Registered Nurse - Paediatrics

Job Title:

Registered Nurse - Paediatrics

Contract Type:

Full Time/ Casual

Location:

French's Forest | NSW

Industry:

Paediatrics

Reference:

101778

Administer specialised clinical care to children, from infants to adolescents, and provide support for their families in the hospital setting.

  • Freedom to choose when and how much you want to work
  • Positions available all over Sydney 
What we offer
  • Decide your work-life balance by letting us know how much and when you want to work.
  • Have confidence you’re being offered the best available shifts by working with a long-standing and well-established nursing agency
  • Block Bookings available if you are looking for a steady and consistent workload
  • Have the opportunity to further your career by training and working in specialised fields
  • Extensive training and development opportunities to advance your nursing career
  • A strong support base with our friendly and experienced admin staff providing you with assistance
Employment type
  • Casual:  Part-Time or Full-Time equivalent hours available (Rates are subject to NSW Health)
The Role
Provide direct clinical care to children, from infants to adolescents, while working with their families to deliver the best possible outcome for the child.
  
Duties
  • Treat children of all ages from infants until adolescents
  • Assess the child’s needs and provide acute and ongoing care
  • Administer medication and treatments to the child
  • Monitor, record and report symptoms or changes in the child’s condition
  • Identify changes in the child and intervene in emergencies
  • Participate in child’s pain management
  • Maintain appropriate privacy and confidentiality in the nurse/child relationship
  • Serve as a child advocate
  • Provide Education and information to families
  • Respect the child and family’s physical, social, cultural and family circumstances
  • Support families dealing with a child’s illness or injury
  • Evaluate child for signs and symptoms of abuse
  • Effectively communicate with children
  • Liaise and support the multi-disciplinary team
  • Ensure patient and staff safety
  • Maintain accurate patient records
  • Observe for reactions or side effects
  • Assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care for the patient
  • Discharge and Admit Patients
  • Supervise, coordinate and work in consultation with other health care members
What you will need
  • Minimum 2-years recent clinical experience
  • Experience working as a Paediatric Nurse in Australia or countries with equivalent standards of nursing practice and education**
  • Work rights in Australia
  • Current AHPRA Registration
  • Current Criminal Record Check (can easily be applied for)
  • Current Working with Children Check (can easily be applied for)
  • Full immunisation history
  • Great communication skills with a comforting bedside manner
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Ability to work well independently or in a team
  • Commitment to quality patient care
  • A resume to send with your application
**Countries with equivalent standards of nursing practice and education may include Canada,Hong Kong, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom and the United States of America.
  
Available Location
  • Camperdown, 2050
  • Westmead 2145
How to apply
  • Select “Apply"
For more information, please call us on (02) 9214 5497.
  
If you would like to learn more about Network Nursing Agency, we encourage you to visit our website, https://www.nursing-agency.com.au/. 

Additional Keywords: RN, Nurses, Staff Nurse, Staff Registered Nurse, Certified Nurse, Paeds, Pediatric, Peds, Juvenile, Kid, Minor, Teenager, Toddler, Youth, Preteen, Teen, Pubescent, Working Holiday

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