Remote Area Nurse (RAN)

Tjuntjuntjara is a small, remote Aboriginal community located on the Spinifex Lands in the Western Desert region of Western Australia. Within this area, Paupiyala Tjarutja Aboriginal Corporation (PTAC) is an Aboriginal corporation with responsibility for managing the essential and community services in the community. This includes, but is not limited to, the Community Store, Community Resource Centre, a Women's Centre, Indigenous Sport and Recreation program, an Environmental Health program, municipal services (airstrip, tip, road maintenance, water, power, sewerage), mechanics workshop, community development including Youth and kids groups and Spinifex Health Clinic and Home and Community Care programs. Tjuntjuntjara is the main population Centre for the Spinifex Lands, over 55,000 sq. kms of Native Title area in the Great Victoria Desert region of Western Australia.

We are seeking a dynamic and adaptable Remote Area Nurse (RAN) to join our team. This busy and rewarding role has responsibility for the provision of health care in the areas of child and family health, sexual health, chronic disease, aged care and mental health in the community, as well as providing emergency care and RAN leave relief as required.



Aboriginal Health Practitioners and trainee Aboriginal Health Workers support clinic staff. The Spinifex Health Service provides GP services both within community and off- site. When the GP is not in residence, the RANs are the senior clinicians in community and work as a cooperative team.

- Deliver comprehensive primary healthcare services, including health assessments, developmental checks, and follow-up of GP Management Plans and Team Care Arrangements (TCA).
- Provide health education to both individuals and the broader community, promoting disease prevention and supporting clients to understand and manage their health conditions and treatment plans.
- Collaborate closely with allied health professionals and multidisciplinary teams to ensure deliver of evidence-based, contemporary care.
- Undertake clinical duties across all areas of the health service, within scope of practice and competency, as directed. This may include responsibilities in:
- Emergency care and patient stabilisation (including coordination of medical evacuations)
- Child and family health
- Chronic disease management
- Preventive health screening and community health programs
- Deliver palliative care services as required, ensuring compassionate, patient-centred support.

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