A nurse unit manager sets the tone for a whole unit. The ones worth hiring are usually running a unit well somewhere else. I go and find them.
Private hospitals and day surgeries, for theatre, day procedure, recovery and ward units.
Leading a unit's nursing team: rosters, budgets, clinical standards, incident management and working with surgeons and management.
Good unit managers are settled in their units, and stepping up from associate nurse unit manager is a big jump that not every candidate is ready for.
I approach current unit managers and strong associate managers directly, and test leadership with examples of staffing, budget and incident decisions they've made.
I name a shortlist date in writing before I start, inside 21 days, and you get a written update every Friday.
Two AOD nurses placed in the Macedon Ranges, where location was blamed. An alcohol and other drugs (AOD) service that was short staffed, and it was affecting the whole business. I rewrote how the roles were pitched and took them to the right nurses.
18% of first year base salary plus super, plus GST. Nothing up front and nothing at all if the search fails. Payable within seven days of your new starter beginning, or spread over six months interest free through APay. If they leave within six months for any reason other than redundancy or a change to the role, I run the search again at no charge.
It depends on the size of the unit and the package. I'll tell you at brief stage whether the 15% or 18% fee applies.
Yes, including perioperative and day surgery unit managers.
Send me the brief. Four lines about the role is plenty. I reply within 24 to 48 hours.