Registered Nurse

Date posted: Wednesday 04 January 2023
Closing date: Sunday 30 April 2023

Caneland Medical Centre is seeking a Registered Nurse for casual/vacation work. The position will include nursing - general medical and surgical (healthcare and medical).

Clinical

• Perform clinical duties within required level of clinical competency, according to best available evidence.
• Duties include triage, immunisations and other injections, wound management, chronic disease management, ECGs, and collection of pathology samples.
• Assist doctors with clinical procedures and maintain clinical documentation.
• Explain procedures to patients, providing them with support and reassurance.

Patient services

• Assist with triage, data management diagnostic services, networking with other providers, planning and management of patient care, and patient advocacy.
• Telephoning patients with test results as directed by medical staff.

Improvement and patient health outcomes

• Conduct preventative/screening procedures.
• Assist with patient education and community health promotion activities.
• Coordinate patient recall and outreach programs, GP management plans, and team care arrangements. 

Patient visits

• Provide home/hospital visits as required for monitoring support, including antenatal and post-natal care and health assessments.

Equipment and supplies

• Ensure sterilisation and maintenance of clinical equipment.
• Maintain stocks of clinical supplies, including correct storage (such as refrigeration), removal and disposal of out-of-date stock, and ordering supplies.
• Provide input in purchasing relevant clinical equipment and supplies.

Compliance

• Maintain awareness of current and new legislation to ensure the practice is complying with all statutory and regulatory obligations including infection control, sterilisation, hazardous materials and safe handling/disposal of medical waste, records management, WHS, and accreditation. 
• Ensure relevant personnel are kept informed and changes made to systems and procedures as required.

Infection prevention and control coordination

• Maintain the practice's systems and processes for hand hygiene, environmental cleaning, spills management, and practice team immunisations in accordance with practice policy and procedure. 
• Manage the practice's sterilisation process, ensuring sterility and integrity in the process.
• Ensure the practice's waste management complies with local, state, and federal regulations.

Professional

• Act within the practice and nursing codes of ethics and at an appropriate level of clinical competence at all times.
• Maintain awareness of current evidence and research on clinical practices and inform/educate other practice staff.
• Change systems and procedures to ensure compliance with best available evidence as applicable.

Workplace health and safety

• Consistently be aware of, and comply with, workplace health and safety requirements.

General

• Delegation of tasks to other medical and non-medical staff.
• Provide direct and indirect supervision to other nurse(s).
• Assist with other practice duties as required.

Employer questions

Your application will include the following questions:

• Which of the following statements best describes your COVID-19 vaccination status?
• Are you currently registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)?
• Which of the following medical practice management software do you have experience with?
• Which of the following First Aid accreditations do you currently hold?
• Which of the following Microsoft Office products are you experienced with?

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