Pulmonary Rehabilitation Coordinator

HELPING OUR COMMUNITY LIVE WELL.

Pulmonary Rehabilitation Coordinator 

Primary Health - Allied Health Services

• Permanent Part time position
• 0.2 FTE per fortnight

Overview

Kyabram District Health Service (KDHS) is a medium-sized rural health service that delivers a range of programs and services including acute, subacute, residential aged care and allied and primary health care services. KDHS has three campuses located in the townships of Kyabram, Stanhope and Tongala.

KDHS is a passionate inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We are a culturally diverse organisation with a wide variety of people from different races, cultures, age, gender, ethnicity, physical ability, sexual orientation, religious belief, work experience and education background. We believe diversity drives innovation and we will continue to build and nurture a culture where inclusiveness is a reflex and where there is a deep sense of pride, passion and belonging that transcends any role.

About the Role

Kyabram District Health Service is seeking an Pulmonary Registered Nurse or Allied Health clinician to join our allied health team as the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Coordinator. This is an opportunity to experience the public health sector as part of a supportive and highly collaborative multidisciplinary team.

The role of the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Coordinator is to coordinate an integrated model of care to support the management of Respiratory Disease, inclusive of Pulmonary Rehabilitation prevention and self-management programs. The role of the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Coordinator involves working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to deliver health promoting and self-management behavioural strategies to improve health outcomes for those consumers with respiratory diseases and those at-risk of respiratory disease.

About You

• Current registration with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.
• Demonstrated experience facilitating group sessions with clients who suffer from chronic and complex conditions.
• Advanced clinical knowledge and experience in the anatomy and physiology of respiratory health.
• Demonstrated knowledge and skill of applying person centred models of care to facilitate health promoting and self-management behaviours for all clients accessing respiratory services.
• An ability to work independently and cooperatively with team members.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including written and verbal communication.
• Demonstrated ability to utilize Microsoft Suite, Internet and databases as required for the Cardiac service.  
• Although not essential, completion of Better Health Self-Management (Stanford University) or Chronic Model of Chronic Condition Self-Management Care Planning (Flinders University) and competency in Spirometry measurement and interpretation will be highly valued

What KDHS Can Offer You

KDHS is a compassionate, family friendly employer where every employee is a valued team member.

Inclusive of a perfect work/life balance, KDHS also provides:

• Opportunity to work closely in a supportive multidisciplinary team
• Generous professional development opportunities
• Ongoing mentoring, supervision and clinical support as required
• Professional development grants available through RWAV for eligible candidates
• Development of non-clinical skills through supported participation in quality activities
• Short term accommodation available
• Generous salary packaging
• Employee Assistance Program
•  Flexible working hours

Further Information

Download a copy of the position description and contact Ashley Watson, Primary Health Manager on (03) 5857 0***  or drop him an email at *******@kyhealth.org.au

Vaccination against COVID-19 and Influenza (where mandated) is a mandatory requirement for this role.

All appointments are made subject to satisfactory police check and Victorian ‘Employee’ Working with Children’s Check. Completion of a Commonwealth of Australia Statutory Declaration is required prior to commencement. KDHS is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged.

KDHS would like to acknowledge that we operate on Yorta Yorta land and wish to pay our respect to Elders past, present and emerging. We recognise our First Peoples as the Oldest Living Culture on the Planet and their connection to our lands and waterways.

Recruitment agencies should note that KDHS does not accept agency resumes. KDHS is not responsible for any fees related to any unsolicited resumes submitted by Recruitment Agencies.