Within the multidisciplinary team, the Registered Nurse's role is to provide evidence-based consumer care within their scope of practice. The Registered Nurse is primarily accountable for providing leadership to the nursing team in the delivery of quality care in acute and urgent care services.
Key responsibilities
- Systematically assess the consumer, analyse data and identify appropriate nursing care.
- Use critical and reflective thinking skills in contributing to decision making which includes reporting changes in health and functional status and individual responses to health care interventions.
- Develop and document a plan of care that reflects the identified needs of the consumer.
- Implement individualised nursing care that is effective and safe.
- Evaluate and validate the effectiveness of nursing strategies towards meeting expected consumer outcomes, assess, plan and escalate changes in a person's condition.
- Recognise changes in the consumer's condition, take necessary action and document variation in the plan of care.
- Prepare consumers for discharge by educating consumers about their conditions, medications,
self-care strategies and the importance of follow-up care.
- Communicate and collaborate professionally with internal and external peers, stakeholders and consumers.
- Provide clinical leadership and supervision for recent Employees, Graduate Nurses and Nursing Students as required.
About you
- Certificate in Nursing or Bachelor of Health Science (Nursing) or other relevant qualification.
- Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a Registered Nurse.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.
- Experience in Emergency/Urgent Care highly regarded
- Candidates with experience with triaging presentations will be preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate accurately and effectively in both written and verbal forms.
- Demonstration of excellent organisational and time management skills.
- A current National Police Check (for employment) or ability to obtain a satisfactory check.
- Evidence of recent annual influenza immunisation or willingness to obtain prior to commencement.
- Maintain annual registration requirement and continuing professional development (CPD standards outlined by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency for Nursing and Midwifery).
📌 Registered Nurse Grade 2 (Saint Arnaud)
🏢 East Wimmera Health Service
📍 Saint Arnaud
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