Registered Nurse – Anaesthetics & PACU

Permanent part-time and casual positions available for Registered Nurses dual trained in Anaesthetics and PACU , with an immediate start available. Salary Package: From $82,666 – $110,115 per annum (RN Level 2-8) + 12% superannuation +   access to salary packaging via Maxxia   to maximise your take-home pay (including venue hire, meals, entertainment and novated leasing). Salary based on the enterprise agreement and relevant nursing experience year level.

Casual appointments are paid at the equivalent hourly rate plus casual loading in lieu of paid leave entitlements Provide skilled anaesthetic nursing support and post-anaesthetic recovery care across our specialist orthopaedic surgical lists, moving confidently between both scopes. Work-Life Balance: Genuine flexibility on days and hours, we are open to a range of part-time patterns and casual arrangements.

Grow With Us: Join Australia's only university-owned academic health precinct, where clinical excellence, ongoing education, study support and career progression are actively encouraged. Drive innovation in healthcare, transform patient outcomes, and advance your career today. The Orthopaedic Institute (TOI) at Macquarie University Hospital is seeking Registered Nurses who are dual trained in Anaesthetics and Post-Anaesthetic Care (PACU) to join our perioperative team, based at Macquarie University, Wallumattagal Campus, North Ryde.

The Orthopaedic Institute delivers a high-quality elective orthopaedic service, including joint replacement, spinal, arthroscopic and robotic-assisted procedures. We are specifically seeking nurses who hold both anaesthetic and recovery skill sets and are comfortable working across both areas. This dual capability allows our team to flex with the demands of the list and provides you with genuine variety across the perioperative journey — from pre-operative preparation and anaesthetic induction through to emergence, recovery and safe discharge from PACU.

Both permanent part-time and casual positions are available, and we are genuinely flexible on hours and days. Whether you are looking for a set part-time pattern, a smaller number of regular shifts, or casual work that fits around other commitments, we would welcome a conversation. Reporting to the Nurse Unit Manager – Pre-Operative, Anaesthetics and PACU, you will be well supported by an experienced team of anaesthetists, surgeons and perioperative nursing colleagues.

About the Role As a dual-trained Anaesthetic and PACU Registered Nurse, you will provide safe, evidence-based perioperative care to patients across their surgical episode, moving between the anaesthetic bay, operating theatre and recovery unit as required. Your ability to work across both scopes will be central to how safely and efficiently our orthopaedic lists run, and to how supported our patients feel at some of the most vulnerable points of their care.

Key areas of responsibility include: Providing skilled anaesthetic nursing assistance during induction, maintenance and emergence, in collaboration with the anaesthetist and surgical team Preparing and checking anaesthetic equipment, airway adjuncts, monitoring and emergency drugs in accordance with policy and procedural requirements Delivering safe, timely post-anaesthetic recovery care, including airway management, haemodynamic monitoring, pain and nausea management, and recognition of clinical deterioration Assessing and preparing patients pre-operatively, and applying discharge criteria to safely transfer patients from PACU to the ward or day surgery About Us Macquarie University Health is Australia's only university-owned, academically integrated health sciences organisation, and Australia's first fully integrated academic health precinct located on a university campus.

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