Nurse Practitioner - Emergency Department

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand; Masterton District; On-site; NZD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora in Wairarapa is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to join the Emergency Department. You will provide advanced clinical expertise and leadership in adult and paediatric emergency care, improving patient treatment, care planning and throughput within an interdisciplinary team.

The role requires NZ Registered Nurse Practitioner with current annual practicing certificate and recent emergency care experience, along with strong medico-legal and ethical knowledge to support

Qualifications

• NZ Registered Nurse Practitioner qualification including Registration & current Annual Practising Certificate.
• Recent clinical experience in an emergency care setting.
• Knowledge of medico-legal and ethical responsibilities in nursing and acute care.

Responsibilities

• Practice independently and collaboratively to provide advanced health assessment, diagnosis and treatment in both adult and paediatric patients to reduce waiting times and ED length of stay.
• Contribute to quality initiatives, teaching and mentoring within the Emergency Department.

Skills

Emergency care experience

Clinical leadership

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

New Zealand Registered Nurse Practitioner

Job description

Location: Wairarapa Hospital

Service: Acute Services

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the Role

An exciting opportunity for an experienced Nurse Practioners to join the Wairarapa Emergency Department Team. In this role you will provide advanced clinical expertise and leadership in order to enhance patient treatment and care planning in Wairarapa for patients within the Emergency Department. This is provided within an interdisciplinary model that best meets the patient requirements and is in line with the vision and values of Wairarapa District.

Achieving the best health outcomes for our patients starts with expecting the best from ourselves, and right now Health New Zealand - Wairarapa is looking for a Nurse Practitioner to join our dynamic Emergency Department Team. This position provides advanced clinical expertise and leadership in order to enhance patient treatment and care planning in Wairarapa for patients within the Emergency Department. This is provided within an interdisciplinary model that best meets the patient requirements

Our Emergency Nurse Practitioner team practice independently and collaboratively to utilise advanced health assessment, diagnosis and treatment implementation in both adult and paediatric patients to reduce waiting times, reduce ED length of stay and increase patient satisfaction for people presenting to the Emergency Department.

The role also provides clinical expertise and leadership to optimise patient outcomes and develop effective models of care in the department through quality initiatives, teaching, and mentoring.

About you

You have a New Zealand Registered Nurse Practitioner qualification including Registration & current Annual Practising Certificate. You have recent clinical experience in an emergency care setting. You have current knowledge about issues within nursing and acute care nursing. Sound knowledge and understanding of medico/legal and ethical responsibilities.

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.