Registered Nurse - District Nursing
- Casual
- Attractive Salary Packaging
- Culture that supports work life balance
Sunraysia Community Health Service (SCHS) is a dynamic organisation promoting health, wellbeing and independence in a social model of health. The organisation is a source of primary and preventive care for our community members who are at risk of poor health outcomes, and experience acute health disparities. SCHS understands the influence of the Social Determinants of Health upon health inequities experienced by community members and work with consumers and community members, to structure their care around the context in which they live and work.
The Role
We are looking for motivated Registered Nurses with highly developed clinical practice, decision making, client advocacy and sound assessment skills to join the District Nursing team in a casual capacity. We are a fast paced leading provider of health care in the community who service a wide variety of clients that includes general nursing, chronic and complex care and palliative care. As a member of the District Nursing team:
- You will be responsible for providing quality nursing care for a diverse group of clients
- You will use a problem solving approach involving assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation in the provision of quality nursing care to the clients
- You will provide health education to clients and their carers about their identified health needs by creating an environment which enables them to be responsible for their own health
- You will liaise closely with community service providers to coordinate client care
- You will act as client advocate to assist positive health outcomes
If you are looking for a positive career change within a dynamic and supportive team environment, please apply for this position. For a confidential discussion, please contact Danielle Bailey, Acute Health Manager, on (03) 50225 444.
Apply
To apply, please forward your covering letter, CV, responses to Key Selection Criteria and contact details of three professional referees addressed to Manager Human Resources, careers@schs.com.au
Applications will remain open until positions are filled.
Compliance
PLEASE NOTE: SCHS is committed to the application of the Child Safe Standards. All positions are subject to thorough credentialing and safety screening prior to commencing employment. This includes reference checks and National Police Check for all SCHS employees. Any prospective employee who has resided and worked overseas in the past 10 years for a continuous period of 12 months or more will be required to undergo an International Criminal History Check. Where applicable, employees may also be required to hold a current Working With Children check issued in the state of Victoria and have a current NDIS Clearance (NDIS Worker Screening Check).
For more information on the NDIS Worker Screening Check, please click here.
Department of Health Guidelines for Immunisation of Health Care Workers require all staff to demonstrate immunity to specific preventable diseases. As part of the recruitment process, the preferred applicant is required to provide evidence of immunisation (and/or serology) to confirm they are protected from risk.
