Employment Type: Permanent full time / part time
Hours: Rotating shifts up to 80 hour fortnight
Salary: As per NSW Nurses and Midwives State Award 2023
Location: Mercy Health Albury
Contact: Craig Cogdell, Nurse Unit Manager, ccogdell@mercy.com.au
Where there’s life, there’s Mercy.
Where there’s care, there’s You.
Join us at Mercy Health Albury, a 30-bed a subacute hospital in southern New South Wales offering a range of services including aged care assessment, day therapy programs, allied health, healthy ageing, geriatric evaluation management and palliative care.
ABOUT THE ROLE:
Our Geriatric Evaluation & Management Unit (GEM) is a 20 bed unit
* Permanent Fulltime, Part time and casual hours available
* Provide quality patient-focused and clinical care utilising a person-centered approach
* Take an active role in getting to know our patients and their families
* Administer medications to patients following professional standards and correct procedure
* Undertake assessments, treatment and documentation to the highest standard
* Visa Sponsorship, currently unavailable
ABOUT YOU:
Current Registration with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (APHRA) as an Endorsed Enrolled Nurse
* Experience working with the older person
* Recent experience in the administration of medications
* Current Immunisation of diseases as listed in the current NSW Health Policy Directive. This is a category A Risk Position
* High level of interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal)
* Excellent clinical skill base and knowledge
* Demonstrated understanding of person-centred care and ability to work in a team environment
You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:
* A current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check.
* Proof of current influenza vaccination and other vaccination status consistent with public health orders.
Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare?
Join us and make a meaningful difference in people’s lives - and your career.
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Please contact us if you would like to find out more or communicate any requirements to ensure we provide you with a fair and equitable interview and selection process.
We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.
We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.
The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We’re proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.