Job Title:
Nurse Practitioner
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Job Description:
We are seeking a highly skilled Nurse Practitioner to join our team. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with medical and nursing teams to provide holistic care and coordination for patients and their families.
The role involves patient assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and prescription of medications within the scope of practice of the Nurse Practitioner. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual to make a real difference in the lives of our patients.
As a key member of the multidisciplinary team, the Nurse Practitioner will contribute to ongoing service improvement through clinical and workforce innovation, providing high-quality and accessible cancer care for the community.
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Requirements:
* Minimum 3 years' recent experience in an advanced nursing role and 5 years' experience in Cancer Nursing
* Nurse Practitioner Medicare provider number and Prescriber number (desirable)
* Demonstrated clinical expertise in clinical advancements particularly in the specialty of Oncology and Haematology Nursing in collaboration with nursing, medical, and allied health teams
* Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills that inspire trust and confidence and build strong relationships with patients, their families, Visiting Medical Officers, nursing teams, and other key internal & external stakeholders
* Demonstrated ability to build strong relationships to work collaboratively with peers and superiors, and to contribute to organisation-wide improvement and growth
* Epworth values that are incorporated into everyday life by delivering excellent patient-centred care
* Demonstrated willingness to teach undergraduate & postgraduate nurses, other health professionals, patients, families, and group
* Demonstrated ability in establishing pathways for cancer care symptom management and new patient models of care
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Benefits:
* Enhanced Not for Profit status provides the opportunity for employees to salary package up to $15,900 pre-tax annually, plus $2,650 meals and entertainment allowance leading to greater take home pay
* Discounted private health insurance
* Reduced cost of health services for you and your family at Epworth
* Ability to purchase up to four additional weeks of leave
* The largest educational scholarship program of its kind in Australia
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Organisation Values:
At our organisation, we believe inclusion and diversity are essential to our culture and values. We focus on fairness and opportunity for all – across race, ability, ethnicity, gender, age, sexuality, cultures, and beliefs – that reflect the communities we work in. At our organisation, we care.