Title:  Registered Nurse - GEM/Rehab@Home

Registered Nurse - GEM/Rehab@home

• Permanant Part-time and 12-month Fixed Term positions available

• Experience work-life balance

• Peter James Centre | Car parking on site | Close to shops 

• Dynamic and diverse multidisciplinary team supporting patients to receive care in their own home 

Eastern Health 

Eastern Health is one of Melbourne’s largest public health services. We provide a range of emergency, surgical, medical and general healthcare services and have a proud history of serving a diverse community. 
  

Our Healthier Together promise underpins our strategic plan – which is to serve the growing and changing needs of our community and to care about and develop our staff. We believe our people make the difference. 

About the role 

As a Registered Nurse in a busy and dynamic GEM/REHAB@HOME service, you will be expected to provide nursing care to patient's in their own homes. 

The GEM/REHAB@Home Registered Nurse maintains the continuum of care delivered within the community setting. A nurse in this service functions as a sole practitioner and is required to provide both safe and competent care as part of a multidisciplinary team, to coordinate and provide an expert clinical service at an advanced level, in line with relevant standards, guidelines and policies of Eastern Health. This care may take the form of medication management, wound care, assessment, observations including bladder scans/ECG/pathology etc. 

You will be part of a large multidisciplinary team including Geriatricians, Specialist Rehabilitation Physicians, OT, Physiotherapists, Allied Health Assistants, Speech Pathology, Dieticians. 

About you  

To be successful in this role you will possess: 

• Minimum of 5 years acute medical/surgical post registration nursing experience or nursing specialty equivalent e.g. ICU/ED/CCU/Sub Acute/medical/Community 

• Current Division 1 Nursing registration with AHPRA  

• Demonstrated initiative and self-direction 

• Willingness to maintain and advance knowledge & skills relevant to this position 

• Comprehensive systems-based patient assessment skills and documentation of findings 

• Working knowledge of wound management (acute and chronic) 

• Pathology result interpretation 

• A strong commitment to high quality care 

• The ability to work as part of a diverse team 

• Excellent communication and organisational skills 

• Current Victorian Drivers Licence 

Healthcare workers are strongly recommended to follow COVID vaccination recommendations provided in the Australian Immunisation handbook (based on ATAGI advice). Seasonal vaccination against influenza is a mandatory requirement of this role and an offer is conditional on this being up to date prior to employment.

What we offer

Eastern Health offers a variety of fantastic Employee Benefits, view the extensive range here!

• Mentor and Shadowing program 
• Access to discovery days across our 50 sites 
• Study and professional development leave 
• Friendly & supportive teams
• Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 
• Fitness Passport for work-life balance 
• Employee Assistance program accessible for you and your loved ones 
• Flexible working hours and excellent entitlements 
• Salary packaging options and an employee benefits scheme 
• Access to Private Health Insurance offers 
• Digital upskilling, such as excel and Power-Bi training 
• Cafes at all of our Hospitals 

Next Steps

Apply online if you feel we are a good match, you have the skills and qualities to make a difference, and are eligible to work in Australia. 

We review all applications when we receive them, and we notify unsuccessful candidates. 

If you are shortlisted, we will be in touch to arrange an interview, and you must complete a National Police Check. We will notify unsuccessful candidates. 

Good to know: 

• We are an equal opportunity employer and actively promote equality for people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and for people living with disability – within the communities we serve and our Eastern Health team. 

• We provide a culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander employees. 

• As a child-safe organisation, we ensure child safety and wellbeing is embedded in our everyday culture. 

• Vaccination and screening for immunity to vaccine-preventable disease is a mandatory requirement of this role. 

• Advertising may end before the closing date. 

• We do not accept recruitment agency application