NT Health - Endorsed Enrolled Nurse (Nurse Level 1) - Darwin/Palmerston, Katherine, Alice Springs, Tennant Creek, Nhulunbuy (Full-time/Part-time/Casual)
Nursing and midwifery in the Northern Territory offers unique and exciting challenges for Endorsed Enrolled nurses (EN) with a minimum 12 months experience post completion of qualification across multiple clinical areas offering adaptable models of care and flexible workplace arrangements.
Key duties and responsibilities
* Works within the scope and practice of an endorsed enrolled nurse under the direct/indirect supervision of the registered nurse (RN).
* Utilise best practice clinical standards as a framework to provide optimal clinical care to patients.
* Obtains support and advice regarding performance expectations, management of clients and application of policies and procedure from the RN as required.
* Act as an effective member of the multidisciplinary team.
* Delivers care and administers medication within the role boundaries and legal limitations of enrolled nurse practice.
* Follows defined service quality standards, Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) policies and procedures relating to the work being undertaken in order to ensure high quality, safe services and workplaces.
* Foster a positive workplace culture through role modelling appropriate behaviour.
* Ability to work shift work and be redeployed to other clinical areas to meet clinical needs.
Selection criteria Essential
* Current registration as an Endorsed Enrolled Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
* Completion of an approved NMBA course in administration and monitoring of medicines and intravenous therapy.
* Demonstrated understanding and ability (under the supervision of the RN) to co-ordinate client care resulting in positive clinical outcomes.
* Demonstrated written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills to contribute effectively within the multidisciplinary team.
* Demonstrated understanding of the impact of social and cultural challenges experienced by vulnerable groups/communities and the role of the nurse in supporting them.
* Knowledge and application of Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) principles in a health care setting.
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