Registered Nurse

Clinical Care & Compliance

• Provide clinical services including triage, administration of medications, administration of immunisations and other injections, wound management, and chronic disease management, and the conduct of preventative screening.
• Plan and manage holistic patient care in consultation with medical staff whilst acting as patient advocate.
• Liaise with hospitals, community agencies and allied health to coordinate exceptional patient care.
• Maintain awareness of current and emerging legislation to ensure both business and personal compliance with all statutory and regulatory obligations. 
• Provide support to General Practitioners during minor clinical procedures.
• Ensure maintenance of clinical equipment and other infection control activities consistent with polices and procedures. 
• Manage stock of clinical supplies and other resources within prescribed budget, adhering to RACGP standard at all times.

• Essential 

• Experience as a practice nurse in a primary healthcare setting.
• Experience within, and demonstrated understanding of, a general practice environment. 
• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency 
• Knowledge of current infection control policies and procedures, current CPR certification and knowledge of emergency resuscitation techniques 
• Current immunisation certificate
• Current NSW Working with Children Check
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team. 
• Demonstrated competence in the use of patient management software 
• Experience with specific social and cultural groups, such as aged care, adolescents, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, migrant and refugee groups.

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