AddressYour life's best work!
At GenesisCare we want to hear from people who are as passionate as we are about innovation and quality patient care and working together to promote better life outcomes for patients around the world.
We are looking for an experienced Registered Nurse to join our Rockhampton Clinic on a Part-time basis. You will be part of small team of nurses who deliver best practice Radiation Oncology nursing services. Along with the multidisciplinary team, you will be part of giving our patients an exceptional treatment experience.
We are looking for a nurse who has a background in oncology nursing although that is not essential as we have a friendly knowledgeable team who can train you. The main thing that we are looking for is someone who is motivated to learn, flexible and reliable. You need to have exemplary communication and interpersonal skills and be able to demonstrate empathy for our patients and their carers.
More specifically, you will:
- Provide excellent patient care, ensuring patient's physical and psychological needs are met.
- Undertake direct patient care including education, wound management and medication administration as per Practice Protocol.
- Effectively manage the patients that are seen each day.
- Facilitate effective lines of communication with doctors, patient services, physicists and radiation therapists and provide feedback and up to date information regarding patients.
- Ensure all patient interaction is documented, communicated and actioned.
- Monitor and maintain procedures, protocols, practices and clinical guidelines in line with best practice radiation oncology nursing standards.
- Ensure medication management protocols are followed.
- Use ISBAR communication tool for handover of patients and communication with allied health services along with documentation.
- Demonstrate reliability, motivation and flexibility.
We're interested in hearing from people who:
- Have a current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse.
- Have a minimum 2 years post graduate experience (preferred).
- Hold a background in oncology nursing, but not essential. Training in radiation oncology nursing will be provided.
- Possess exemplary interpersonal communication skills with the ability to demonstrate empathy for all patients and their carers.
- Have well-developed analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Show commitment to the application of best practice principles and quality improvement including the NSQHS.
- Demonstrate commitment to continuing professional development.
- Are experienced in wound care management
Benefits of joining our team:
- Working with a small nursing team providing the best patient experience possible.
- Time to deliver quality nursing care to all our patients.
- Opportunity to develop interpersonal relationships with patients as you see them regularly.
- Internal and external training and development opportunities.
- Uniform provided following probationary period.
- Close knit internal community.
- Fast paced, high performing & agile working culture with lots of change due to our rapid growth
- All employees and their family members have access to free confidential support that is completely external to GenesisCare including financial, nutritional and wellbeing coaching, legal advice & counselling.
About GenesisCare
We are 1,300+ highly trained healthcare professionals and support staff in Australia designing innovative treatments and care for people with cancer. Our dedicated teams treat more than 30,000 patients annually.
People centricity is at the heart of what we do whether that person is a patient, a referring doctor, a partner or someone in our team. We aim to build culture of care that is patient focused and performance driven. Our people promise is "do your life's best work, by always growing, having a profound human impact and making great things happen together." If you'd like to make a difference, join us at GenesisCare.
Applications close: COB Friday 5th July 2024
