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:
1. Works within the scope and practice of an endorsed enrolled nurse under the direct/indirect supervision of the registered nurse (RN).
2. Utilise best practice clinical standards as a framework to provide optimal clinical care to patients.
3. Obtains support and advice regarding performance expectations, management of clients and application of policies and procedure from the RN as required.
4. Act as an effective member of the multidisciplinary team.
5. Delivers care and administers medication within the role boundaries and legal limitations of enrolled nurse practice.
6. 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.
7. Foster a positive workplace culture through role modelling appropriate behaviour.
8. Ability to work shift work and be redeployed to other clinical areas to meet clinical needs.
Selection criteria:
Essential
1. Current registration as an Endorsed Enrolled Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
2. Completion of an approved NMBA course in administration and monitoring of medicines and intravenous therapy.
3. Demonstrated understanding and ability (under the supervision of the RN) to co-ordinate client care resulting in positive clinical outcomes.
4. Demonstrated written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills to contribute effectively within the multidisciplinary team.
5. Demonstrated understanding of the impact of social and cultural challenges experienced by vulnerable groups/communities and the role of the nurse in supporting them.
6. Knowledge and application of Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) principles in a health care setting.
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