Evolution Healthcare is a leading provider of innovative, high-quality private healthcare across New Zealand. With a team of over 1,700 and growing, our group operates five hospitals alongside a range of specialist health and wellbeing services.
When you join Evolution Healthcare, you’ll be supported to succeed in a safe, friendly, inclusive, and values-driven environment. We invest in our people, facilities, and technologies to continuously improve care for the communities we serve.
Job Description
About Us
At Quay Park, we are a specialised day surgical centre. Representing a group of private specialist Dental and Paediatric surgeons in the Auckland region, Quay Park has proudly served the Auckland community with surgical excellence for over 25 years.
About the role
Join one of New Zealand's leading private healthcare providers and become part of a highly skilled perioperative team committed to delivering exceptional patient care.
We are seeking an experienced PACU Registered Nurse to join our team at Quay Park Specialist Day Hospital. As a PACU Registered Nurse, you will play a critical role in assessing, monitoring, and supporting patients during their recovery from surgery and anaesthesia. Working alongside anaesthetists, surgeons, and multidisciplinary healthcare teams, you will help ensure safe, effective, and patient-centred care.
This is a permanent position for 45 hours per fortnight (4 week roster rotation) Located at Quay Park Surgical Centre in the Auckland CBD.
You will be responsible for:
Provide continuous assessment and monitoring of patients in the Post Anaesthetic Care Unit (PACU)
Maintain patient airways and respond effectively in emergency situations
Recognise and escalate clinical deterioration promptly
Deliver safe, high-quality nursing care in accordance with professional and legislative standards
Support and guide enrolled nurses, healthcare assistants, and other team members
Contribute to quality improvement and patient safety initiatives
Build positive relationships with patients, families, and clinical teams
What we offer:
A supportive and collaborative team environment.
Opportunities for professional development and career progression.
Work with a respected private healthcare provider.
A culture that values diversity, inclusion, and wellbeing.
The chance to make a meaningful difference in patients' lives every day
Desired Skills and Experience
About you
You will have:
Current registration with the Nursing Council of NZ and a Nurse practising certificate.
Recent PACU nursing experience.
Strong clinical assessment and critical thinking skills
Excellent airway management and patient monitoring capability
A commitment to patient safety and quality care
Exceptional attention to detail
The ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team
Knowledge of professional, ethical, and legislative requirements relating to nursing practice.
Excellent communication skills, particularly in high-pressure situations.
A flexible and adaptable approach to changing priorities.
Strong adaptability and problem-solving skills
Apply today! We welcome applications from people with the right to work in New Zealand.
