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SalaryA medical service in the Kimberley now has an opportunity for a Remote Area Nurse to join their friendly, multidisciplinary team in Bidyadanga, WA, on a full time basis, roster 6 weeks on, 3 weeks off. Reporting to the Health Centre Manager, you will be required to work as part of a team delivering coordinated and comprehensive Primary Health and emergency care to clients and their community. Locum contracts also available.
About us:
- A well-established regional Aboriginal community controlled health service, founded in 1986, which provides centralised advocacy and resource support for 6 independent member services, as well as providing direct clinical services in a further 6 remote Aboriginal communities across the region
- Successfully delivers high-quality, accessible comprehensive primary health care services over its 22 years of operation and has provided innovation and national leadership in areas such as health information management and evidence based best practice in primary health care
- The Kimberley region is located in the northern part of Western Australia and covers about 421,000 square kilometres
- The Kimberley has only three towns with a population of more than 2,000 (Broome, Derby and Kununurra), and the total population is around 37,000
- In addition to the sealed Route 1 which runs along the southern part of the area, the unsealed Gibb River Road runs through the heart of the region from Derby to the highway near Kununurra. Access to much of the region is by dirt road, air or sea
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Baliluna
Bidyadanga
Kutjungka
About the role:
- The RAN’s key responsibilities are to provide clinical and population health services to Indigenous residents of the rural community
- Providing professional, evidence-based primary healthcare to individuals, families and communities
- Delivering health promotion and education activities, coordinating assigned health programs (i.e; Chronic Condition or Maternal and Child Health)
- Taking a holistic approach to assessing clients, supporting patients to understand their condition, treatment and prevention strategies
- Working in consultation with the multidisciplinary health care team to streamline an integrated patient journey across all providers
- Participating in an on-call roster to provide a 24/7 emergency care service
- Treatment of acute illness
- Emergency care
- Child health care
- Child and adult immunisations
- Well person screening
- Management of chronic disease
- Medication Management
- Health Promotion Programs
- Sexual health
Experience & Qualifications:
- APHRA registration as a registered nurse
- Minimum 5 years ED experience
- Triage WACHS competency
- REC
- ALS
- Pharmacology
- Immunisation qualification
- Please note: It is a requirement that successful candidates hold a current WA Working With Children Check, and be willing to undergo a National Police Check prior to employment
- Base salary of $106,947 plus super
- On call loading (25% of base salary)
- District allowance $2,149 p.a.;
- Isolation airfare reimbursement $1,200;
- Flights and Fully furnished accommodation included
- Full-time contract, 6 weeks on, 3 weeks off
- Locum contract Min 2-3 weeks
