At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide exceptional post-anaesthetic care and support patients in their recovery journey.
- Company: Join St Vincent’s Private Hospital Griffith, a leader in compassionate healthcare.
- Benefits: Competitive pay, salary packaging perks, and professional growth opportunities.
- Other info: Be part of a diverse team committed to excellence and community care.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in your community while working with cutting-edge medical technology.
- Qualifications: Minimum 2 years nursing experience, with PACU and anaesthetics expertise.
The predicted salary is between 58.4 - 58.4 $ per hour.
Welcome to St Vincent’s Private Hospital Griffith, the Riverina community’s premier private hospital. Join a team built on a proud legacy of world-class care, true compassion, and deep community roots. Founded by the Sisters of Charity and powered today by St Vincent’s Health Australia, the Sisters' legacy of compassionate service is our living heartbeat.
As a modern, purpose-built facility, we feature three state-of-the-art operating theatres, advanced high-acuity private rooms, and a dedicated regional palliative care unit. We are proud to drive clinical excellence in the region, partnering with the onsite Baiada Murrumbidgee Teaching Centre to offer top-tier simulation training and continuous professional growth.
About the role: We are actively recruiting Registered Nurses (RN) with Anaesthetic and Recovery experience to join our growing team and make a positive impact on the health of our communities and provide exceptional care to all our patients. The PACU Nurse provides specialised post-anaesthetic care to patients recovering from surgery, ensuring safe recovery through continuous assessment, monitoring, pain management, and early identification of post-operative complications.
- Minimum 2 years' Registered Nursing experience in theatres environment is required.
- Minimum 12 months experience in Anaesthetics and Post Anaesthetics Care Unit (PACU) and facilitating a safe recovery.
- Current AHPRA Registration (no restriction) DIV 1.
- Collaborating with surgeons, anaesthetists and other healthcare professionals to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
- Maintaining detailed patient records and documenting all nursing interventions.
- Excellent interpersonal and well-developed communication skills.
- Floor manager experience or willingness to develop in this space would be highly desired.
Employment options: Permanent full-time, permanent part-time positions are available. Please state your preference.
What we can offer you at St Vincent’s Private Community Hospital Griffith:
- Exceptional Rewards: Highly competitive base pay, plus exclusive not-for-profit salary packaging perks. Enjoy pre-tax savings on up to $15,900 for everyday living costs (mortgage, rent, bills) plus $2,650 for dining out and entertainment annually.
- An Amazing Workplace: 84% of staff recommend our hospital as a great place to work (2026 Engagement Survey).
- For-Purpose Impact: Be part of a not-for-profit where surplus is reinvested into research & community care.
- World-Class: Collaborate with global leaders across more than 100 medical specialties and 60 service areas.
- Surgical Innovation: Work with eminent surgeons using next-gen robotics in cardiac, neuro & orthopaedic.
- Premium Care: Deliver deeply personalised, patient-centred care in a 100% private-room en-suite facility.
- Safe Staffing: Work with peace of mind under an historic EA delivering mandated nurse-to-patient ratios.
- Professional Growth: Accelerate your career with clinical education programs & funded postgrad pathways.
- Health & Wellbeing: Fitness Passport, discounted private health, & cultural recognitions and celebrations.
Please note, visa sponsorship is not available for this position. For this role you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or have an Australia visa that grants you the work rights necessary for the role.
We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone. As part of our commitment to reconciliation, we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply and join us in delivering care that heals body, mind, spirit and community.
Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.
Closing Date: 13 November 2026 11:59pm.
Registered Nurse PACU in Griffith employer: St Vincent's Private Hospital Toowoomba
At St Vincent's, we pride ourselves on being a purpose-driven organisation that values compassion, justice, integrity, and excellence. As Australia's largest not-for-profit health and aged care provider, we offer our employees meaningful work that directly impacts the health outcomes of communities across New South Wales, Queensland, and Victoria. With a strong commitment to employee growth, a collaborative work culture, and a range of benefits including salary packaging and wellbeing initiatives, joining our team as a Senior Regulatory Business Analyst means becoming part of a dedicated workforce striving to shape a better and fairer health system for all.
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St Vincent's Private Hospital Toowoomba Recruitment Team
