Culturally Safe Community Health Nurse - Part-Time

Rumbalara Aboriginal Co-operative; Mooroopna; On-site; AUD 54,000 - 70,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Professional development opportunities

Laptop provided

Mobile phone provided

Fleet cars

EAP access

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Rumbalara Aboriginal Co-operative – Health and Wellbeing Services in Mooroopna is inviting applications for a Part-time Primary Health Care Nurse. The role is 22.8 hours per week, fixed term for 18 months, with days negotiable and a focus on culturally safe care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

You will provide clinical nursing care, immunisations, health assessments, wound care, ECGs, and outreach support in clinics and community settings, working with GPs and Aboriginal

Qualifications

• Current RN registration with AHPRA is required.
• Current accreditation as a Nurse immuniser is required.
• Minimum of 5 years of clinical experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality, culturally safe nursing care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients in clinic and community outreach settings.
• Offer evidence-based guidance on health practices and preventive care.
• Perform wound care, ECGs, pathology collection, spirometry, and medication administration.
• Support mobile outreach clinics in collaboration with GPs and Aboriginal Health Workers.
• Administer immunisations for all age groups per national programs.
• Maintain vaccine storage and cold chain protocols and monitor fridge temperatures.

Skills

Nursing care

Immunisation

Clinical assessment

Wound care

Education

Nursing registration with AHPRA

Job description

Rumbalara Aboriginal Co-operative – Health and Wellbeing Services in Mooroopna is inviting applications for a Part-time Primary Health Care Nurse. The role is 22.8 hours per week, fixed term for 18 months, with days negotiable and a focus on culturally safe care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

You will provide clinical nursing care, immunisations, health assessments, wound care, ECGs, and outreach support in clinics and community settings, working with GPs and Aboriginal