SA Health Job reference: 875463 Location: 5290 - MOUNT GAMBIER Job status: Ongoing Eligibility: Open to Everyone
Salary: $68,600.00 - $71,832.00 p.a. / ESS 1.1-1.2
Full Time / Ongoing
5290 - Mount Gambier
About Us:
SA Ambulance Service (SAAS) is South Australia's provider of emergency ambulance transport, clinical care, and patient transport services.
We are committed to ensuring South Australia has access to the best possible emergency medical care, non-emergency transport, and rescue and retrieval services.
Our Vision: An innovative, patient focused, technology enabled, evidence driven, emergency response and health care ambulance service; achieved by exceptional people.
Our Mission: Providing emergency response and health care ambulance services within South Australia, designed and development around patient and community needs, enabling timely and equitable access for our patients to the most appropriate point of care.
Our Purpose: To ensure South Australia thrives by enabling access to emergency and non-emergency ambulance health care and alternative patient pathways while contributing to our state's emergency preparedness and health response capability.
Our Values
PATIENT FOCUSED: We will put our patients and the safe and quality care we provide them first; in everything we do. TEAMWORK: We will work across SAAS, our health system, our partners, stakeholders and the community to achieve our goals.
INTEGRITY AND HONESTY: We accept and uphold the standards and expectations of our organisation and communities. RESPECT AND COURTESY: We will always be respectful and courteous toward our patients, each other, and all those we work with. COMMUNITY COLLABORATION: We value our role in the community, and we value the communities we serve. CHANGE READY: We know our communities' needs will evolve and we must adapt to meet them. AUTHENTIC LEADERSHIP: We will support leadership development for our people at every level.
The position of RMTS Ambulance Officer is responsible for:
Providing a level of clinical care and make patient assessments within their agreed scope of clinical practice.
Responding to request for low acuity care and specialised transportation of patients within their allocated responsibilities
What We Offer:
Work in a collaborative, forward-thinking environment with a culture of inclusion and diversity.
Giving back to the people of South Australia! Play a vital role in enhancing the well-being of our community.
We take care of you! Access to a range of staff and wellness support programs!
Key Responsibilities:
Operational Practice:
Provide customer-focused and professional service delivery
Foster a positive work culture based on SA Ambulance Service values
Perform effective and timely operational clinical practice
Clinical Knowledge:
Complete workshops, assessments, and assignments to achieve authority to practice
Continuously develop clinical competencies, knowledge, and confidence
Perform patient assessments, formulate provisional diagnoses, and provide treatment
Resources:
Assess and apply resources and services required for ambulance practice
Apply knowledge of available resources for appropriate patient treatment
Legal and Ethical Requirements:
Act with integrity, respect, and accountability
Apply non-judgmental conduct and maintain medical confidentiality
Community Care:
Develop an understanding of the requirements of special needs groups
Cooperate and work with other medical professionals as part of an integrated community health system
Occupational Health, Safety, and Welfare:
Comply with OHS&W and Workers Compensation legislation requirements
Work safely, follow safe work procedures, and report hazards and injuries
Application Information:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply for this role.
Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and/or additional relevant history screening that may be applicable and appropriate Immunisation screening.
SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
Job ref: 875463 Enquiries to: Bryan Petersen, Operations Manager - Limestone Coast.
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Application Closing Date - Friday 8/11/2024 @ 11:55pm
Attachments
Role Description - Ambulance Officer.pdf
Australian applicant guidelines
International applicant guidelines
Flexibility Statement The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
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