Job Title:
Registered Nurse - Family Healthcare Support
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About the Royal Children's Hospital (RCH):
RCH is a cornerstone member of the Melbourne Children's Campus, partnering with Murdoch Children's Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and The Royal Children's Hospital Foundation.
A full range of paediatrics and adolescent health services are provided plus tertiary and quaternary care for the most critically ill and medically complex patients in Victoria, Tasmania, southern NSW and other states around Australia and overseas.
The Hospital has more than 6,000 staff and provides over 300,000 Specialist Clinic appointments annually, 90,000+ Emergency Department presentations and 20,000 elective surgeries.
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The Role:
This role works across Family Healthcare Support, providing clinical care to families and education and training to in-home support workers in the school and home.
This is a state-wide program therefore regional travel will be required with adequate notice and planned accordingly.
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Your Key Responsibilities:
* Providing family-centred care through a holistic approach using systematic assessment of child's medical needs in conjunction with their psychosocial, cultural and spiritual needs.
* Planning and implementing nursing care for patients in the Post-acute Care service, Homecare Program, School Care Program and Family Healthcare Support.
* Facilitating the training and assessment of support workers for in-home care for eligible patients.
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What You'll Achieve:
* Comprehensive and systematic nursing assessment to improve the quality of nursing care.
* Using a range of assessment techniques to collect relevant and accurate data.
* Ensuring appropriate information is developed and maintained to support the delivery of community care.
* Providing clinical advice regarding non-urgent nursing or medical queries.
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Your Skills and Experience:
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
* Demonstrated ability to work within a multidisciplinary team and autonomously as necessary.
* Demonstrated excellent time management and organisational skills.
* Proven ability to work independently and demonstrated initiative in performing duties.
* Ability to work well under pressure and be flexible to changing priorities and environment.
* Minimum of 3 years pediatric nursing experience.
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What We Offer:
* Salary Packaging – Increase your take-home pay
* Employee Assistance Program.
* Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities.
* Early Learning Centre childcare.
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Other Requirements:
1. Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain.
2. Valid Working with Children Check.
3. Current NDIS Worker Screening Check.
4. Compliance with RCH's