Registered Nurse

SA Health • Newmarket, ON

9d • Onsite

About The Position

Join the Flinders and Upper North Local Health Network (FUNLHN) as a Registered Nurse in Port Augusta, where you can grow your clinical skills in a supportive, team-focused environment. The Flinders and Upper North region offers a lifestyle that blends career growth with endless adventure, providing short commutes, long weekends, and breathtaking landscapes. It's an ideal place to raise a family with access to quality public and private schools and tertiary education options. When you join, you become part of a supportive, welcoming team committed to improving community health and wellbeing. You will work across discipline-specific and multi-disciplinary teams, gaining diverse experience. The network invests in your future through continuing education and professional development opportunities, allowing you to grow your skills and advance your career while making a real difference.

As a Registered Nurse, you will deliver person-centred care by assessing patient needs and planning, implementing, and coordinating appropriate services to support positive outcomes. You will work with increasing independence while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and other services to ensure safe, effective care. In this role, you will contribute to quality improvement initiatives, support team coordination, and step into leadership responsibilities when required. You will also be involved in health education, support students and new staff, and apply evidence-based practice in your day-to-day care. As your experience develops, you will provide guidance to less experienced staff and contribute to maintaining high standards of care across the service.

Requirements

• Must be registered or eligible for registration as a Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and hold, or be eligible to hold, a current practicing certificate
• Must have demonstrated competence in the relevant area of nursing practice in accordance with the appropriate standards of practice

Responsibilities

• Deliver person-centred care by assessing patient needs and planning, implementing and coordinating appropriate services to support positive outcomes
• Work with increasing independence while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and other services to ensure safe, effective care
• Contribute to quality improvement initiatives
• Support team coordination
• Step into leadership responsibilities when required
• Be involved in health education
• Support students and new staff
• Apply evidence-based practice in your day-to-day care
• Provide guidance to less experienced staff as experience develops
• Contribute to maintaining high standards of care across the service as experience develops

Benefits

• Access professional development and upskilling opportunities to achieve your career goals
• Work in an inclusive environment where everyone is valued, respected, and empowered to make a difference in the health of our community
• Flexible working arrangements help you maintain a healthy balance between rewarding work and personal commitments
• Enjoy Fitness Passport discounts for you and your family
• Annual voluntary flu vaccinations
• Access to confidential counselling through our Employee Assistance Program

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees