The Royal Flying Doctor Service is an organisation that requires little introduction. With a 95-year history, our name is synonymous with being one of the largest and most comprehensive aeromedical organisations in the world. Using the latest in aviation, medical and communications technology, we deliver trusting telehealth, primary health and a 24-hour emergency retrieval service to rural and remote Australia.
About the Role
The Royal Flying Doctor Service South Eastern Section (RFDSSE) Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service Ground Registered Nurse (NEPTS Ground RN) is an experienced Registered Nurse employed by the RFDSSE to care for patients accessing the NEPTS for transfer from aircraft to facility. They will operate only in the road transport environment, employed in a casual capacity.
Responsibilities include:
* Ensuring patients remain clinically stable during their occasion of care.
* Identifying clinical deterioration and escalating clinical concerns in an appropriate and timely fashion.
* Providing ongoing communication with the patient and their medical escort, as well as various external stakeholders.
* Escalating clinical concerns in an appropriate and timely fashion.
When not involved in patient care, the NEPTS RN will be involved in administrative and base duties as determined by the Senior Nurse, Emergency and Transport.
To be successful in this position, a candidate must have the following:
* 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.
* 2 years ICU/ED experience.
* Any other relevant acute care or emergency skills.
* DETECT and DETECT junior.
* Post registration qualifications in a relevant acute area or First Line Emergency Care Course (FLECC) qualifications.
Any published closing dates are estimated, the RFDS SE aim to fill vacancies as quickly as possible. This means that we will close adverts 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.
RFDSSE is an equal opportunity employer.
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