Business Name: West Wimmera Health Service
Job Title: Registered Nurse
Salary: $75,000 to $125,000 per year
Position Overview: To provide appropriate care to the patients and residents at all times and to achieve the standard of clinical care required by AHPRA regulations, and comply with the West Wimmera Health Service policies and procedures of the clinical unit.
Key responsibilities:
- To support the organisation to deliver quality services.
- To continuously improve health service delivery through effective management.
- To enhance organisational corporate capability and culture.
- To strengthen relationships with customers to enhance the image of the Service.
- Statement of duties Professional Practice:
- Ensure familiarity with the expected standards of performance in the role and actively contribute to own personal development.
- Maintain a good working knowledge of and adherence to standards and legislation relevant to the role (such as Child Safe Standards, Aged Care Act etc.) and actively promote compliance to any such standards and legislation.
- Comply with all relevant WWHS policies and procedures and any program specific guidelines.
- Attend all required staff meetings and trainings.
- Work in accordance with West Wimmera Health Service’s Code of Conduct and demonstrate commitment to the Service’s core values.
- Recognise, respond and escalate changes in the patient’s condition.
- Actively participate in the delivery of direct care to patients and residents.
- Attend to relevant charting and daily documentation.
- Assist the manager of the unit to co-ordinate all services in the clinical unit.
- Assist with patient/resident daily personal care such as showering, dressing, grooming and toileting.
- Dispensing and administrating of medications to the patients/residents.
- Arrange necessary client transportation e.g. ambulance bookings/appointment requirements under the instruction of the Director of Nursing/Nurse Unit Manager.
-Act as a mentor for new nursing staff, undergraduates and graduate nurses.
- Provide guidance to students participating in clinical work experience programs.
- Maintain a level of clinical skills appropriate to direct and assist other nursing staff.
- Any other associated duties as delegated by the Director of Nursing/Nurse Unit Manager at any time.
Quality, Safety and Risk Management:
- Ensure compliance at all times, with mandatory education competencies by the due date in accordance with WWHS policies and protocols.
- Ensure and take all reasonable care for your personal safety and the safety of patients, residents, consumers, volunteers and colleagues
- Participate in relevant quality improvement activities as directed by the Executive Director Quality & Safety
- Identify and report relevant risks including those relating to human resource management, workplace culture and industrial relations and actively work other staff as appropriate to effectively manage such risks.
- Ensure you are aware of the West Wimmera Health Service’s emergency procedures.
Communication:
- Maintain a professional and friendly approach in all interpersonal communication with patients/residents, consumers, volunteers and colleagues.
- Ensure effective and open lines of communication with other relevant team members, customers, volunteers and WWHS management staff.
- Maintain confidentiality as per West Wimmera Health Service Policy and in accordance with relevant privacy and health records legislation.
- Demonstrated capacity to effectively give and receive constructive feedback and/or criticism. Demonstrated capacity to effectively manage conflict at a personal level and to appropriately escalate matters beyond a personal level.
- Establish, develop and maintain trust and confidence with line managers and direct reports.
- Work effectively consistent with policies and procedures to and agreed performance and behavioural expectations.
Key Selection Criteria Essential:
1. Effective communication and organisational skills.
2. Registered Nurse with current AHPRA registration.
3. Bachelor of Nursing Certificate.
4. Excellent understanding of National Health Care Standards (acute and community care facilities).
5. Excellent understanding of iCare, ACFI and Aged Care Quality Standards (aged care facilities).
Desirable:
1. Hold or working towards a tertiary qualification in management.
2. Previous experience working in a Registered Nurse position or field.
Pre-Requisites for Employment:
1. NDIS Worker screening clearance.
2. Working with children check.
3. Vaccinated for COVID-19.
4. Influenza Vaccination.
5. Australian Driver’s License.
If you feel you could be a valuable member and take control of this role, then apply now and take the next step in your career.
Job Title: Registered Nurse
Salary: $75,000 to $125,000 per year
Position Overview: To provide appropriate care to the patients and residents at all times and to achieve the standard of clinical care required by AHPRA regulations, and comply with the West Wimmera Health Service policies and procedures of the clinical unit.
Key responsibilities:
- To support the organisation to deliver quality services.
- To continuously improve health service delivery through effective management.
- To enhance organisational corporate capability and culture.
- To strengthen relationships with customers to enhance the image of the Service.
- Statement of duties Professional Practice:
- Ensure familiarity with the expected standards of performance in the role and actively contribute to own personal development.
- Maintain a good working knowledge of and adherence to standards and legislation relevant to the role (such as Child Safe Standards, Aged Care Act etc.) and actively promote compliance to any such standards and legislation.
- Comply with all relevant WWHS policies and procedures and any program specific guidelines.
- Attend all required staff meetings and trainings.
- Work in accordance with West Wimmera Health Service’s Code of Conduct and demonstrate commitment to the Service’s core values.
- Recognise, respond and escalate changes in the patient’s condition.
- Actively participate in the delivery of direct care to patients and residents.
- Attend to relevant charting and daily documentation.
- Assist the manager of the unit to co-ordinate all services in the clinical unit.
- Assist with patient/resident daily personal care such as showering, dressing, grooming and toileting.
- Dispensing and administrating of medications to the patients/residents.
- Arrange necessary client transportation e.g. ambulance bookings/appointment requirements under the instruction of the Director of Nursing/Nurse Unit Manager.
-Act as a mentor for new nursing staff, undergraduates and graduate nurses.
- Provide guidance to students participating in clinical work experience programs.
- Maintain a level of clinical skills appropriate to direct and assist other nursing staff.
- Any other associated duties as delegated by the Director of Nursing/Nurse Unit Manager at any time.
Quality, Safety and Risk Management:
- Ensure compliance at all times, with mandatory education competencies by the due date in accordance with WWHS policies and protocols.
- Ensure and take all reasonable care for your personal safety and the safety of patients, residents, consumers, volunteers and colleagues
- Participate in relevant quality improvement activities as directed by the Executive Director Quality & Safety
- Identify and report relevant risks including those relating to human resource management, workplace culture and industrial relations and actively work other staff as appropriate to effectively manage such risks.
- Ensure you are aware of the West Wimmera Health Service’s emergency procedures.
Communication:
- Maintain a professional and friendly approach in all interpersonal communication with patients/residents, consumers, volunteers and colleagues.
- Ensure effective and open lines of communication with other relevant team members, customers, volunteers and WWHS management staff.
- Maintain confidentiality as per West Wimmera Health Service Policy and in accordance with relevant privacy and health records legislation.
- Demonstrated capacity to effectively give and receive constructive feedback and/or criticism. Demonstrated capacity to effectively manage conflict at a personal level and to appropriately escalate matters beyond a personal level.
- Establish, develop and maintain trust and confidence with line managers and direct reports.
- Work effectively consistent with policies and procedures to and agreed performance and behavioural expectations.
Key Selection Criteria Essential:
1. Effective communication and organisational skills.
2. Registered Nurse with current AHPRA registration.
3. Bachelor of Nursing Certificate.
4. Excellent understanding of National Health Care Standards (acute and community care facilities).
5. Excellent understanding of iCare, ACFI and Aged Care Quality Standards (aged care facilities).
Desirable:
1. Hold or working towards a tertiary qualification in management.
2. Previous experience working in a Registered Nurse position or field.
Pre-Requisites for Employment:
1. NDIS Worker screening clearance.
2. Working with children check.
3. Vaccinated for COVID-19.
4. Influenza Vaccination.
5. Australian Driver’s License.
If you feel you could be a valuable member and take control of this role, then apply now and take the next step in your career.
