Registered Nurse Grade 2 - Enhanced Care Unit
Date: 6 Dec 2023
Site: VCCC (Parkville)
Location: MELBOURNE, VIC, AU, 3000
Company: Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Unit: Enhanced Care Unit
Division: Chief Operating Officer
Department: Cancer Surgery Operations
Enterprise Agreement: Nurses and Midwives (Victorian Public Sector) (Sin
Enhanced Care Unit
At Peter Mac we aim to continuously improve cancer care, research and education across all cancers and for all people affected by cancer: changing lives, breaking new ground. Everything we do is underpinned by our core values, Excellence, Compassion and Innovation. Welcoming people from a wide variety of different backgrounds and experiences is critical to fostering innovation, cultivating compassion, attracting and retaining top talent and providing the best possible cancer care for our patients. YOUR ROLE IN OUR FUTURE Ongoing, Full-Time Role (Part-Time considered) - Multiple positions available! Registered Nurse| Enhanced Care Unit (ECU) At Peter Mac everything we do as nurses is underpinned by our core values – Excellence, Innovation and Compassion. We provide world class cancer nursing care, informed by research and state of the art education to every patient and their family. THE ENHANCED CARE UNIT The Enhanced Care Unit at Peter Mac is an innovative unit that provides high quality, specialised care for cancer patients requiring higher levels of monitoring and clinical support. The enhanced model of care is internationally recognised. Patients within the unit may require invasive and non-invasive continuous blood pressure monitoring, advanced haemodynamic support, continuous cardiac monitoring, high flow oxygen, complex fluid and medication infusions including noradrenaline, epidurals, or intrathecal opioids. The Enhanced Care Unit is a four-bed unit aiming to open up to six beds throughout 2024. The ECU is located at Peter MacCallum’s Parkville Campus. THE PATIENTS Peter Mac cares for patients with a complex array of cancer types that require treatments that are integrated and carefully planned. Treatments may involve several modalities such as medicines, surgery, radiotherapy and in more recent years the growth of immunotherapies have seen significant advances. As the treatments for cancer have advanced, we have seen increased complexity and acuity of care needs for our patients. The development of the Enhanced Care Unit is to ensure we continue to deliver world’s best cancer care that meets the needs of our patients. THE TEAM The Enhanced Care Unit includes a Nurse Unit Manager, a full-time Clinical Nurse Educator/Practice Development Nurse, Associate Nurse Unit Managers and Registered Nurses who work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe and high-quality care for our patients. The Enhanced Care Unit works closely with the High Acuity Team including the ICU Outreach Nurses, the Academic Nursing Unit and Specialist Medical teams. There is also a strong relationship with the Royal Melbourne Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit and the RMH Emergency Department to ensure patients are cared for in the most appropri
