NEPTS Ground Registered Nurses x 2 Orange
NEPTS Ground Registered Nurses x 2 Orange
Provide care to patients accessing the NEPTS for transfer from aircraft to facility
Classifications
- Healthcare & Medicine
- Nurse / Midwife
- Casual
Key points
- Casual role
- Based in Orange
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.
The NEPTS Ground RN is responsible for providing care to patients at a level governed by their scope of practice as determined by Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), and within both the RFDSSE guidelines and guidelines outlined in NEPTS contractual agreements. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring patients remain clinically safe during their occasion of care, remaining ‘between the flags’; providing ongoing communication with the patient and their medical escort, as well as various external stakeholders; identifying clinical deterioration and escalating clinical concerns in an appropriate and timely fashion.
Role Selection Criteria
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.
- Evidence of full COVID-19 Vaccination
- 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.
Our Values of Reliability, Care, Trust and Safety shape the way we work as individuals, as team members and with the communities we serve.
The RFDS (South Eastern Section) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.
Any published closing dates are estimated, the RFDSSE aim to fill vacancies as quickly as possible. This means that we will close advert as soon as we have found the right candidate and this may be before the published closing date. We would therefore advise interested applicants to submit an application as early as possible.
