Non Emergency Patient Transport Registered Nurse
Non Emergency Patient Transport Registered Nurse
We're currently seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to care for patients accessing the NEPTS for transfer from aircraft to facility
Classifications
- Healthcare & Medicine
- Nurse / Midwife
- Casual
Key points
- Casual Role
- Based at Bankstown
- Iconic organisation
Description
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 Ground Registered Nurse (NEPTS Ground RN) is an experienced Registered Nurse employed by the RFDSSE to care for patients accessing the NEPTS for transfer from aircraft to facility. They will operate only on the road transport environment.
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
Essential:
- 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.
- COVID19 Vaccination Evidence
- 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.
RFDSSE is an equal opportunity employer
The RFDSSE aim to fill vacancies as quickly as possible. This means that we will close adverts as soon as we have found the right candidate. We would therefore advise interested applicants to submit an application as early as possible.
