Registered Nurse - Non-Emergency Patient Transport

Registered Nurse - Non-Emergency Patient Transport

Seeking Registered Nurse to care for patients accessing the NEPTS for transfer from facility to facility in both aeromedical and road transport.

Classifications

• Healthcare & Medicine
• Nurse / Midwife
• Contract or Temp

Key points

• Parental leave contract until August 2022
• Iconic organisation
• Generous salary packaging

Description

Non-Emergency Patient Transport – Registered Nurse
1 FTE – Parental Leave Contract until August 2022

The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia South Eastern Section provides comprehensive health services to rural and remote communities in far west NSW, SA and QLD.

About the Role

The Royal Flying Doctor Service South Eastern Section (RFDSSE) Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service Registered Nurse (NEPTS RN) is an experienced Registered Nurse employed by the RFDSSE to care for patients accessing the NEPTS for transfer from facility to facility. They will operate within both the aeromedical and road transport environments.

Responsibilities Include:

• Ensuring patients remain clinically stable during their occasion of care
• Provide ongoing communication with the patient and their medical escort
• Identify clinical deterioration and escalate clinical concerns in an appropriate and timely fashion

When not involved in patient care, the NEPTS RN will be involved in administrative and base duties as determined by the Senior Nurse, Emergency and Transport.

Essential Criteria:

• Relevant registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Authority (AHPRA); and Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia;
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Life Support (ALS) qualifications (or an ability to obtain same);
• Minimum 3 years acute post graduate nursing experience, or demonstrated skill level;
• 1 year ICU/ ED experience;
• Demonstrate compliance with NSW Health Occupational Vaccine (Cat A Staff);
• Current Police and Working with Children checks (or an ability to obtain same);
• NSW Drivers Licence;
• Eligible for Aviation Security ID Card (ASIC); and
• Ability to undertake a pre-employment medical.

Desirable Criteria:

• Any other relevant acute care or emergency skills;
• DETECT and DETECT junior;
• Previous triage experience; or
• Post registration qualifications in a relevant acute area or First Line Emergency Care Course (FLECC) qualifications.

For more information, please contact Karen Barlow – Senior Nurse, Emergency and Transport on 0409 158 751 or via email at karen.barlow@rfdsse.org.au

RFDSSE is an equal opportunity employer