Nursing Coordinator – Victorian Heart Hospital at Monash Health (Melbourne)

Job Description

Join Australia’s only heart hospital opening to patients in February 2023

As a Monash Health hospital, the Victorian Heart Hospital will be uniquely positioned to provide tailored cardiovascular care for all Victorians, and specialised life-saving procedures for our community. As the first dedicated cardiac facility in Australia, the heart hospital will provide an innovative holistic and patient centred model, as well as world-leading research.

Nursing Coordinator, Victorian Heart Hospital

Exciting new opportunity for an accomplished and talented Nurse Coordinator to play a key role in the efficient and effective bed management to optimise patient access and flow across our new heart hospital and other Monash Health sites. Embracing a new model of care to patient model, this strategic role requires demonstrated recent leadership and management experience coupled with the proven ability to communicate clearly, thrive in a changing dynamic environment and role model excellence In clinical practice.

The Nursing Coordinator is a pivotal leadership role responsible for:

Coordination of bed management and patient access and flow

Site emergency management

Escalating appropriately and pre-emptively potential and actual clinical and non-clinical risk issues

Utilisation and management of site resources to achieve a high standard of nursing care in accordance with legislation and regulations.

Full or Part time ongoing position now available working across a seven day per week roster including AM, PM and Night Shift.

What You Bring

This role requires planning, implementing, and evaluating care practices, policy compliance, processes and services. Your success is underpinned by your proven ability to build rapport, collaborate, problem solve, influence outcomes and facilitate open discussion to achieve excellence in patient centred care in accordance with legislation and regulations.

You lead by example, able to confidently engage with others at all levels to support complex discharge planning whilst delivering effective management of human and fiscal resources is paramount to the success of this role. You are an innovative thinker able to manage multiple projects simultaneously. You also bring:

Registered with Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia via AHPRA (Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency)

Significant current clinical, managerial and leadership experience

Successful completion of Basic Life Support training within 6 weeks of commencement of employment and then annually thereafter Nursing Coordinator

Post graduate qualification studies in nursing leadership/ management, or working towards same is desirable

Why Monash Health’s Victorian Heart Hospital?

We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity and are committed to patient safety and promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and iCare values.

There are lots of reasons to join our brand-new cardiac facility, here’s just a few:

Delivery of a new Monash Health standard in model of care and patient care experience

Improved facilities in a sustainable design, filled with colour, natural light and space

Cutting edge state of the art technology and design to facilitate world-leading research

Dedicated leadership team fostering high performing talent within a tertiary hospital

Best place in Australia to grow your healthcare career

Victoria’s largest public health service employing over 22,000 people

Only healthcare organisation ranked in

Work close to home and enjoy the benefits of Melbourne’s south-eastern suburbs

Monash Health is a great place to work and now is the perfect time to join Australia’s historic new cardiac facility.

How To Apply

We only accept applications submitted via the Monash Health online Mercury System.

Details on how to apply and probity check requirements, please refer to attached Application Guide located under Position Documents.

Selection activity may commence prior to closing date, apply today!

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