Registered Nurse
Core
Provide high-quality, patient-centred nursing care to patients throughout the day surgery journey, including pre-operative assessment, peri-operative nursing, and post-operative recovery.
Role type
Registered Nurse (Day Surgery)
Builds
Safe and effective surgical care pathways for day surgery patients
Domain
Healthcare / Surgical Nursing
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
clinical assessment, clinical judgement, medication administration, wound care, infection prevention and control, discharge planning, clinical monitoring
Preferred skills
previous surgical nursing experience, acute clinical skills
Responsibilities
Complete comprehensive pre-operative assessments; Provide safe and effective pre-operative and post-operative care; Monitor patients throughout recovery; Support patients through their surgical experience; Provide education to patients and families regarding procedures and recovery; Contribute to safe and effective discharge planning; Maintain accurate clinical documentation and handover.