Organisation : Marie Stopes Australia via BigSplash
Location : QLD Regional (Townsville)
Work type : Casual/Vacation
Sector : Families, Health – General
Salary type : Annual Package
Application closing date : 31 Jul, 2019
About the organisation
About the role
- Generous salary packaging (considerably reducing your tax)
- Casual position
- Above Modern Nurses Award wages
- No weekend work, no night or evening work, and no bedpans
About the opportunity
We are Marie Stopes Australia, the leading national provider of sexual and reproductive health, and we’re looking for our next Registered Nurse to join our team in Townsville. We’re looking for empathetic and experienced nursing staff to join us in the fight to provide reproductive healthcare to women and men across the state. If that’s something you’re passionate about, we’d love to hear from you.
We want someone who has experience working in acute clinical environments or perioperative environments and who can bring their enthusiasm for patient-centred care with them.
Your responsibilities will be to:
- Provide empathetic, safe and high quality nursing care in a perioperative environment
- Assist in Emergency Care throughout the clinic
- Apply Universal Infection Control principles
- Safe Medication Administration
- Provide Clinical Risk Assessment
- Liaise with other members of the multidisciplinary healthcare team
- Support our Quality & Safety program by participating in all clinical quality initiatives and projects
What we need:
- Nurse with AHPRA registration
- Acute medical surgical experience
- A Pro-choice advocate
- Refined assessment skills
- Able to work across the clinic theatre, PACU
- Active and reflective listening skills with an understanding of how to provide empathetic care
- Knowledge of National Accreditation Standards
- A strong patient centred care advocate
- Excellent communication skills
- Exceptional empathy and personal care skills
What we’d like to see (but aren’t essential):
- Perioperative experience
- Family Planning Certificate or Midwifery qualification
- Phlebotomy competency
- Maternity, reproductive, and/or sexual health experience
How to apply
Applications not allowed for this job listing.
Please quote in application: Registered Nurse via Pro Bono Australia.
Sector: #Families, #Health_–_General