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 the role As a Registered Nurse at Bowen Hospital, you will provide exceptional patient care as part of a high-performing team in our wards.
You will:
Provide evidence-based nursing care for patients
Provide care in accordance with best nursing practices, company policies and in collaboration with the patient, their family and the wider healthcare team
Constructively critique new ideas, proposed changes and developments before adopting new evidence-based practices
Anticipate patient’s requirements, discuss with medical colleagues, and organise necessary investigations and equipment
Maintain patient safety and integrity by anticipating and managing risks and potential complications in treatments, procedures and the surgical environment – including risks related to infection, positioning and restraint
Your practice will be in line with the code of conduct and professional boundaries of the nursing professional body.
This is a permanent position 48 hours per fortnight and is located at Bowen Hospital, Crofton Downs, Wellington.
Desired Skills and Experience
About you You will have excellent organisational skills, be flexible and open-minded, and successfully work within a team. You will also demonstrate and have the following skills and experiences:
Registered Nurse with current NZ Nursing Council APC
Relevant bachelor’s degree or Hospital based training
At least 2 years nursing experience in wards
Knowledge of the best practice relevant nursing standards of care
Understanding of health, disease, treatment and care of the human body, as well as computer literate
