AddressApplications Close: Monday, 29th January 2024
Registered Nurse
Medical Assessment and Coordination Unit
John Hunter Hospital
Where you'll be working:
The Medical Assessment and Coordination Unit (MACU) is a 24-bed inpatient unit located in Ward H2 at The John Hunter Hospital.
The MACU was established to facilitate the short-term care of patients who require further observation, interventions, and diagnostics and whose length of stay does not exceed 48 hours. The MACU inpatients are expected to have a transient occupancy of a bed (<48 hours) and are either transferred to another inpatient unit of the HNELHD facility for ongoing care or discharged home. Constant patient flow is critical to the function of the unit, which requires a whole hospital approach to bed management.
The next few years are an exciting time for the MACU. The NSW Government has committed $835 million to redevelop the John Hunter and John Hunter Children's Hospital. The John Hunter Health and Innovation Precinct project will transform healthcare services for Newcastle, the Greater Hunter Region, and Northern NSW communities.
This is an opportunity to work for the largest local health district in NSW which services a population of more than 900,000 across the Hunter, New England, and Lower Mid North Coast areas.
John Hunter Hospital is a Level 6, tertiary referral, major trauma and teaching hospital and is the largest hospital in the Hunter New England Local Health District. HNELHD has strong, innovative connections with the University of Newcastle and Hunter Medical Research Institute.
The MACU team are highly skilled clinicians with a passion for Patient Flow and Quality Improvement.
About the role:
The MACU is an Acute Medical Unit, implemented to ensure the safe and timely transfer of medical patients out of the Emergency Department. In this role, you will work under a Nurse Unit Manager, and on the ward, you will be working with a team of highly skilled and experienced Nurses’ and Medical Officers. There is a Clinical Nurse Educator available Monday to Friday and an After Hours Clinical Nurse Educator. There will be the opportunity to learn about a wide range of specialities in Medical and Interventional Services and develop your skills in Patient Flow and Leadership.
The aims of the unit are:
- Work collaboratively with the ED team to provide timely care and transfer out of ED
- Facilitate the flow of medical patients through to MACU
- Swift recognition and movement of the appropriate patients out of ED <4 hours
- Provide centralised, safe, and timely care to medical patients on admission
- Run a high turnover, high-priority area
- Early assessment from a senior clinical decision maker
- Facilitate discharge of appropriate patients
- Early identification of preferred destination for patients – minimising bed moves within the hospital
- Utilise outpatient services such as ‘Hospital In The Home’ and Rapid Access Clinics
Requirements:
- Current registration as a Registered Nurse with AHPRA
Benefits:
- Sustainable Healthcare:Together towards zero
- ADO's each month (for full-time employees)
- 4 weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part-time employees)
- 6 weeks annual leave (for eligible full-time nurses)
- Salary packaging options
- Fitness Passport
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
- Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals
About you:
- You can work under pressure
- You are adaptable and flexible to an ever-changing environment
- You are passionate, honest, and resilient
Need more information?
For role-related queries or questions contact Alexandra Mexon on ***************@health.nsw.gov.au
Information for Applicants:
An eligibility list will be created for future permanent full or part time and temporary full or part time vacancies.
We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.
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