About the Role
Mater Private Hospital Rockhampton seeks a Dual Registered Midwife/Nurse for a casual position.
This role provides family-centered midwifery care in collaboration with other health professionals and significant others to ensure safe, efficient, and effective patient management within the Women's Unit.
* Provide high-quality patient care by applying nursing and midwifery clinical skills and contemporary knowledge to support optimal care outcomes through care coordination, collaboration, and communication within the scope of professional competence.
* Partner with patients and their support persons throughout the pregnancy and birth continuum to provide woman-centered maternity care about personal and/or cultural needs and preferences.
* Undertake comprehensive ante and postnatal assessment(s) and develop or revise care plans that are inclusive of the patient's physical, psychological, cultural, and spiritual needs and expectations for her pregnancy-childbirth continuum and expected clinical outcomes.
* Determine and monitor maternal and fetal well-being throughout hospitalization and communicate effectively with other health professionals to ensure safe and high standards of care.
* Undertake comprehensive discharge planning to ensure patients and their support persons, where applicable and appropriate, are provided with adequate support through the provision of education, resources, and proper community services access.
* Acknowledge and support the effectiveness of the multidisciplinary team and diverse care environment by delegating tasks to team members commensurate with their scope of professional expertise and practice.