Your Position at St John of God Bendigo Hospital
You will provide safe and quality nursing care in line with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia registration standards, the RN Competency standards and the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia - Professional Practice Guidelines.
You will practice and promote continuous improvement and a culture of learning and evidence-based practice. Our midwives are dedicated to providing all aspects of pregnancy, birth and postnatal care in our antenatal clinics and services, on our maternity wards and in birth suites, in addition to care for our babies in our special care nurseries.
Our maternity and neonatal facilities are some of the finest in the country and we offer comprehensive parent education to give you everything for new parents.
The Position
Assist in the planning, delivery and evaluation of a high standard of nursing care in consultation with the health care team, patient and carers.
Provide safe, holistic and customer-focused patient care.
Ensure nursing care is documented accurately and in a timely manner.
Ensure medical treatment orders are implemented and documented, consulting with doctors if orders are unclear.
Assess the need for and provide health education for patients and carers.
Ensure communication to others is respectful, courteous and compassionate.
Ensure confidentiality of patient information is maintained, as documented in the Privacy and Confidentiality agreement and policy.
Provide effective verbal and written communication ensuring the patient, carers and the interdisciplinary team are included in the immediate and ongoing health care.
You will have an understanding and knowledge of relevant acts, codes and standards relevant to current practice. Holding a registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a Registered Midwife, you will have recent clinical experience in an acute care/relevant environment and a Commitment to personal and professional development.
To succeed you will have well-developed skills in communication, conflict resolution, negotiation and problem solving and ability to work collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team.
Above all, patients will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.
The Benefits
Salary: $67,087 to $94,754 (pro rata for part time) plus 11.5% superannuation
Salary $42.30 per hr to $59.75 per hour (includes causal loading) + 11% superannuation
Permanent, Part time, Full time or Casual Position
Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:
Novated leasing
work related expenses
self-education and
additional superannuation
A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave and well-being programs
Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance
Dynamic multidisciplinary team
For enquiries contact Nicole Harris, NUM, on (03) 5434 3421
Application closes on 30th August 2024
St John of God Health Care embraces diversity and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people with disabilities. We are committed to providing a safe environment for all children and vulnerable people in our care and proactively take measures to protect children/vulnerable people from abuse.
All caregivers employed by St John of God Health Care are required to be vaccinated from Covid-19 and Influenza in order to fulfil the requirements of the role.