Registered Nurse

Through the battles and the breakthroughs, we're there. Where will you be?

For over a century, our incredible teams have provided care for people when they need it most. Our people feel great pride in this, and they value the security and stability we offer. But it also means so much opportunity - to build on all that’s gone before, to grow your impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.

As a for-purpose organisation with over 10,000 dedicated, compassionate people, we continue to offer more services and deeper care than ever before. With Mercy, you’ll have the chance to make an impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.

At Mercy Health, it’s all about taking what we have and making it better.

To do that, we need you.

Join us as at Mercy Health, and help our teams deliver even greater outcomes.

About the opportunity

The Subacute Unit at Werribee Mercy Hospital is a multidisciplinary team unit that provides care for people recovering from an acute illness. We foster strong teamwork environment, enabling us to provide optimal care for all our patients. We have a strong commitment to our staff education, and ongoing professional development, offering access to regular in-services as well as a broad range of study days.

• Part-time fixed term (until August 2025) 56 hours per fortnight

• Subacute care is a multidisciplinary approach, where we focus primarily on patient’s functional status, and quality of life, rather than the underlying medical diagnosis.

• The role of the Registered Nurse is to provide quality client-focused care to the patient, their families, and carers utilising a holistic approach.

• Act as a role model, and practice within the core values of Mercy Health

• Form an integral part of a multi-disciplinary team, and will be required to provide highly responsive and flexible service to consumers, and carers, while upholding a high level of professionalism

What you’ll bring

You’re resilient, compassionate and have a whole lot of heart. Most importantly, you are committed to delivering exceptional patient-centred care.

To thrive in this role, you will have:

• Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)

• Excellent clinical and communication skills with a focus on providing quality care and quality outcomes

• Recent experience in acute or subacute nursing

• FIM credentialed desirable

• A compassionate, flexible and positive approach to effective patient care and management.

• The ability to nurture friendly, respectful relationships and contribute to a collaborative team environment.

You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:

• A current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check.
• Current COVID-19 certificate, proof of current influenza vaccination and other vaccination status consistent with public health orders.

Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare?

Join us and make a meaningful difference in people’s lives - and your career.

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Please contact us if you would like to find out more or communicate any requirements to ensure we provide you with a fair and equitable interview and selection process.

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.

We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We’re proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.

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