Echuca – Patient Transport Officers

1 day ago

Echuca, Australia Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia Full time
Overview

Work for Australia's most trusted and iconic charity. The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Victoria provides emergency aeromedical and allied health services for people in rural and remote Australia. We strive to improve the health and wellbeing of rural communities and believe in creating opportunities so all Victorians have access to essential primary health care services.

About The Program: Mobile Patient Care (MPC) offers Non-Emergency Patient Transport across Victoria and parts of New South Wales. We work with a large fleet of ambulances and support transport services with RFDS aircraft. MPC provides clinical care for people travelling from home to hospital, hospital to hospital, and hospital to home, as well as transport to and from specialist clinics.

About The Role: As a PTO, you will be responsible for the safe and courteous transportation of patients with a variety of medical conditions. Your role will be pivotal in ensuring comfort and care during transit.

Responsibilities
  • Perform patient assessment and intervention on-road
  • Provide high quality patient care and treatment during on-road transport
  • Develop and maintain positive working relationships with patients and stakeholders
  • Perform independently and problem solve within established policies and procedures
  • Work collaboratively with other team members
Qualifications / To Be Successful
  • A minimum qualification of Cert III in Non-Emergency Patient Care, Diploma of Nursing, or equivalent. Bachelor of Health Science (Paramedic) students may apply on completion of second year subject units.
  • Availability to work 10 and 12-hour shifts across 7 days
  • Ability to drive in both city and country traffic conditions
  • Compassionate, professional, and dedicated to providing excellent service
  • Experience working in the NEPT sector in an equivalent role is desirable but not essential
  • Satisfactory completion of safety screening including a current Full Drivers Licence, State driver history report, Working with Children\'s Check, National Police Check, and the right to work in Australia
Our Benefits
  • 2:1 staff to patient ratio
  • Set shift times
  • Generous penalties and allowances
  • A less stressful environment than emergency/pre-hospital care
  • Opportunities to work at different locations across the state
  • Options to work across specialist resources such as high acuity, complex patient care vehicle, and with our Non-Emergency Patient Transport aeromedical team
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Salary packaging options to reduce taxable income for all employees, including casual staff
  • Parental leave benefits in addition to government parental leave
Need more information?

For any enquiries, please email careers@rfdsvic.com.au

To access the position description and apply, click the 'Apply' to be redirected to our Career Centre.

Mandatory Vaccination Policy

As part of the application process, you will be required to provide evidence of the following vaccinations:

  • Hepatitis B
  • Chicken Pox
  • Measles, Mumps and Rubella
  • Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis
  • Tuberculosis
  • Annual Influenza

Please note that we are unable to accept applications submitted via email.

The Royal Flying Doctor Service, Victoria, is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from individuals of underrepresented backgrounds to apply, including but not limited to those from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, culturally and linguistically diverse and LGBTQI communities.


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