Heart Failure NP — Acute Care & Telehealth

Austin Health; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 99,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Wellness program

Onsite childcare

Mentoring & career development

Job summary

Austin Health’s Cardiology Department is seeking a Heart Failure Nurse Practitioner/Candidate to optimise patient outcomes across ED, inpatient, outpatient, and telehealth settings. You will contribute to the Virtual Hospital Pilot and partner with regional services to support Heart Failure care.

The role requires extensive heart failure management experience, NP endorsement (or progress toward it), and advanced critical care qualifications.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in managing heart failure in acute settings (inpatient and outpatient).
• Endorsement as a Nurse Practitioner by Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia or working towards it.
• Postgraduate qualification in critical care nursing or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality care to patients with heart failure in inpatient, outpatient, and telehealth settings.
• Collaborate with cardiology clinicians and GPs to improve systems of care and patient outcomes.

Skills

Heart failure management

Nurse Practitioner endorsement

Critical care nursing

Education

Postgraduate certificate/diploma in critical care nursing

Nurse Practitioner endorsement (NMB Australia)

Job description

Austin Health’s Cardiology Department is seeking a Heart Failure Nurse Practitioner/Candidate to optimise patient outcomes across ED, inpatient, outpatient, and telehealth settings. You will contribute to the Virtual Hospital Pilot and partner with regional services to support Heart Failure care.

The role requires extensive heart failure management experience, NP endorsement (or progress toward it), and advanced critical care qualifications.