Description:
Mackay Hospital and Health Service provides health services in a range of regional, community and rural settings. Join an expanding Health Service with a culture of collaboration, trust, respect and teamwork. Our workplace is fast paced, challenging and supportive, where every employee plays a critical role in our success.Working for Mackay Hospital and Health Service whether in regional, rural and remote will give you unique opportunities that you won’t experience in any metropolitan hospital.
Role details
The Bowen Hospital is seeking applications for a Nurse Practitioner (Frail Aged Services) to join their team on a Permanent basis.
How to apply and for mandatory requirements regarding this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.
Your opportunity
To develop and lead a new model of care within the Connected Community Pathways (CCP) project nurse led multidisciplinary team. The CCP team will aim to reduce avoidable Emergency Department presentations and potentially preventable hospitalisations through timely assessment and intervention with combined telehealth and face to face consultations in the patient/client's usual residence/residential aged care facility (RACF). The CCP team will work collaboratively with Emergency Department Bowen Hospital, Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS), General Practitioners and other service providers of commonwealth funded services within the Bowen community.
About The Team
The Bowen Hospital is a 20-bed inpatient ward, 3 oncology and 6 renal dialysis chairs and a 24/7 emergency department. The Hospital provides a service to the Bowen community with outreach of the allied health services to Collinsville Multipurpose Health Service.
The emergency department provides a Telehealth model to Bowen Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACF) to support afterhours clinical assessment. The Community Connected Pathways Project multidisciplinary team will be employed by Mackay Hospital and Health Service reporting operationally to the Bowen Hospital Director of Nursing/ Facility Manager and clinically to Director of Clinical Services.
About Our Hospital And Health Service
Mackay Hospital and Health Service has 6 hospitals, 2 multi-purpose health services and 4 community health centres that employ more than 3,700 staff. The district covers an area of approximately 90,000km2 and provides services to patients and their families in Bowen, Cannonvale, Clermont, Collinsville, Dysart, Glenden, Mackay, Middlemount, Moranbah, Proserpine and Sarina.
Some Of Our Great Benefits On Offer
Competitive wages, salary packaging and leave entitlementsFlexible working arrangementsA diverse work cultureCareer developmentProfessional development opportunitiesEducation opportunities, Study and ResearchPaid parental leaveEmployee Assistance Program (EAP)Discounted Private Health InsuranceFitness Passport
Occupational group Health - Nursing
28 Mar 2025;
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