Registered Nurse - Psychiatric Nurse
St John of God Health Care
Date: 12 hours ago
City: Berwick, Victoria
Contract type: Part time
Your role at St John of God Langmore Centre
We are seeking a Registered Nurse to join our multidisciplinary team in providing specialist mental health care in the South East Melbourne community. In this role, you will use your expertise in focusing on alcohol and other drugs patient care.
This is a permanent part time position, working 7 nights per fortnight on the following roster.
Week 1: Monday, Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday
Week 2: Monday, Saturday and Sunday
The Position
To succeed, you will have ability to conduct relevant risk assessments including mental health risk assessment, mental state examinations and Drug and Alcohol assessments and will commit to a permanent night shift role.
Above all, patient care will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.
We will offer you
Salary: $68,093 to $96,175 per annum (pro rata for part time ), plus 12% superannuation. 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:
At St John of God Health Care, we celebrate diversity and warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.
Our commitment is to create a safe and nurturing environment for all children and vulnerable individuals in our care and proactively take steps to protect them from abuse, ensuring their safety and well-being.
Our inclusive culture fosters an environment that is respectful and secure, welcoming and accessible, and unified through our diverse community.
All caregivers employed by St John of God Health Care are required to be vaccinated from Influenza in order to fulfil the requirements of the role.
We are seeking a Registered Nurse to join our multidisciplinary team in providing specialist mental health care in the South East Melbourne community. In this role, you will use your expertise in focusing on alcohol and other drugs patient care.
This is a permanent part time position, working 7 nights per fortnight on the following roster.
Week 1: Monday, Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday
Week 2: Monday, Saturday and Sunday
The Position
- Ensures that all documentation is accurate, legible and completed in a professional and timely manner in the patient’s hospital medical records.
- Delivers direct care and treatment by performing accurate mental state examinations and risks assessments.
- Develops and implements nursing care plans in collaboration with patients and the inter-disciplinary team.
- Participates in the nursing process with each individual patient and documents changes in the care plan as required using a bio-psychosocial spiritual approach.
- Acts as a role model for Enrolled nursing staff and nursing students. Aligns theoretical knowledge with clinical practice. Available as a resource person for staff and patients.
- Accepts responsibility for communicating patient issues and progress at team meetings/ handovers to develop a problem solving approach to care which provides optimum outcomes.
- Ensures that patient education and discharge planning are provided to both patient and family where appropriate.
- Work proactively with patients in preparation for discharge. Develop and maintain an awareness of hospital and community resource/support groups available to patients and family and liaise with these services as required.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of nursing care with patients by monitoring progress and issues.
To succeed, you will have ability to conduct relevant risk assessments including mental health risk assessment, mental state examinations and Drug and Alcohol assessments and will commit to a permanent night shift role.
Above all, patient care will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.
We will offer you
- Novated leasing
- work related expenses
- self-education and additional superannuation
- A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave & well-being programs
- Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance
- Employee support through our dedicated free Employee Assistance Program (EAP) 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
- Innovative Professional Development opportunities
- Access to a range of Lifestyle, Health & Wellbeing rewards and discounts
At St John of God Health Care, we celebrate diversity and warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.
Our commitment is to create a safe and nurturing environment for all children and vulnerable individuals in our care and proactively take steps to protect them from abuse, ensuring their safety and well-being.
Our inclusive culture fosters an environment that is respectful and secure, welcoming and accessible, and unified through our diverse community.
All caregivers employed by St John of God Health Care are required to be vaccinated from Influenza in order to fulfil the requirements of the role.
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