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Embark on an Exciting Journey as a Hospital @ Home Registered Nurse with SA Health

Are you a passionate and dedicated Registered Nurse seeking a unique opportunity to provide exceptional care in a community setting? Look no further than SA Health's Hospital @ Home program, where you can make a profound impact on patients' lives while embracing the challenges of delivering evidence-based care in a diverse and dynamic environment.

About the role: 

Reporting to the Nurse Unit Manager, H@H offers an exceptional chance to develop your clinical skills while adhering to professional standards of practice and quality management initiatives consistent with organisational policies. Duties for the role will include:

• Direct/indirect patient/client care: Provide compassionate and comprehensive care to infants, children, adults, and their families, addressing multiple complexities and diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Autonomous worker providing hospital level care in the patients' own home. 
• Recognising and responding to clinical deterioration or other incidents and escalating appropriately.
• Contribution to effective operation of the unit: Collaborate with the healthcare team to ensure efficient and seamless delivery of services.
• Support of health setting services: Actively participate in the ongoing improvement and enhancement of healthcare services.
• Education: Engage in continuous professional development to maintain cutting-edge knowledge and skills.
• You will have the ability to prioritise workload, be creative, innovative and flexible when approaching issues within a healthcare setting.  Demonstrating commitment to providing consumer/client and family centred care, you will have proven experience in delivering high quality and safe care.
• To be appointed at the RN2C (Clinical Nurse) level you must already be employed at that level

About you:

• Advanced assessment skills and advanced wound management experience.
• Knowledge and experience with PICC, ports, venepuncture, and IV cannulation.
• Effective communication skills, including problem-solving, conflict resolution, negotiation skills, and confidence to work autonomously in the community.
• Must hold a current unrestricted Australian driver's licence.
• (RN2) Registered Nurse/Midwife with at least 3 years, full time equivalent, post registration experience in an acute hospital setting.
• (RN1/RN2) Registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who holds, or who is eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Nicole Rees - Nurse Unit Manager on (08) 8404 2636 or Nicole.Rees@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Sunday 20th of October 2024

Attachments:

• Clinical Nurse Midwife Role Description H@H
• Australian applicant guidelines
• International applicant guidelines

Applicant Information:

• We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
• 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.
• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.  Job ref: 882335