Full-Time RGN 1

We are currently looking for a permanent 33hr a week RGN who is flexible with working hours and able to do a mixture of night and day shifts.

Job Purpose:
Provides patient care and staff education by utilising specialty training; consulting with patients and health professionals.

Duties:
* Assesses patient needs within specialty area by obtaining a medical history; examining the patient; gathering related information.

* Develops nursing care plan by analysing and documenting the patient’s physical condition, psychological status, and influencing social factors; applying special training.

* Provides coordinated patient treatment by communicating the nursing care plan and all pertinent information to other members of the health care team.

* Updates nursing care plan by maintaining and reviewing medical record; keeping abreast of changing conditions and needs; re-evaluating goals; modifying treatment plan.

* Maintains quality of care by integrating risk management, quality management, utilisation management, and infection control management principles within the care plan.

* Keeps nurse manager informed by communicating current activities and problems in specialty care.

* Prepares health care providers in speciality care delivery by applying knowledge and special training; providing educational programs; monitoring specialty care applications; counselling caregivers.

* Provides speciality care information by collecting, analysing, and summarising data and trends.

* Completes specialty care projects by identifying and implementing new technology and resources; redesigning systems; re-deploying human resources; revising educational programs.

* Maintains legal and accreditation compliance by recommending policy positions concerning local and national regulations and standards; anticipating emerging issues.

* Updates specialty care job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organisations.

* Enhances nursing and medical centre reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

Skills/Qualifications:
Medical Teamwork, Multi-tasking, Bedside Manner, Administering Medication, Judgment, Nursing Skills, Physiological Knowledge, Infection Control, Health Promotion and Maintenance, Pain Management, Acute/Critical Care.

Job ID: 5487206