Registered Nurse required for private clinic, Sandyford, Dublin 18
Our client is a well-established, busy private ophthalmic clinic and surgical centre in South Dublin.
Their team of 20 staff provide the highest level of service to their patients.
The clinic is very well supported by a large administrative, nursing and ophthalmic technician team.
The role is a full-time permanent position, Mon – Fri with approx. 1 Saturday every 1 – 2 months.
Hours: 37.5 hour week. Clinic is closed on Sundays and bank holidays.
Salary: Negotiable, depending on experience and qualifications.
Benefits:
* Pension
* 23 days AL plus additional service days accrued for future leave years up to a max of 27 days
* Staff Parking
Duties:
Clinical duties and responsibilities:
* Working as part of the Nursing/ Technician team to perform ophthalmic diagnostic testing on patients as part of clinical work ups for consultations at the clinic.
* Working as part of the Nursing/ Technician team to complete virtual consultations with patients to capture motivations for surgery, medical history, visual needs etc prior to their consultation with the Surgeon.
Theatre duties and responsibilities:
* Scrubbing for cataract, lens and laser eye surgery procedures performed in the dedicated theatre at the clinic.
* Management of patients on the day of surgery (consent discussion, medication management, counselling on postoperative instructions, completion of slit lamp examinations as part of discharging patients).
* Assist the surgeon in theatre for cataract and lens procedures. Assist with the documentation of procedures, checking correct IOLs available etc.
Administrative duties and responsibilities:
* Answering patient queries via phone call/ email.
* Assist with planning cataract and lens procedures by calculating IOLs to be used by the surgeon during the procedure.
Requirements:
* Active NMBI registration (RGN)
* Excellent communication skills
* Excellent attention to detail
* Strong service ethic
* Ophthalmic experience is an advantage but not essential
For more information please send your CV to Carol in confidence through the link.
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