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SalaryThe Outpatient Services Unit (OSU) at Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital has an exciting opportunity for a Registered Nurse. This is a busy and growing unit with competing demands. We are seeking someone with a strong commitment to providing excellent patient cantered care with a focus on patient experience to join our dedicated OSU team. This is for a part time, five day per fortnight position. If this sounds like you, apply today.
Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Registered Nurse
Remuneration: $35.33 - $49.60 per hour
Hours Per Week: 19
Requisition ID: REQ459746
Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone There’s a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams’ voices. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities’ lives.
Where you'll be working
Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital, The Outpatient Services Unit
Northern Sydney’s vision is to be "leaders in healthcare, partners in community wellbeing". Our purpose is “embracing discovery and learning, building partnerships and engaging our community to deliver excellent health and wellbeing.”
What you'll be doing
Providing safe and effective patient-centred nursing care to the patients/clients and carers attending the Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital Outpatient Services Unit including the Fracture Clinic, the Day Medical Unit (DMU), the Cardiac Investigations Unit and other services.
The NSLHD Nursing and Midwifery Workforce will be compassionate, competent, confident, contemporary, capable and committed to leading person-centred health care.
- The provision of safe and effective patient-centred nursing care to the patients/clients and carers attending the Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital Outpatient Services Unit including Fracture
- Clinic, Day Medical Unit (DMU), cardiology/cardiac investigations and other services
- Screening referrals from a clinical perspective to determine priority and whether Outpatient Services Unit is the appropriate place for treatment
- Supporting wound care in the Fracture Clinic and Surgical Clinics
- Providing assistance to the DMU with the administration of IV therapy including immunoglobulins, blood transfusions, iron infusions, drug transfusions for treatment of chronic and complex conditions, TOVs and bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) treatment
- Provision of leave relief within Outpatient Services
- Escalate workload issues, clinical concerns, adverse events, critical incidents, near misses and complaints to the NUM in a timely manner and ensure the incident is entered into IMS+
- Ensuring optimal outcomes for patients/clients and carers of the service through the promotion of best practice including the appropriate escalation of care
- Working collaboratively utilising effective team communication with members of the multidisciplinary team in the planning, implementation, assessment and evaluation of patient care.
- Acting as an advocate for the specific needs of all patients/clients and carers including those from the indigenous population or other multi-cultural groups providing appropriate care to the patient/client undergoing specialised procedures
- Maintaining and promote a professional standard evidenced by ethical nursing practice, adherence to the policies and procedures of the Nursing and Midwifery Service, NSLHD and the appropriate legislation and statutory regulations
- Effectively managing resources relevant to the service.
Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:
- Consistently demonstrates behaviours that reinforce the CORE Values of our organisation; Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment. Demonstrates these behaviours with all stakeholders; colleagues, direct reports, as well as our patients and consumers, and those that care for them.
- Registered Nurse - Division 1 with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
- Demonstrated effective interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
- Current clinical knowledge and clinical problem solving ability
- A commitment to excellence in nursing practice and continuing professional development.
- Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team.
- An understanding of the professional, ethical and legal requirements of the Registered Nurse.
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For role related queries or questions contact Oriana Kaminski on Oriana.Kaminski@health.nsw.gov.au
This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases including COVID-19. The full list of requirements are outlined in the You will be required to complete the and during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.
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Applications Close: 25 January 2024
