About the Opportunity
We have an exciting opportunity to join the Paediatric Emergency Department as a Registered Nurse/Clinical Nurse, where you will be responsible for:
* Plan and coordinate services with other disciplines or agencies in providing individual health care needs.
* Assess individual patient/client needs, plan, implement and/or coordinate appropriate service delivery.
* Provide health promotion and education, to patients/clients or groups and carers to improve the health outcomes of individuals.
* Provide a high standard of clinical practice through the application of professional standards and adherence to policies, protocols and procedures and working within a model of client centred care.
* Promotes access and equity of services for people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
* Participates in and oversee the provision of quality nursing care.
About Us
The Paediatric Emergency Department (PED), located within the Women's and Children's Hospital is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and sees over 45,000 patients annually and is the State's Major Trauma Service for Paediatrics.
There is an attached 12 bed Emergency Extended Care Unit (EECU) with over 5,000 admissions annually. Our newly developed and upgraded department was designed closely with staff, consumers and stakeholders to meet the needs of our patients and allow our staff to continue to provide the highest standard of emergency care to children from across the state.
What WCHN Can Offer You
Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility.
A range of benefits including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year.
Access to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia).
Free Public Transport for SA Health Metropolitan Hospital Workers.
Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program
About Us The Women's & Children's Health Network
We are the state's leading provider of best practice health care for women, babies, children and young people across South Australia.
We offer specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions, state of the art maternity and obstetric care services, community based services reaching hundreds of thousands of babies, children and young people, their families and communities across SA specialist programs including Mental Health, Child & Family Health services, Youth and Aboriginal Health services.
Our Values
We value Compassion, Respect, Equity, Accountability and working Together for Excellence or CREATE Together represent who we are as a Network.