Community Health - Health Care Worker

Department: Community Nursing 

Classification: Health Care Worker IN38-39

Hours per fortnight: 48

Status:  Fixed term Part Time 

• Fantastic opportunity to join our diverse and dynamic Community Nursing team
• Supported team environment
• Career development pathways

Applications are sought from suitably qualified Health Care Workers to work in the Community Nursing Team at Echuca Regional Health. 

Key responsibilities include:

• Provide, safe and effective hygiene care as part of the clinical nursing team
• Maintain core clinical competence specific to the area of clinical practice.
• Act as a patient advocate
• Actively participate in in-house education and training programs
• Practice within a professional, ethical and evidence based nursing framework

Our team requires someone who has:

• Proven experience working in community care provision
• Excellent time management and organization skills
• Demonstrated problem solving and decision making skill
• Formal qualifications
• High level interpersonal skills

This position requires completion of a satisfactory National Police Check and (where relevant) provision of a Working With Children Check and check on the Disability Worker Exclusion Scheme prior to appointment.  In addition, this position requires evidence of vaccination status for COVID-19. 

Employee and family benefits include: 

• Comprehensive learning and development program
• Flexible employment practices
• Salary packaging
• Extended employee assistance program (including support for family members)
• Employee health and wellbeing initiatives
• Employee recognition program
• Free onsite parking.

We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to apply.

For further information on the role please refer to the position description.  Applications are to be submitted online.