Scrub Scout Nurse, General Surgery | Brisbane North QLD | Permanent Full Time

Scrub Scout Nurse, General Surgery

Location: Brisbane, QLD

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time, two positions

Remuneration: Up to $53.43 per hour depending on pay point (Registered Nurse pay point 8 rate)

Recruiter: Carejobz Perioperative Specialists

Our client is looking to hire two Scrub Scout Nurses for general surgery, on a permanent full-time basis.

About the Facility

A private day hospital in Brisbane's northern suburbs, part of a national day hospitals group operating sites across every mainland state and territory. The site runs two theatres, covering general surgery, gastroenterology, ophthalmology, urology, oral and maxillofacial, and plastic and reconstructive surgery. The group has recently introduced a national perioperative education programme for its nursing teams, aligned to ACORN, ACPAN and NSQHS Standards.

The Role

You will scrub and scout on general surgery lists, working to ACORN Standards, taking day-to-day direction from the Nurse Unit Manager or Department Coordinator within a structure that reports to the CEO and Director of Nursing.

This is day surgery, so the list moves. Beyond general surgery, the theatre list also covers gastroenterology, ophthalmology, urology, oral and maxillofacial, and plastic and reconstructive surgery, across the site's two theatres. The hospital is looking for nurses who are versatile and open to picking up other specialties over time. You are not expected to arrive holding every speciality the theatre runs.

In this role, you will:

• Scrub and scout on general surgery lists
• Prepare instrumentation, equipment and the sterile field for each case
• Maintain sterile technique and infection control practice throughout
• Support the surgical team through the procedure and manage counts
• Instruct and assist colleagues in the use of specialised equipment
• Maintain accurate patient and unit records
• Contribute to accreditation, quality and safety programmes
• Participate in orientation and teaching of new staff

What You Will Bring

• Current unrestricted AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse or Enrolled Nurse
• Recent scrub and scout experience in general surgery
• Experience in a day surgery or day procedure setting
• Working knowledge of ACORN Standards
• Current Basic Life Support
• Able to meet workforce immunisation requirements
• Unrestricted right to work in Australia

Why You Will Want to Know More

• Up to $53.43 per hour depending on pay point, under the Nurses' Award 2010 (this is the Registered Nurse pay point 8 rate; Enrolled Nurse pay point to be confirmed)
• Permanent full-time appointment
• Two positions available
• Day surgery hours
• Access to a national perioperative education programme with a pathway to speciality certification
• Annual education, infection control training and life support training provided
• A group with sites across Australia, so internal movement is possible

If this sounds like the kind of theatre opportunity you have been waiting for, we would love to speak with you. Apply in confidence through this link: ***************************************************************==, or email your CV to ***************** in the first instance. Kate or Paul will be happy to talk you through the opportunity, answer your questions honestly, and help you decide whether it feels like the right next step for you.

About Carejobz

At Carejobz, Paul and Kate have been recruiting perioperative professionals across Australia and New Zealand since 2015. Over that time, they have become trusted recruitment partners to leading hospitals and day surgeries, supporting nurses and employers with warmth, discretion and genuine sector knowledge. They understand the realities of theatre nursing, from the importance of team culture and safe staffing to the specialist skills required across anaesthetics, recovery, scrub and scout. When you speak with Carejobz, you are dealing with people who know the perioperative world, respect your experience, and will give you honest guidance at every stage.

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