- Registered Nurse- Apply now at Mercy Health
- NSW Health in Albury, NSW, Australia
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- 5 days ago
jobs description
Employment Type: Casual
Hours: Rotating roster shifts, up to 80 hours per fortnight available
Location: Mercy Health Albury
Contact: Craig Cogdell, Nurse Unit Manger. ccogdell@mercy.com.au
Where there’s life, there’s Mercy.
Where there’s care, there’s You.
Mercy Health Albury, Geriatric Evaluation and Management ward consists of a 20 bed in-patient ward and provides specialist in-patient Geriatric services to Albury Wodonga and surrounds. Including a multidisciplinary team headed by an enthusiastic Geriatrician, nursing staff, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology, social work and pastoral care worker.
About the Role:
Mercy Health Albury – Geriatric Evaluation and Management Inpatient Unit
Casual
To provide best practice care as a pivotal member of the multidisciplinary team.
Act in a position of advocacy for the patient and their family.
Be a part of this compassionate team in providing quality care.
About You:
Essential requirements: Current registration with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a Registered nurse.
Must have current immunisation of diseases as listed in NSW Health Policy Directive. This is a Category A Risk position.
Experience in Rehabilitation desirable but not essential.
Focused on patient centred nursing.
Minimum 2 years post graduate nursing experience.
Demonstrate time management and organisational skills.
Computer literacy.
You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:
A current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check.
Current COVID-19 certificate, proof of current influenza vaccination and other vaccination status consistent with public health orders.
Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare?
Join us and make a meaningful difference in people’s lives - and your career.
Are you ready to apply for this role? Apply now at mercyhealth.com.au
Please contact us if you would like to find out more or communicate any requirements to ensure we provide you with a fair and equitable interview and selection process.
We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.
We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.
The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We’re proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.
Current Registered Nurse - Division 1 with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
Knowledge and understanding of person-centred care, evidence-based practice and quality improvement
Communicates effectively within a multidisciplinary team using information technology, written and verbal means.
Demonstrated ability to use problem solving skills and a multidisciplinary team approach in the planning, delivery and coordination of patient care.
Demonstrated understanding of and ability to practice in accordance with legislation, policies and within the scope of practice of a Registered Nurse
Have completed / willingness to complete (and where necessary be competency assessed for) any NSW Health training required for the role. Eg. for a Registered Nurse vaccinator this would be completion of: - The core and elective COVID-19 vaccination training modules from the COVID-19 Vaccination Training Program developed by the Commonwealth Department of Health in partnership with the Australian College of Nursing - see COVID-19 vaccination training program. - Have completed MyHealth Learning Vaccine Storage and Cold Chain Management module. - Have current cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (Basic Life Support) competency. - Have received prior training to recognise and manage anaphylaxis including the use of adrenaline (epinephrine).
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