Registered Nurse/Midwife Renal Dialysis

• Eyre and Far North Local Health Network, Port Lincoln
• Salary $68,481 - $93,439 per annum - Ongoing Part Time (24 hours per week - 0.6FTE) - RN/M1 

Being part of Eyre and Far North Local Health Network means you will be supported both personally and professionally, can take advantage of education and training opportunities, will have access to flexible working hours and be part of an inter-professional approach to holistic health care. With its ancient outback landscapes and culture, boutique vineyards, renowned oyster farms and Australia’s best-kept-secret surf coast, the Eyre Peninsula and Far North offers a lifestyle that will inspire and energise you. The Eyre and Far North’s main hospital is in Port Lincoln, with rural hospitals and aged care services across the Eyre Peninsula.

Working as a Registered Nurse in the Renal Dialysis Unit based at Port Lincoln Hospital, you are responsible for providing evidenced based care to acute and chronic haemodialysis patients.  You will be working with patients and their families where there are multiple complexities and diverse cultural backgrounds, recognising and responding to clinical deterioration or other incidents and escalating appropriately.

You will be expected to continue developing clinical skills and keeping up to date with professional standards of practice and quality management initiatives consistent with organisational policies and must have a demonstrated competence in the relevant area of nursing practice in accordance with the appropriate standards of practice and experience in the haemodialysis of patients in a Renal unit or like.

The applicants must be required to be registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse and/or Midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate.  Experience in recognising and responding to clinical deterioration or other incidents and escalating appropriately essential.
 
This part time vacancy works 48 hours per fortnight and salary will be adjusted according to actual hours worked.  In addition to the annual salary package, we also offer salary sacrifice benefits, employer superannuation contributions and leave loading.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Screening/Check and specific immunisation requirements.  COVID-19 vaccination is an essential requirement under the Public Health Act 2011 (Healthcare Setting Workers Vaccination) (COVID-19) to work in SA Health/health care setting.

Suitably qualified Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are strongly encouraged to apply and will be given preference as a special/equal opportunity measure under section 8(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth), and sections 34(2) and 56(2) of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (SA).

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time.
Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Previous applicants need not apply

For more information about the role please refer to the Job Pack provided.
 
Applications close: 27 December 2022
 
For further information and to apply visit www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/careers and search for Job Ref: 791378
 
Contact:
Tiffany Gross
8683 2054
*************@sa.gov.au