AddressThe Lagoon Ward are looking for a Registered Nurse to join their team. The Registered Nurse (RN) delivers safe compassionate clinical care; working collaboratively with the healthcare team to achieve best practice patient outcomes in Lagoon Ward which is a combined unit including an Acute medical Assessment and Planning Unit (MAPU) and acute and sub- acute medical inpatients. The RN engages in reflective, analytical practice through effective assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of direct person-centred care.
Metro South Health is Australia's first digital health service and one of the largest in Queensland, with an estimated residential population of approximately one million people or 23 per cent of Queensland's population.
This is your opportunity to join the dedicated team of professionals at Metro South Health and be part of a world-class, dynamic and growing health service that embraces technology, excellence in health care, teaching, research and empowering our people to be the best in serving our community.
About the Role
- Plans and evaluate nursing/midwifery care in consultation with the healthcare team and patients/residents/consumers using effective interpersonal communication.
- Educates, informs, counsels, and supports patients, families, cares and residents on general and clinical information relevant to patient's care seeking expert advice as required.
- Utilises critical thinking, flexibility, and time management skills to plan and prioritise person care requirements, adapt to clinical/ward changes and coordinate referrals.
Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description.
Our values of Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Engagement and Excellence, shape our culture within Metro South Health. Our values guide our day-to-day decision making and are fundamental to what we care about as a health service, how we behave, how we interact with each other and provide care to the many patients who come through our doors every day.
We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance.
As a Metro South employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases.
Eligible health workers may qualify for a Workforce Attraction Incentive payment. To find out more and see if you are eligible visit: https://www.healthycareers.health.qld.gov.au/attraction-incentives ( https://www.healthycareers.health.qld.gov.au/attraction-incentives )
You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Metro South here: www.metrosouth.health.qld.gov.au/join-our-team ( http://www.metrosouth.health.qld.gov.au/join-our-team ).
