Virtual Mental Health Nurse — Triage Clinician

NSW Ambulance; Sydney; On-site; AUD 82,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

NSW Ambulance is expanding its Virtual Clinical Care Centre and seeks a Registered Nurse to deliver virtual mental health assessment and triage services to NSW residents. You will coordinate care, referrals, and follow-up within a multidisciplinary team in a state-of-the-art virtual care environment.

Applicants should hold current unrestricted RN registration with NMBA and have experience in mental health nursing across settings.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with NMBA in Australia.
• Experience in mental health settings (acute, emergency, community, or telehealth).
• Experience with virtual care/telehealth is a plus.
• Strong assessment, triage and risk screening skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide virtual mental health assessment, triage and compassionate care to consumers via virtual care.
• Coordinate care, referrals and follow-up to connect to appropriate services.
• Collaborate with clinicians to coordinate timely and safe care for high-risk presentations.
• Maintain accurate electronic clinical documentation and participate in quality improvement.

Skills

Mental health nursing

Telehealth

Clinical assessment

Education

Nursing registration (NMBA)

Job description

NSW Ambulance is expanding its Virtual Clinical Care Centre and seeks a Registered Nurse to deliver virtual mental health assessment and triage services to NSW residents. You will coordinate care, referrals, and follow-up within a multidisciplinary team in a state-of-the-art virtual care environment.

Applicants should hold current unrestricted RN registration with NMBA and have experience in mental health nursing across settings.