Emergency Nurse Practitioner

What you'll do

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) will provide and coordinate comprehensive care of patients using advanced practice skills in the area of emergency in a telehealth environment. The role of the Nurse Practitioner RSQ will:

Function in a collaborative telehealth model to provide assessment, diagnosis, treatment and referral as required.

Provide safe, quality, cost effective care and practice within the Nurse Practitioner's approved Scope of Practice that is consistent with contemporary standards and evidence-based practice.

RSQ Telehealth provides you with the opportunity to:

Develop, collaborate and implement an innovative service model of care for Emergency Nurse Practitioners within the RSQ Telehealth environment

Develop relationships with multidisciplinary teams in rural and remote health facilities to support and ensure equity in the delivery of health care to patients across Queensland.

Work in a mentally stimulating and challenging role. You will be collaborating with diverse health providers in varied and unique environments to help implement models of care suited to their individual circumstance.

Your key responsibilities

Demonstrate a high level of clinical expertise, advanced interpersonal and communication skills to collaborate and consult with a broad range of stakeholders.

Provide expert clinical nursing and telehealth support to assist in the implementation of RSQ Telehealth Nurse Practitioner service models in rural and remote health settings. To achieve this, the NP will have sound change management skills, contribute to quality activities, support and foster innovation, drive results and support RSQ Telehealth and stakeholders' goals.

Sound understanding, including experience working in the unique working conditions in regional, rural and remote health service settings.

Why work with us?

Work alongside passionate professionals in a supportive and inclusive environment that values people and prioritises employee success and wellbeing. This includes

Competitive salaries

12.75% superannuation

17.5% leave loading

Employee wellbeing

Access to 24/7 confidential employee support providers and counsellors including for immediate family members

Additional flexibility to support your work life balance including access to generous leave entitlements, such as purchased leave, domestic violence leave, reproductive health leave, cultural leave, study and examination leave.

Professional development

Career progression with more than 300 diverse career pathways and career support to take you further

Access to a variety of programs and initiatives to support training and career growth.

Grow your skills through hands-on experience and access to internal training opportunities and additional financial and leave benefits for approved external training and development.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

At Queensland Health, our work environment is inclusive and supportive, and we value our employees. We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from people of all cultures, abilities and backgrounds. Our commitment to cultural safety, equity, diversity and inclusion means we understand some people may need changes to the recruitment process. If you need support during the recruitment process, such as meeting with the panel virtually instead of in person, please reach out to the hiring manager. We value diverse candidates and your need for adjustments will not affect our hiring decisions.

Ready to apply?

For further information on how to apply please review the attached Role Description.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.