Description
Employment Type: Full Time, Temporary 9 months with possibility of extensionClassification: Registered Nurse Level 3.1 (PN25549)Salary: $122,224 – $127,107 (Plus 11.5% Super)Location: The Canberra HospitalSection: Occupational Medicine UnitClosing Date: 15 November 2024
What can we offer you:
City living without the traffic – click here to see why you should live in Canberra.
Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
Flexible working conditions.
Reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval).
To find out more on what a career at CHS can give you, the benefits of working with us and why Canberra is Australia's happiest city click here: Benefits of working with us - Canberra Health Services (act.gov.au)
About the Role:
Are you ready for your next challenge? Then this is the role for you!
The Occupational Medicine Unit (OMU) sits within the Division of Nursing, Midwifery and Patient Support Services and reports to the CHS Infection Prevention Control Unit. The OMU staff support the guiding principles associated with the clinical response of a pandemic by protecting the workforce, patients, and the community. This support includes undertaking qualitative fit testing of N95/P2 respirators for health care workers in high-risk areas. The OMU staff provide an occupational assessment, screening, and vaccination program for CHS staff including:
Immunization: Hepatitis B, measles, mumps, rubella, varicella (chickenpox), diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (Whooping cough) and annual influenza vaccination.
Screening / serology: Hepatitis B, measles, mumps, rubella, varicella (chickenpox), and annual blood borne viruses (staff who perform invasive exposure prone procedures).
Management of staff with blood and body fluids exposures such as needlestick, sharps, splash, and scratch/bites.
For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.
Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:
Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
To Apply:
Please apply online by submitting a copy of your CV along with a 2-page cover letter or pitch, responding to the Selection Criteria, listed in the Position Description.
Selection can be based on written application only.
Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person-centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community-based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.
Our Vision: creating exceptional health care togetherOur Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our communityOur Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind
CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.
If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Leanne Muir at 02-5124 3695 or at ******.
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