Cath Lab Nurse Unit Manager
- Full time, permanent position
- Sponsorship and relocation package available for qualifying candidates
- We will provide mentoring and leadership support throughout your career journey with us
- Pay rate is dependent on Enterprise Agreement and experience: $65.19 - $69.70 per hour + super
About the role:
The Nurse Unit Manager of the Cardiac Cath Lab, is an integral part of the team. Reporting directly to the Director of Clinical Services, the Nurse Unit Manager is responsible for administrative and clinical management of the Cardiac Cath Lab providing the highest standard of patient care. The NUM is a positive role model and acts as a leader to all staff of the Cath Lab, setting behavioural and clinical expectations and keeping staff accountable to these expectations. The ability to provide ongoing education to junior staff is essential to ensure success in this role
As a Nurse Unit Manager, we facilitate managerial and leadership training alongside our national team. While transitioning into this position support will be available through national Cath Lab teams.
Key Responsibilities
The role encompasses planning, implementing and evaluating practices, processes and services. This position requires team work to achieve excellence in care delivery in line with best practice and legislative requirements. Some key responsibilities include:
- Responsible and accountable for the financial outcomes of the Cardiac Cath Lab , achieving performance targets
- Demonstrated knowledge of safety and quality, clinical governance frameworks and innovative models of care
- Responsible for implementation and maintenance of quality improvement programs within the Cardiac Cath Lab
- Collaborate with the Cardiac Cath Lab team on coronary angiograms, pacemakers, angioplasty, EPS, and other cardiac devices
- Responsible for the management of nursing and ancillary services in the Cardiac Cath Lab, ensuring the service provides a high standard of patient care in accordance with nursing standards and policies
- Deliver safe standards of nursing care
- Lead successful quality improvement and safety management projects
- Maintain unit orientation and education programs to ensure all staff participate in programs required to work safely in the Cardiac Cath Lab
- Support and lead staff to implement QI projects
- In line with budget, be responsible for stock and stores limits appropriate to needs of the Cardiac Cath Lab
Your benefits:
- Not for profit salary packaging benefits, discounted health insurance and gym memberships
- Paid parental leave
- 5 Weeks Annual Leave
- Attractive relocation assistance provided. Talk to us to find out more
- Sponsorship available
- Free onsite parking
What you bring
- Accountable for own standards of practice and providing support & ongoing education to junior staff
- Experience and or an understanding of Human Resource Principles
- Dedicated to best practice and best patient outcomes
- Extensive management/leadership experience in Cardiology
- Extensive Cardiac Catheter / Cardiology experience
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated commitment to patient safety and quality improvement
- Demonstrated ability to identify and deliver on staff education and developmental needs
- Ability to manage people and financial resources to ensure smooth business operations
- Intermediate level of computer literacy
- Strong communication, interpersonal skills and customer service skills
- A desire to join a team committed to the care of others in a mission-based organisation
