Registered Nurse/Case Manager - Opioid Treatment Clinic

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time or Part Time
Position Classification: Registered NurseLocation: Katoomba
Remuneration: $35.32 - $49.60 per hour
Hours Per Week: up to 38
Requisition ID: REQ496604Applications Close: 03/07/2024With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment,working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed
and develop in your chosen career role.About UsNepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is a wonderful place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we provide a range of public health services to the Nepean and Blue Mountains and Lithgow Region.The Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District Drug and Alcohol Service offers free, non-judgemental services and treatments for drug and/or alcohol use, including information and support for families. Our service offers specialist drug and alcohol doctors, nurses and allied health staff who respect the client's right to choose from a range of treatments offered with our services underpinned by a philosophy of harm reduction.Our Drug and Alcohol Service in Blue Mountains is growing. The team is seeking to recruit Registered Nurses in the role of a Case Manager for the Opioid Treatment Program. Permanent Full Time or Part time positions are available for the successful incumbents.As a Registered Nurse, you will provide a high level of case management to patients of the service, including the administration of methadone and buprenorphine and Buprenorphine/Naloxone in accordance with the NSW Poisons Act (1966). Key to your success is working collaboratively with relevant members of the multidisciplinary health team in the planning, implementation, assessment and evaluation of nursing care within the unit.Our Registered Nurses aim to provide safe and effective patient-centred nursing care to the patients/clients and carers of the Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District. We invite you to join our team. Apply Today!Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees· Accrued Day Off (ADO) (full time employees only)· Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging· Novated Leasing· Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year· Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members· Fitness PassportNBMLHD is committed to achieving a diverse workforce and is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively encourages diversity and inclusion within our workforce. We encourage and welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders; people living with disability; people from a Cultural and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) background; people who identify as LGBTQI+, people with a lived experience of mental health concerns and people of mature age.What you will bring to the role: * Current Nursing Registration (Division 1) with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).

• Demonstrated experience and clinical skills in Acute Medical / Mental Health Nursing as a Registered Nurse (including completion of a new graduate RN program or equivalent experience working as a Registered Nurse) and a keen interest to learn and gain experience in Drug and Alcohol.
• Demonstrated awareness of Drug and Alcohol dependence issues and Opioid Treatment Programs.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and within a multi-disiplinary team including Medical, Nursing, Allied Health and Community staff as well as General Practitioners, and external agencies.
• Demonstrated high level of communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated capacity to identify and resolve conflict situations by managing own emotional responses and interacting with others in a personable and professional manner.
• Ability to work a flexible roster, day or evening shift across all days of the week according to the unit/service requirements.
• Current Driver's Licence and willingness to use for work purpose travel.

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