• A Career in Cardiothoracic Care & Nurse lead ECMO service
• Innovative, Passionate Highly Skilled Cardiac Intensive Care Team
• Permanent Full/Part Time roles across a 24/7 rotating roster

Australia’s only dedicated Cardiac ICU is growing with New Critical Care Registered Nurse Roles.

Monash Heart is a leading unified cross-site cardiology service of Monash Health located at Monash Medical Centre, Dandenong Hospital, Casey Hospital and at the newest premier site, Victorian Heart Hospital.

The Victorian Heart Hospital is Australia’s first state-of-the-art, specialist cardiac facility, providing innovative, holistic and patient-centred care, committed to serving the needs of the community. As a standalone hospital, housing world-ranking Monash University and the Victorian Heart Institute, all on one campus, it combines world-class clinical care, research, education and training representing a powerful model of collaboration, innovation and excellence.

The first of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere, the Victorian Heart Hospital provides tailored cardiovascular care for all Victorians, and specialised life-saving procedures for our community. It also sets a new international benchmark for cardiac hospital design in a purpose-built facility with access to landscaped spaces exuding calm and tranquillity, to enhance the patient experience and positively impact clinical outcomes.

Cardiac Intensive Care

Australian’s first ever cardiac Intensive Cardiac Care Unit with cardiothoracic care, complex cardiac failure patients and nurse led EMCO service. Newly built state-of-the-art 16 bed service to deliver a modern model of excellence in care to complex cardiac patients supported by a team of highly skilled critical care nurses and multidisciplinary cardiac team.

A standalone specialist cardiac facility, the Victorian Heart Hospital is uniquely positioned to make a meaningful impact in the delivery of cardiac care and a lasting impact on cardiovascular health.

Unique “opportunity to innovate and change the way we deliver Nurse led cardiac care to positively impact patients’ lives” Katie Wild, Cardiac ICU Nurse Manager.

Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN)

We have hired exceptional critical care nurses with new CCRN roles available to support our growth as we expand the only dedicated cardiac ICU. The Victorian Heart Hospital is the best place to advance a career in cardiac critical care within a positive, highly engaging culture and inspiring supportive multidisciplinary leadership and medical team.

New opportunities for CCRN’s with a formal critical care qualification in search of further professional development opportunities including gaining competency in courses including ECMO, CALS and other newly developed courses unique to the Victorian Heart Hospital. As a CCRN you will be fully supported to expand your clinical expertise whether it be writing research papers or pursuing education pathways with opportunities for growth including career progression, nurse practitioner and research.

Full & Part Time permanent positions working across a 24/7 rotating roster.

About You

As an accomplished CCRN you are driven to further develop your critical care expertise as a specialist cardiac nurse. Naturally curious with a thirst for learning, you seek all opportunities to master your critical care especially in Cardiothoracic care and a nurse led ECMO service. You thrive working collaboratively as part of a wider highly skilled multidisciplinary team integrating clinical cardiology services, research and education to create a centre of excellence to positively impact patients’ lives.

To ensure your success in this role, you will have following demonstrated skills, experience and knowledge:

• Postgraduate Certificate or higher in Critical Care Nursing (Intensive Care, Coronary Care, Emergency or Interventional Cardiology) required
• Current clinical critical care experience in acute coronary, emergency or intensive care
• Availability to work across a 24/7 rotating roster
• Current AHPRA registration and eligibility to work in Australia
• Outstanding communication and time management skills coupled with delivering holistic patient centred cardiac care

Monash Health’s Victorian Heart Hospital

Monash Health is a great place to work. We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity and are committed to patient safety and promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and iCare values.

Victorian Heart Hospital, a world-leading cardiac facility featuring:

• International winner of an Inde Award for the best design in the Health and Wellbeing Space
• Architecturally designed sustainable building, filled with colour, natural light and space
• Innovative, holistic model of cardiac care in the delivery of patient centred excellence
• Cutting edge state-of-the-art technology and on-site education to facilitate world-leading research
• Dedicated leadership team fostering high performing talent within a tertiary hospital
• Best place in Australia to grow and further develop your career in Healthcare
• Victoria’s largest public health service employing over 22,000 people across a range of specialities
• Only healthcare organisation ranked in LinkedIn Australia’s 2022 Top Companies List
• We offer inclusion, equity, opportunity and a workplace where kindness matters
• Enjoy the benefits of Melbourne’s south-eastern suburbs and work closer to home
• Salary packaging options, comprehensive Health & Wellbeing program, Free flu vaccinations, Private health insurance at discounted rates, + more

How to Apply

We’re only able to accept applications submitted via the Monash Health online Mercury System. Please click 'Apply Now' to be redirected.

For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call:

Katie Wild - Nurse Manager - Intensive Care Unit, Victorian Heart Hospital

t: 0418 665 535