- Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Noarlunga Hospital– Day of Surgery Admission Unit (DOSA)
- Salary $77,824 - $106,187 p.a. (Pro Rata) RN/M1
- Salary $90,913 - $114,917 p.a. (Pro Rata) RN/M2C
- Ongoing, Full Time Position
Be There at the Beginning and the End | RN/CN – Day of Surgery Admissions
Join the Day of Surgery Admission Unit at Noarlunga Hospital, where your nursing skills directly shape a patient's surgical experience from first assessment through to Stage 2 recovery. In this ongoing full-time role, you'll work alongside a dedicated surgical team, conducting pre-operative admissions, preparing patients for theatre, and delivering attentive post-operative care in a structured and supportive environment. If you're an experienced Registered Nurse looking for a role that offers clinical variety, a consistent operating rhythm, and the stability of SA Health's Southern Adelaide Local Health Network, this is the opportunity for you.
About the role:
Reporting to the Nurse Unit Manager, in this role, you'll be responsible for managing patient admissions, conducting thorough pre-operative preparation, and delivering Stage 2 post-operative care as part of a collaborative surgical team at Noarlunga Hospital.
Duties for the role will include:
- Assess individual patient/client needs, plan, implement and/or coordinate appropriate service delivery from a range of accepted options including other disciplines or agencies,
- Provide direct person centred nursing care and/or individual case management to patients/clients on a shift by shift basis in a defined clinical area with increasing autonomy over time,
- Participate in quality improvement activities that contribute to patient/client safety, risk minimisation and safe work activities within the practice setting,
- Provide ward/team leader/coordination as required on a shift by shift basis. (A team leader is a RN assigned responsibility for supporting staff and coordinating patient/client care),
- Participate in evaluative research activities within the practice setting
About you:
- Registered or eligible for registration is a Nurse by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate,
- Effective communication skills including, problem solving, conflict resolution and negotiation skills,
- Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team,
- Demonstrated competence in the area of Day Surgery Nursing practice in accordance with the relevant standards
Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.
This is a single vacancy, with two possible appointment classifications. The successful applicants will be appointed in the position appropriate to their skills, qualifications, and experience.
Want To Know More? Contact: Nicole Hibbert, Nurse Unit Manager, (08) 8384 9368, [email protected]
Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Sunday 21 June 2026
Attachments:
- DOSA Registered Nurse Level 1 Role Description
- DOSA Clinical Nurse- Role Description
- Australian applicant guidelines
- International applicant guidelines
Applicant Information:
- We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
- The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
- Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
- SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 942356
