Registered Nurse Dialysis Home Therapies
An exciting opportunity for an experienced dialysis nurse to join the Home Therapies Team at Royal North Shore Hospital (RNSH).
Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Registered Nurse
Remuneration: $36.39 - $51.09 per hour
Hours Per Week: 22
Requisition ID: REQ534369
Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone There’s a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams’ voices. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities’ lives.
NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensure that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination, and racism.
The Home Therapies Registered Nurse provides training and support to patients requiring renal replacement therapy to enable them to carry out their treatment independently at home in the metropolitan area as well as country NSW. The incumbent will participate in the out-of-hours telephone counselling on-call roster and have the ability to be on “remote on-call” one week in four, with the ability to travel in rural and remote areas of NSW up to one week at a time. Home visits are a regular part of the home dialysis service. The incumbent may be rostered to other areas within Dialysis Services at Royal North Shore Hospital (RNSH).
Assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care in collaboration with individual/s and the greater health care team to achieve quality patient care outcome.
People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background are encouraged to apply.
Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:
- Registered Nurse - Division 1 with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
- Previous or recent haemodialysis and/or peritoneal dialysis experience
- Ability to be on “remote on-call” one week in four, with the ability to travel in rural and remote areas of NSW up to one week at a time.
- Demonstrated effective interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
- A commitment to excellence in nursing practice and continuing professional development.
- Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team.
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For role related queries or questions contact Jerwin Joseph Morada on joseph.morada@health.nsw.gov.au or 02 946 29420.
This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.
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