Registered Nurse - Parkville Youth Justice Centre

cohealth; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave (14 weeks)

Salary packaging

Novated Leasing

Discounted fitness membership

Employee assistance program

Job summary

cohealth is recruiting a Registered Nurse for the Parkville Youth Justice Centre to deliver holistic, culturally responsive care within a 24/7 custodial health setting. You will work with a multidisciplinary team, conducting assessments, care planning, health education and care coordination across day, afternoon and night shifts.

The role requires current AHPRA registration, a Bachelor of Nursing, and paediatric experience, with a focus on reducing health inequities and upholding cohealth

Qualifications

• Current Registered Nurse registration with AHPRA.
• Bachelor of Nursing approved by Nurses and Midwifery Board Australia.
• Paediatric experience.

Responsibilities

• Undertake triage and screening of clients to ensure appropriate care and document their history.
• Perform physical examinations and provide clinical care as directed by GP.
• Administers medication and other treatment plans as ordered by medical staff.
• Educate patients and families about their treatment plan and how to manage illnesses or injuries.

Skills

Nursing

AHPRA registration

Paediatric experience

Education

Bachelor of Nursing approved by Nurses and Midwifery Board Australia

Job description

Registered Nurse - Parkville Youth Justice Centre

• Work for a multi-award-winning iconic community health organisation
• Generous salary packaging options to reduce your cohealth taxable income

So why cohealth?

cohealth leads the way in reducing health and social inequity in partnership with people and the communities in which they live. Named Premier's Health Service of the Year (Primary) and the Supporting LGBTIQ+ Health Service at the Victorian Public Healthcare Awards, cohealth's 1000 staff demonstrate courage, leadership, innovation, and agility in their commitment to providing inclusive and culturally safe health services that protect the human rights of all people of all gender identities, sexualities, ages, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, faiths, and abilities.

About the role

cohealth delivers integrated primary health, mental health, allied health and dental services to young people aged 12-24 at the Parkville Youth Justice Precinct. Working within a multidisciplinary team, the Registered Nurse provides holistic, culturally responsive care including assessment, treatment, care planning, health education and service coordination in a 24/7 custodial healthcare environment. This role operates on a rotating roster across day, afternoon and night shifts.

Please refer to the Position Description for more information.

• Undertake triage and screening of clients to ensure appropriate care and document their history
• Perform physical examinations and the provision of clinical care, as required and directed by GP
• Administers medication and other treatment plans as ordered by medical staff
• Educate patients and their families about their treatment plan how to manage illnesses or injuries

What cohealth offers:

• Exciting Parental leave benefits
  • cohealth offers primary carers 14 weeks paid parental leave upon completion of only 6 months of continuous service
  • Eligible co-workers will continue to receive superannuation on unpaid parental leave as well
• Salary packaging to suit you - tax free amount of up to $15,900 p.a (mortgage, rent, or credit cards) and a further $2,650 p.a (meal, entertainment expenses and holiday accommodation) alongside generous reward programs from our salary packaging providers. Find out more here:https://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Jobs-and-employment-types/Working-as-an-employee/Salary-sacrificing-for-employees/
• Novated Leasing available
• A significantly discounted fitness membership with unlimited access to over 290 facilities for you and your family. To find out more click here
• Counselling services for you and your immediate family through our EAP-Access provider, and mindfulness, resilience, and wellbeing programs
• We offer inclusion, equality, and opportunity in a workplace where making a difference counts (based on our guiding principles and values)
• Current Registered Nurse registration with AHPRA
• Bachelor of Nursing approved by Nurses and Midwifery Board Australia
  Paediatric experience
• Strong belief and personal alignment in cohealth Values and Mission

We will be conducting interviews for this role as applications are received.

If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Suzuka Weaver on *************@cohealth.org.au

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC), a Working With Children Check (WWCC), complete a Pre-Employment Declaration Form, evidence of legal rights to work in Australia, and evidence of vaccination.

Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of immunisation assessment including Influenza within 12 weeks of commencement [B]. This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health Mandatory Vaccination Orders and legislated requirement for influenza vaccination.