We will not require any support from Recruitment Agencies at this time and kindly request no contact is made. Only direct applications will be considered.