Job Title: Patient Flow Coordinator-Perioperative Unit
Classification: Registered Nurse Level 3.1
Position Number: 13948
Annual Salary: $108,237 - $112,691
Branch: Division of Surgery
Section: Perioperative Unit
Vacancy Type: Permanent full-time
Closing Date: 23 July 2020
Contact Officer: Kerri Reeves (02) 5124 3051 kerri.reeves@act.gov.au

About us

Our Vision: Creating exceptional health care together.
Our Role: To be a health service that is trusted by our community.
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT)—a catchment of approximately 400,000 people. It also services the surrounding Southern New South Wales region which includes the Bega Valley, Bombala, Cooma-Monaro, Eurobodalla, Goulburn, Mulwaree, Palerang, Queanbeyan, Snowy River, Upper Lachlan Shire and the Yass Valley.

CHS administers a range publicly funded health facilities, programs and services including but not limited to:

• The Canberra Hospital: a modern 600-bed tertiary hospital providing trauma services and most major medical and surgical sub-specialty services.
• University of Canberra Hospital Specialist Centre for Rehabilitation, Recovery and Research: a dedicated and purpose-built rehabilitation facility, with 140 inpatient beds, 75-day places and additional outpatient services.
• Four Walk-in Centres: which provide free treatment for minor illness and injury.
• Six community health centres: providing a range of general and specialist health services to people of all ages.
• A range of community-based health services including Early Childhood Services, Youth and Women’s Health, Dental Health, Mental Health, Alcohol and Drug Services.

Overview of the work area and position

The Division of Surgery is responsible for delivering inpatient and outpatients surgical services and prevention and treatment dental health programs for children, targeted youth and adults of the ACT and surrounding region. The Division includes Surgical Bookings and Pre-Admission Clinic, Anaesthesia, Pain Management Unit, Operating Theatres, Post-Anaesthetic Care Unit, Day Surgery Unit and Admissions/Extended Day Surgery Unit, specialist surgical ward areas, medical and nursing Outpatient services, Shock Trauma Service, Trauma and Orthopaedic Research Unit and the ACT Dental Health Program.
The Peri-Operative Unit at Canberra Hospital consists of a Day of Surgery Admissions (DOSA) Unit, 13 Operating Theatres covering a wide range of surgical specialities, Post Anaesthetic Care Unit (PACU) and a 12 bed Extended Day Surgery Unit (EDSU) together with several out of areas procedural/invasive specialty areas.
The Patient flow role facilitates the day to day patient flow throughout the Perioperative Unit in collaboration with the Perioperative Unit Management Team.

Eligibility/Other Requirements:

Mandatory:
• Be registered or be eligible for registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
Desirable:
• Holds or is working towards a tertiary management and/or nursing qualification

Prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:
• Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
• Be registered under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011.
• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy (OMU).

Duties:

• In collaboration with the Operating Room Manager and the Perioperative Services management team, facilitate the day-to-day patient flow throughout the operating theatres by: ensuring each patient moves through their surgical experience in a timely fashion, identifying and removing barriers to the process, accessing and utilising services that will enhance and impact on the patient’s progress through the Perioperative environment.

• Providing leadership for the nursing team in all aspects of clinical practice, professional development and workforce planning to ensure a level of patient care based on ACT Health Policy and the Australian College of Operating Room Nursing (ACORN) standards.

• Developing and monitoring quality improvement processes inclusive of the National Standards for Quality and Safety in Healthcare within the Perioperative environment.

• Contributing to the strategic development of new initiatives within the Perioperative Unit.

• Review and evaluate clinical practice, identifying staff development needs and education strategies required in order to initiate appropriate change.

• Developing, communicating and leading a vision of excellence for the standards of patient care within the Perioperative Unit.

• Undertaking other duties as directed, within the approved scope of clinical practice ensuring the delivery of high-quality person and family centred, safe and high-quality patient care.

Selection Criteria

These are the key criteria for how you will be assessed in conjunction with your curriculum vitae and experience. Your statement of claims against the Selection Criteria should summarise how your skills and experiences would enable you to fulfil the responsibilities of the position. It is therefore in the interests of candidates to present their application in a way that demonstrates significant outcomes associated with each of the criteria, as well as the capabilities and behaviours that underpin them.

(Please note that it is not necessary to address the capabilities and behaviours individually).

1. Proven a high level of competency and understanding of the daily operational management of patient flow within the operating theatre, whilst maximising the efficiency of human and material resources to ensure an agreed standard of care.

2. Proven ability to quickly generate solutions to complex problems and be adaptable and resourceful in a fast-paced environment.

3. Demonstrated ability to work within a multi-disciplinary environment to foster a culture of open communication and feedback with all customers.

4. Proven commitment to a learning, teaching, quality improvement and research orientated work environment.

5. Demonstrates a commitment to work, health and safety (WH&S) and the positive patient experience and displays behaviour consistent with Canberra Health Service’s values of Kind, Reliable, Progressive and Respectful.

How to Apply

To complete your application, you must prepare responses to the Selection Criteria and upload this as part of your application along with a current curriculum vitae. For more information on how to apply go to http://www.health.act.gov.au/employment/how-apply. For further information about the position and a copy of the performance expectations and jobs demands checklist, please contact the Contact Officer above.

Registered Nurse Level 3 Grade 1 - Patient Flow Coordinator - Perioperative Unit

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