Registered Nurses Renal Casual Pool NSLHD
Employment Type: Casual
Position Classification: Registered Nurse
Remuneration: $36.39 - $51.09 per hour
Requisition ID: REQ538046
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.
Royal North Shore Hospital (RNSH) and Community Health Service is a 634 bed principal tertiary referral centre. It is close to the CBD and transport facilities, accommodation, recreational and childcare facilities are available. Specialities include: Surgery, Medicine, Women’s & Children’s Health, Critical Care Services - ED State Trauma Centre, Operating Theatres, ICU General, Neurology/Neuroscience and Cardiology. State referral for Burns/Plastics, Neonatal Intensive Care, Interventional Neuroradiology and Acute Spinal Cord Injuries. RNSH has a commitment to person centred care, supporting our staff in developing their skills with Clinical Nurse Educators available in all units.
KDPU:
The Registered Nurse (RN) provides clinical care to patients attending the renal service and clinics (inpatients and outpatients). The RN is specifically responsible for providing safe and timely clinical care and must be able to work with minimum supervision. The RN is required to have a sound understanding of renal practice and clinical practice guidelines. The RN is required to (but not limited to) perform venepuncture, administer IV medications, prepare urine samples for microscopy and enter and upload results into the pathology system. The RN will work collaboratively with all members of the senior nursing and medical team. Previous experience in a renal clinical setting is preferred. Effective communication skills are essential in order to collaborate effectively with a multi-disciplinary team including health professionals, research staff and administration staff, patients, carers and families.
Satellite Dialysis:
To provide haemodialysis and haemodiafiltration in an outpatient setting.
Demonstrated clinical experience in patient assessment and planning care for the dialysis patient with experience in haemodialysis and cannulation
Knowledge in the assessment techniques utilised when performing vascular access surveillance
The Acute Dialysis Unit 6A at Royal North Shore Hospital is an exciting environment for Registered Nurses who are interested in Haemodialysis and patients with Chronic Renal Failure. The Acute Dialysis Unit is located in a new purpose built unit in the Acute Services Building and provides haemodialysis for up to 13 patients per shift with 2 patient shifts per day, Monday to Saturday. This acute service provides haemodialysis to patients in the Intensive Care Unit and also includes participation in an after hours on call service to provide acute dialysis within the organisation as required.
The new Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital Dialysis unit is now officially opened with more shifts to open within the next 6-12 months. The HKH dialysis unit is a 10-chair satellite dialysis unit of RNSH with the capability of dialysing rehab dialysis patients. Our renal team is community driven and community focused, working to give back and provide the best care possible to the local area. The HKH Renal team is seeking for a motivated, well-rounded and experienced Casual Registered Nurse who will be responsible in delivering patient centred care within the haemodialysis setting.
The NSLHD Nursing and Midwifery Workforce will be compassionate, competent, confident, contemporary, capable and committed to leading person-centred health care.
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 encouraged to apply.
Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:
- How do you consistently demonstrate behaviours that reinforce the CORE values of our organisation - Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment? How do you demonstrate these behaviours with all stakeholders; colleagues, direct reports, as well as our patients and consumers, and those that care for them?
- Are you a Registered Nurse - Division 1 with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)? Please provide your AHPRA registration number.
- Summarise your current renal clinical knowledge and renal clinical experience including your ability to problem solve within the renal clinical environment.
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For role related queries or questions contact Yingzhen Li on Yingzhen.Li@health.nsw.gov.au or 02 9463 2710
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 . 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.
NSW Health is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards.
Applications Close: 9 March 2025
