NEPTS Registered Nurse - 0.5FTE Sept 2022
NEPTS Registered Nurse - 0.5FTE Sept 2022
Seeking an experienced RN to care for patients accessing the NEPTS for transfer from facility to facility in both aeromedical and road transport.
Classifications
- Healthcare & Medicine
- Nurse / Midwife
- Permanent / Full Time
Key points
- Generous salary packaging
- Iconic organisation
- Based in Dubbo, NSW
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 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
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.
- Evidence of full COVID19 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: 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.
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.
