Prosthetic Officer

Prosthetic Officer | St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital - Day Surgery Centre

Employment Term: Permanent Part Time opportunity - 16 hours a week

Location: located opposite Roma St Parklands, St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital Day Surgery Centre is just a short walk to Brisbane city

Remuneration: $34.86 - $36.20/ hr + 11.5% Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging + Penalties & Allowances

Make a meaningful difference with St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital Day Surgery Centre

We’re looking for someone who wants to make the world a little better through small moments that leave big impacts. To build meaningful relationships and make a difference in the lives of others.

An integral part of our team at St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital Day Surgery Centre as a Prosthetic Officer, you’ll be encouraged to grow, develop and feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionately about.

St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital Day Surgery Centre is an extension of St Andrews War Memorial Hospital. The brand-new surgery centre offers a dedicated day surgery experience and a wide range of procedures for patients who do not require an overnight stay in hospital.

The purpose-built surgical centre is located opposite the main hospital within St Andrew’s Place on North St, Spring Hill, and features two procedure rooms, an operating theatre, as well as admission and recovery spaces. The centre has been designed to meet the growing demand for surgical treatment at St Andrew’s, and changing patient and clinician preferences for same-day procedures.

By bringing together the finest medical experts, care and technology, we’re able to deliver personalised care and world-class results.

Let’s make a meaningful difference, together.

What makes a difference for you?

Based in Brisbane since 1958, we’ve developed connections that go far beyond our home, occupying a unique place in the hearts and minds of our community providing world-class health care and first-class treatment results.
- Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance
- Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum
- Subsidised Parking
- A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, a wellbeing program and employee assistance program
- A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others
- 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months' service, in addition to the government scheme
- Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events
- Professional development, through Graduate Certificates, skills development courses, bursaries, grants and partnerships with leading Universities (Hospitals).
- Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference

Your part in St Andrew’s War Memorial Day Surgery Centre

This role will involve working in a Perioperative environment and will report to the Clinician allocated to manage Prosthetics and Consignment stock and be reporting to the Director Corporate Services.

Working closely with Level 2 Nurses, other Scrub Scout Nurses and Specialists will ensure the provision of appropriate Surgical Prosthetics, with accurate recording of prosthetics used at the point of care, ensuring the ability to track individually to patients and accurate billing to health funds.
- The position will take responsibility for prosthetics and consignment stock in the Clinical Store Rooms
- ordering and stock management
- The role will use their knowledge from working in a Perioperative environment to understand the processes of how prosthetics are recorded and processed, including providing education to all related Nursing staff to increase awareness and importance of recording prosthetics at point of care (in theatre).
- The position will also work as part of a multi-disciplinary team involving clinical and non-clinical staff in the preparation for Hospital and UCH Group wide projects such as; Surginet and the Digital Medical Record.
- The position will liaise closely with Corporate Service functions such as; the Supply Department, Manager of Patient Administration to ensure the accurate billing of all appropriate prosthesis is undertaken, and the Management Accountant and Director Corporate Services. It will also work with surgical companies to manage consignment stock and transfer responsibility of the cost of expired stock to the supplier.
- The position will also use their specialist knowledge to support the Central Sterilising Services Department in the process of managing loan sets

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