Endorsed Enrolled Nurse
| Name of Facility | Macksville Health Campus |
| Position Number | 0356/09 |
| Basis | Permanent Full Time |
| Salary | $854.10 to $956.60 per week |
| Closing Date | 20 November, 2009 |
Position Description
Purpose of Role:
Practicing and promoting safe, efficient and effective nursing care under the direction of the Registered Nurse.
Fostering an atmosphere conducive to open communication, problem solving and team building.
Assisting, supporting and guiding the education of patients and their relevant persons.
Promoting Evidence Based Practice and Continuous Quality Improvement within the ward/unit.
Participating in the development and evaluation of Evidence Based Clinical Pathways.
Participate in health care planning, practice and evaluation.
Upholding the policies of the North Coast Area Health Service.
Ensuring compliance with legislative requirements. For example – the Poisons Act, Coroners Act, Mental Health Act, Equal Employment Opportunity and Occupational Health & Safety Act and Independent Commission Against Corruption regulations.
Ensuring appropriate steps are taken in relation to problem solving regarding patient, family and staff grievances according to Area Health Service Policy.
Role Responsibilites:
- Provide and/or co-ordinate the delivery and accountable and responsible patient centred, outcome based nursing care that reflects current standards of nursing practices and current Area Health Service policies and procedures.
- Maintain current knowledge and clinical proficiency in nursing care, in accordance with best practice, legal and professional standards.
- Practice nursing within the limits of professional knowledge and expertise.
- Maintain accurate and relevant patient medical records as per current Health Service Policy.
- Act as patient advocate by ensuring the rights, safety, privacy and confidentiality of patients is maintained.
- Work in collaboration to co-ordinate, manage and evaluate patient care activities within a best practice framework.
- Effectively manage resources and health care regimes.
- Utilise a problem solving approach in order to provide nursing care.
- Assist in building successful teams by supporting ownership for service performance, effectively communicate with teams and support a culture of stewardship.
- Utilise and encourage a “can do” philosophy.
- Implement strategies to ensure that quality is integrated into service provision.
- Effectively manage risk.
- Effectively respond to and minimise critical incidents.
- Participate in own role review and development.
- Maintain currency with industry requirements and developments
- Practice in accordance with professional code of conduct, ethics and legal parameters.
- Demonstrate relevant level of proficiency in the use of Information Technology.
- Assist in the maximisation of the nursing hours available to meet service requirements within dedicated budget.
- Monitor the work environment to identify workplace health and safety hazards to promote staff well being.
- Assist with strategies to match cost centre expenditure to budget allocation.
- Participate in nursing research and local level trials.
- Participate in the development, implementation and review of clinical operation plans.
- Perform other duties consistent with the Awards of Terms of Employment as may be directed or implied from time to time.
Essential Criteria
- Enrolment with the Nurses and Midwives Board (NSW) as a Medication Endorsed Enrolled Nurse
- Sound knowledge and experience in relevant clinical practice
- Demonstrated effective interpersonal and communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to contribute meaningfully to a team
- Demonstrated commitment and responsibility for professional practice through continual development of self and others
- Initiative and self direction
- Demonstrated understanding and commitment Quality Improvement
- Demonstrated computer literacy (eg MS Outlook, Word and Excel)
- Current Driver’s Licence.
Enquiries
Andrew Bailey
Phone: 02 65680636
Email: andrew.bailey@ncahs.health.nsw.gov.au
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