Practice Nurse – General Care & Immunisation Expert

All Medical; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

All Medical in Melbourne seeks an experienced Practice Nurse for a busy General Practice setting. You must be a registered nurse with current AHPRA/NMB Australia registration and CPR certification. Prior GP or primary care experience is essential, with skills in triage, immunisations, wound care, and clinical procedures.

Strong communication and teamwork are required to deliver high‑quality patient care. The role involves managing care plans, recalls, and coordinating with doctors, while

Qualifications

• Current registration with the Nurses and Midwifery Board of Australia as a registered nurse.
• Appropriate competencies suitable for this position.
• Previous experience in a general practice or primary care setting.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
• An understanding and commitment to working within the scope of practice.
• The ability to demonstrate leadership and teamwork.
• The ability to demonstrate strength in building customer and stakeholder relationships.
• CPR Certification: Knowledge of performing CPR and emergency resuscitation techniques and use of equipment and drugs.
• Well presented.
• Previous experience in the use of Medical Director and Pracsoft software.
• An understanding of the Medicare Benefits Schedule nursing items.
• An understanding or experience of the RACGP Standards for general practice.
• Full Australian driving licence.
• Experience in management of ailments in specific groups of patients including elderly patients, adolescents, migrants, refugees, etc.
• Additional qualifications in women's health, diabetes education, asthma management, performing lung function studies, etc.
• Awareness or recognised training in Medicare item/billing numbers and health funds.

Responsibilities

• Clinical duties including taking primary role in infectious disease control.
• Maintaining and documenting cold chain.
• Performing clinical triage.
• Taking patient's pathology samples, swabs and specimens.
• Checking pulses, temperatures, blood pressures, weights and ears.
• Child venepuncture.
• Performing ECG, urinalysis, pregnancy tests and peak flow monitoring.
• Educating patients on inhaler use.
• Providing wound care, treatment and management including dressings.
• Assisting doctors with minor surgeries and procedures.
• Undertake ear syringing.
• Co-ordinating recalls for patients.
• Carrying out physical examinations and investigations including cervical smear and pregnancy tests.
• Providing emergency first aid and health education.
• Immunisation administration for various age groups.
• Liaising with health care professionals and other staff.
• Chaperone for examinations as required.
• Nebulising patients as directed.
• Maintain cleanliness of rooms and stock supplies.
• Ordering medicines, vaccines and supplies, and vaccine storage.

Skills

CPR Certification

Leadership

Teamwork

Infectious disease control

Patient relationship building

Immunisation knowledge

Tools

Medical Director

Pracsoft

Job description

All Medical in Melbourne seeks an experienced Practice Nurse for a busy General Practice setting. You must be a registered nurse with current AHPRA/NMB Australia registration and CPR certification. Prior GP or primary care experience is essential, with skills in triage, immunisations, wound care, and clinical procedures.

Strong communication and teamwork are required to deliver high‑quality patient care. The role involves managing care plans, recalls, and coordinating with doctors, while