Clinical Nurse - Geriatric Emergency Department Initiative (GEDI)

Queensland Health; Cleveland; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous leave entitlements

Salary packaging

Professional development allowances

Employee wellness programs

Job summary

Clinical Nurse - Geriatric Emergency Department Initiative (GEDI) at Redland Hospital, Queensland Health, delivers advanced geriatric nursing within the Emergency Department to support early intervention, advocacy and coordinated care for older people.

In this role you will assess, plan and coordinate care with patients, families and the multidisciplinary team, provide clinical leadership and contribute to education, quality improvement and GEDI service development.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current registration and gerontic expertise.
• Experience in acute care and geriatric assessment preferred.
• Advocacy for older patients and ability to coordinate care with families and teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced geriatric nursing care, including early identification and assessment of eligible patients.
• Coordinate care across the Emergency Department with multidisciplinary teams and families.
• Provide clinical leadership and autonomous problem-solving within the care team.
• Contribute to education, quality improvement and GEDI service development.

Skills

Geriatric nursing

Clinical assessment

Care planning

Leadership

Team coordination

Education

Registered Nurse (RN)

Tools

Electronic Medical Records (EMR)

Job description

Clinical Nurse - Geriatric Emergency Department Initiative (GEDI)

Shape the Future of Geriatric Emergency Care - Clinical Nurse

Bring your gerontic nursing expertise to a role focused on early intervention, advocacy and coordinated care.

Your new role:

As a Clinical Nurse - Geriatric Emergency Department Initiative (GEDI) at Redland Hospital, you will provide advanced clinical expertise and leadership in the assessment, management and coordination of care for older people presenting to the Emergency Department. You will play a pivotal role in supporting timely, person-centred care and achieving the best possible outcomes for geriatric patients and their families. You will:

• Provide advanced geriatric nursing care, including early identification of eligible patients, mini-comprehensive geriatric assessment, frailty assessment, care planning and identification of goals of care.
• Coordinate care across the Emergency Department, working collaboratively with patients, families and carers, medical and inpatient teams, GPs and other healthcare providers to support timely admission, discharge and ongoing care.
• Provide clinical leadership, expert decision-making and problem-solving, supporting high-quality nursing practice and acting autonomously within the multidisciplinary healthcare team.
• Contribute to education, research, quality improvement and service development, including clinical audits, data collection, benchmarking and evaluation of the GEDI model of care.

About you:

We are looking for an experienced and motivated Registered Nurse who brings advanced clinical capability, strong gerontic nursing knowledge and a passion for improving the care of older people.

• You will have advanced clinical assessment, care planning, critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage complex geriatric presentations and provide evidence-based, person-centred care.
• You will demonstrate advanced knowledge and experience in gerontic nursing practice, with experience in an acute environment highly regarded, together with the ability to advocate for older people, their families and carers.
• You will be a strong communicator and collaborator, able to build effective relationships across multidisciplinary teams and coordinate care with internal and external healthcare providers.
• You will demonstrate clinical leadership and a commitment to education, quality improvement and innovation, with the ability to support colleagues, contribute to practice change and promote best-practice care.

What we can offer you:

• We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
• We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
• We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role
• You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs

Unit Profile

Bayside Health Service encompasses five public health campuses being Redland Hospital at Cleveland, Marie Rose Centre at Dunwich North Stradbroke Island, Wynnum Manly Community Health Centre “Gundu Pa”, Pandanus Ward at Casuarina Lodge, Wynnum Manly and the newly developed Redlands Satellite Hospital “Talwalpin Milbul” at Redland Bay.

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We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.

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