Nurse Practitioner (Emergency)

at  Queensland Health

ABOUT US:

The Gladstone Emergency Department is a 24-hour public department providing initial treatment for all, definitive care for many and resuscitation and stabilization of emergencies or unwell patients prior to transfer to tertiary centres or admission to Gladstone Hospital. The geographical area it serves extends South, from Mount Larcom to Miriam Vale and West, to Calliope; servicing approximately 62,660 residents. Approximately 35,000 patients are treated annually in the Emergency Department of which 25% are paediatric.

VACCINE PREVENTABLE DISEASES (VPD) REQUIREMENTS:

It is a condition of employment for this role for the employee to be, and remain, vaccinated against vaccine preventable diseases as listed on the Role Description.

A Nurse Practitioner is a Registered Nurse/Registered Midwife who functions autonomously and collaboratively in an advanced and expanded clinical role and uses expanded skills and knowledge in assessment planning and implementation, diagnosis and evaluation of nursing care when required. As the Nurse Practitioner, you will assess and manages recipients of healthcare services using nursing knowledge and skills which may include direct referral of recipients of healthcare services to other healthcare professionals; prescribing medications and ordering and interpreting results of diagnostic investigations.