Job Advertisement – Nurse Practitioner

Warrnambool Urgent Care Clinic; Warrnambool; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Competitive pay above award rates

Innovative healthcare model

Supportive team

Job summary

Warrnambool Urgent Care Clinic in Warrnambool, VIC, Australia, is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to join the triage team on a sessional/casual basis. The NP will provide autonomous, high-quality care, prescribe medications, order tests, and coordinate with GPs and other health professionals in a fast-paced setting.

The role requires AHPRA registration as a Nurse Practitioner, extensive clinical experience, and leadership capabilities, with a focus on quality improvement and evidence-based practice

Qualifications

• AHPRA registered nurse with NP endorsement.
• Advanced clinical assessment, treatment and health promotion experience.
• Experience with quality improvement and evidence-based practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced and autonomous care to patients within NP scope.
• Prescribe medications, order tests, and refer to GPs as part of the triage team.
• Collaborate with medical and nursing colleagues to support clinical care.
• Maintain accurate patient records in Best Practice per protocols and legislation.
• Lead quality improvement activities within the NP role.
• Ensure compliance with relevant legislation and standards.

Skills

AHPRA NP endorsement

Advanced clinical experience

Leadership experience

Problem-solving skills

Interpersonal skills

Quality improvement

Evidence-based practice

Legislation knowledge

Insurance knowledge

Triage care

Education

Nursing degree (Associate or Bachelor)

Tools

Best Practice EMR

Job description

Our Medicare Urgent Care Clinic in Warrnambool is looking for a highly professional, friendly, well organised Nurse Practitioner to join our clinical team on a sessional/casual basis as part of our Triage Team.

About the Role

The objectives of the Nurse Practitioner (NP) role is to provide safe, efficient and quality care to patients and their families presenting to the Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (UCC) and to demonstrate clinical and professional leadership as a senior staff member. The NP is an integral member of the UCC health care team who practices in collaboration with other health professionals to assess and manage patients within their clinical context using nursing knowledge and skills within a fast-paced environment. The NP contributes towards the Medicare UCC program, Epichealth and community through involvement in education, research, quality improvement and professional leadership.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide advanced and autonomous expert care to patients and families in accordance with Nurse Practitioner legislation and functions by: Prescribing medications, Ordering and analysing pathology and radiological tests, Referring patients to GPs and other health care professionals whilst working as part of our Triage Nurse Team.
• Work collaboratively to support medical and nursing colleagues in the performance of their clinical role.
• Actively communicate and coordinate with colleagues and specialist services when providing team care.
• Record and maintain accurate, adequate and relevant patient records using the established practice protocols and computerised medical rec ords system (Best Practice) while meeting legislative standards and accreditation requirements.
• Provide leadership in the coordination and implementation of quality improvement activities specific to the Nurse Practitioner role.
• Ensure nursing compliance with Federal/State legislation, nursing competency standards and Epichealth policies and procedures.

What We Are Looking For

We are seeking someone who has:

• AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse with endorsement as a Nurse Practitioner.
• Advanced clinical experience in the assessment and treatment of illness and injury and health promotion relevant to the role and within individual scope of practice.
• Demonstrated extensive professional and/or leadership experience.
• Demonstrated clinical problem-solving skills including conceptual and analytical ability.
• Advanced interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills (both written and verbal).
• Knowledge, understanding and experience in quality improvement, its practical application in meeting patient’s needs and quality service delivery.
• Knowledge, understanding and experience of research findings to support evidence-based practice.
• Experience in quality improvement, its practical application in meeting patients’ needs and its relationship to strategic development.
• Sound knowledge of relevant legislation and health regulating Acts and legislative obligations.
• Evidence of appropriate and continuing professional indemnity insurance.
• Demonstrated understanding of key cultural issues influencing practice, patient relationship and patient need.
• Experience within a general practice/emergency care setting.
• Experience with the accreditation process and quality improvement requirements.
• An understanding or experience of the RACGP Standards for General Practices (5 th Edition).

Other:

• Appropriate Tertiary qualification ie. Associate or Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing.
• Basic Life Support certification.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification.
• Triage certification.
• A current National Police Records Check.
• A current Working with Children Check.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office software systems eg. Word and Excel.
• Current Driver’s Licence.
• Work rights in Australia or be eligible for such.
• Flexible hours – choose your own shifts with ease using our rostering system.
• Competitive Pay – earn above Award rates.
• Innovative Healthcare Model – be part of an emerging and growing healthcare model, well-established in countries like New Zealand and the UK, with further investment recently announced by the Australian Government.
• Supportive team environment with experienced colleagues.