Enrolled Nurse

Job Description

Enrolled Nurse Casual – Position Description 

Organisation:                               Dominion Nursing Agency.

Title:                                             Enrolled Nurse

Classification:                             Enrolled Nurse

Reporting to:                              Director/Operations manager

State Award:                               Nurse & Midwives Award (2010) 

Vaccination category:                 A

Essential requirements:    

Essential requirements: Completion of qualification, HLT33115 Certificate III Health Services Assistance (Descriptor: Assisting in Nursing Work in Acute/ Aged Care) or have completed 1 or more years of an undergraduate registered nursing student.

Vaccination Category: A

Checks: National Police Check and Working with Children Check

About Dominion Nursing Agency:

Dominion Nursing Agency, we are your dedicated experts in healthcare staffing, specializing in providing exceptional services tailored to your unique needs. Our unwavering commitment to personalized care, professional development, and a compassionate team approach sets us apart in the industry. We prioritize the well-being of our clients, invest in the growth of our partners, and foster a collaborative work culture that consistently delivers outstanding support. 

Essential Requirements:

• National Criminal Record Check
• Working with Children Check
• Vaccination Category A
• Fit for Work Assessment
• Completion of qualification: HLT33115 Certificate III Health Services Assistance (Descriptor: Assisting in Nursing Work in Acute/ Aged Care) or have completed 1 or more years of an undergraduate registered nursing student.

Primary Purpose:

The Enrolled Nurse works with the registered nurse or midwife as part of the health care team and demonstrates competence in the provision of safe, compassionate, quality person-centered care. Dominion Nursing Agency is focused on achieving our Vision of Leading Care, healthier communities. All staff are expected to act as an appropriate and effective role model, promoting a culture that supports practices that reflect the NSW Health CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment through demonstrated behaviors and interactions with patients, clients and employees. The vision of Dominion Nursing Agency Nursing and Midwifery Service is Compassionate Nursing and Midwifery Care Always, through leading effective workplace cultures that improve the patient experience. Transforming Your Experience is Dominion Nursing Agency Ltd’s key strategy to positively transform how our patients, consumers, staff and communities experience our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. This strategy provides us with a clear direction for working together to deliver safe and high quality health services and build the health of our communities – now and into the future.

Key Responsibilities: 

Providing support to the nursing team in the delivery of Nursing care in all nursing care environment as directed by Dominion Nursing Agency, and the Registered Nurse/Midwife on duty.

• Provide direct care activities to patients in accordance with the nursing care plan and under the supervision of a RN/RM
• Assisting the RN/RM and EN with patient care interventions as directed
• Contribute to collecting accurate health care information and maintaining accurate health care documentation as required.
• Communicate effectively with patients and other health care team members in accordance with appropriate hospital/facility protocol.
• Escalating to the RN/RM when changes to patient condition or observations are noted.

Skills and Competencies:

• Current Authority to Practice as an Enrolled Nurse (Division 2), General with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Australian citizen/permanent resident or valid work visa.
• Demonstrated recent acute care experience as a registered nurse

WHS Responsibilities:

• You must take all reasonable care for yourself and others and comply with any reasonable instruction, policies and procedures relating to work health safety and wellbeing.
• WWCC: Current Working with Children Check Clearance (where applicable).
• NCRC: National Criminal Record Check (This check will be conducted by the Health Service for Recommended Applicants only).

Staff Health:

• Compliance with the Dominion Nursing Agency and NSW Health, Staff Immunisation Policy (Only for Category A Positions).

Key Challenges:

• Working within a rapidly changing health care environment with increased community & individual expectations of the role.
• Able to change and adapt to new models of care and changing clinical practices based on evidence and research challenging traditional values and beliefs with the profession.
• Managing individuals exhibiting challenging behaviours.

Values:

• Quality: Dominion Nursing Agency is committed to delivering quality and value in every aspect of our service. We strive to exceed all our customers’ expectations
• Trust: We are committed to open and honest communication with our consumers and staffs.
• Empowerment: We are committed to empowering our customers to make the right choices
• Communication: We promote partnership and enhance response that are timely, effective and appropriate.
• Compassion: We demonstrate compassion through care, service provision, and respect.