Health Workers who take up employment with Queensland Health from intrastate, interstate or overseas may be eligible for incentive payments under the Queensland Health Workforce Attraction Incentive Scheme ( https://www.careers.health.qld.gov.au/working-for-us/workforce-attraction-incentive-scheme ). For further information regarding the Scheme and to verify eligibility, please refer to the guideline(PDF) ( https://www.careers.health.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/190415/Workforce-attraction-incentive-scheme-guideline.pdf ).

About us: 

We're committed to improving the health and wellbeing of people in Far North Queensland by providing high quality acute health care services. Our values were developed by our staff, patients, and community. They guide our work and actions every day. Our staff are part of the community we serve. We believe that we can improve health outcomes by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of their local health services.

About you: 

You are a qualified Registered Nurse with proven ability to comprehensively assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care and knowledge of legal and professional responsibilities for contemporary nursing models of care. You are confident to provide clinical education and support and demonstrate own ongoing professional development and you are competent to lead activities required as part of contribution towards the Nursing and Midwifery Professional Practice Model (PPM).

Your opportunity: 

The Registered Nurse will provide a comprehensive, holistic nursing service to patients within the Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service. The registered nurse demonstrates nursing competence in the provision of nursing care to patients with end stage renal failure who require dialysis and undertake delegated activities while assuming individual accountability for actions within the position and context of practice.

Your role: 

• Provide effective and efficient clinical care in Renal Dialysis and work in collaboration with the Clinical Nurse, Clinical Facilitator, Nurse Educator and Nurse Unit Manager to ensure the maintenance of safe standards in patient care.
• Accountable for the planning, provision, and communication of nursing care to an allocated group of clients, including the evaluation and required revision of practice based on agreed priorities, goals, plans, and outcomes.
• Accountable for own decisions/actions, behaviours, and standards including monitoring and evaluating activities delegated to others.
• Respond appropriately to sudden alterations in the health status of the patient using comprehensive nursing assessment and intervention skills.
• Accurately conducts comprehensive and systematic assessments, analysing information and data and acts based on this information communicating outcomes as the basis for practice.

As a Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service employee, not only will you receive competitive remuneration, you will also have access to:

• Generous superannuation
• Salary packaging
• Annual incremental increases
• Career training and development
• Flexible work arrangements
• Wellness programs

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.

For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Why choose Cairns?

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You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Cairns and Hinterland here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cairns_hinterland ( https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cairns_hinterland )