Practice Nurse 

• Working days are negotiable as willing to separate EFT for appropriate candidates, working hours will be 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
• Opportunities for career advancement, work in a modern purpose built facility

Based in Gippsland, Latrobe Regional Health are looking for a Practice Nurse to join our Private Consulting Suites on a fixed term, 12 month contract.

The Consulting Suites comprise of around 32 consulting rooms and 2 surgical treatment room   occupied by around 80 clinicians over a number of specialties. As a Practice Nurse, you have a range of responsibilities that contribute to the overall healthcare delivery within a primary care setting.

The responsibilities of the Practice Nurse is to provide comprehensive healthcare services within a primary care setting. This includes assessing and managing patients' health conditions, promoting health and wellness through education, administering skin-prick testing, coordinating with other healthcare professionals, maintaining accurate health records, and participating in quality improvement initiatives. The ultimate goal is to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care and support patients in achieving optimal health outcomes.

LRH employees enjoy access to:

• Free access to our Staff Wellbeing Centre offering a range of health education and wellbeing services
• Access to ongoing development through daily education sessions, bespoke training and career & study support
• Tailored flexible work options to support work life balance, including ADO’s, 5 weeks leave, regional salary packaging and additional purchased leave
• Fantastic social club activities and diverse and inclusive workplace activities
• Workplace Wellbeing programs and activities uniquely designed for LRH staff

For more information about this exciting opportunity, we encourage you to contact Paul Ferguson on paul.ferguson@lrh.com.au for a confidential discussion.

About LRH

LRH was proud to be the recipient of the 2022 Premier’s Health Service of the Year (Medium) Award.  This prestigious award recognises the amazing work of our team in driving change and improvement in the health outcomes for the Victorian community.

We are located 150 km east of Melbourne, and LRH is the regional provider of a broad range of specialist health services including hospital based, sub-acute and mental health services across Gippsland.

Now is an exciting time to join the LRH team, with $217 million expansion nearing completion, offering improved maternity and paediatric facilities, larger intensive care unit, increase medical and surgical beds and additional operating theatres.

Explore all the great things happening at LRH – www.lrh.com.au and take the next step on your career journey by submitting your application for this and other roles here - https://lrh.mercury.com.au

Diversity and Inclusion

We actively embrace workforce diversity, equity and inclusion, and encourage applications from across our community, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.  LRH’s Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants and can be contacted on (03) 5173 8653.

IMPORTANT:  All staff employed in the healthcare sector are required to be vaccinated for 3 COVID-19 doses and current season influenza vaccination, unless a valid medical exemption applies.