##538919 - Intensive Care Technician 

Intensive Care Unit

Calvary Mater Newcastle

CASUAL

• Progress with purpose at one of Australia’s largest health care providers
• Get ahead with salary packaging, benefits and professional development in a supportive team environment.
• Classification: Anaesthetic/Op Theatre Technician
• Hourly Rate: $31.31237 plus applicable allowance

About the role

The Intensive Care Technician is responsible for providing a high standard of safe and courteous patient transport and patient support, maintenance and cleaning of ventilators and other equipment and maintenance of stock levels within the Intensive Care Unit. 

This role is involved with direct personal care with patients including assisting with lifting and positioning and transfer of patients on diagnostic radiography or between wards. You will have had recent experience in assisting with care and maintenance of ventilators, dialysis machines and other medical equipment.

What you bring 

• Demonstrated communication, organisational and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated ability to work as a member of a multidisciplinary team 
• Able to work proficiently in periods of high demand and activity
• A desire to join a team committed to the care of others in a mission based organisation

The Calvary Mater Newcastle is an Affiliated Health Organisation providing services to both public and private patients primarily from the Hunter New England area. Current employees of NSW Health can request to have various leave entitlement balances transferred to Calvary Mater Newcastle on commencement. Leave types may include but not limited to Long Service Leave, Annual Leave and Sick Leave. Applicants are encouraged to discuss this with the Convenor for further information.

For further information please contact Katrina Gunn - Nurse Unit Manager on (02) 4014 3760 or Katrina.Gunn@calvarymater.org.au

• NFP salary packaging benefits, discounted health insurance and gym memberships 
• Paid parental leave 
• Training, development pathways and career opportunities
• Flexible hours that make sense for you

• As part of the application process, you will be required to complete pre-employment checks which may include, but is not limited to reference checks, work rights, criminal history check, NDIS/WWCC/WWVP checks, and a health evaluation to ensure suitability for the role
• You will be required to provide evidence of immunisation as required for your role including COVID-19, influenza, tuberculosis screening, hepatitis, diphtheria, tetanus, varicella