HARP Heart Failure Clinical Nurse Consultant
Merri Health – HARP Heart Failure Clinical Nurse Consultant
• 1.0 EFT Fixed term position (12-month parental leave commencing 23rd September 2024)
• Convenient Coburg Location – 93 Bell St, Coburg
• Manage clients with chronic heart failure to improve their lives and avoid hospital admissions.
• Join our innovative and supportive multi-disciplinary team with a brilliant culture that puts you first.
YOUR NEW ROLE
• This role is your chance to join the highly skilled HARP Complex Care service at Merri Health to provide coordinated, goal orientated care to clients with heart failure.
• You will work closely with the cardiology department at RMH to help improve client’s quality of life and reduce avoidable hospital admissions.
• You will be encouraged to share ideas through quality improvement initiatives and supported with ongoing professional development.
YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
As a HARP Heart Failure Nurse, you will be responsible for:
• Clinical care for clients with Heart Failure including chronic heart failure specialist assessment, education, care planning and referrals.
• Work closely with clients, their carers, hospital clinicians and GPs to provide integrated client-centred care for clients with heart failure in accordance with best practice guidelines.
• Improve self-management and health outcomes of clients through provision of education on anatomy and physiology of heart disease conditions, symptom recognition and management, medication management, exercise and exercise tolerance, advanced clinical assessment and exacerbation management.
• Collaborate with HARP multi-disciplinary team members to identify and address client’s psycho-social, behavioural and environmental needs associated with their complex conditions
TO SUCCEED IN THE ROLE YOU WILL HAVE
To be successful with Merri you will go above and beyond to achieve great results for our clients, the organisation and yourself. We’re looking for individuals with:
• Registered Nurse Division 1 and a current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (APHRA).
• Post graduate qualification in Cardiac Care, Critical or Acute care or equivalent experience
• Demonstrated experience in client centered care through effective cardiac assessment, care planning, case conferencing review and escalation of care for clients.
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Strong organisational, planning, time management and prioritisation skills
WHAT WE OFFER
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WHAT YOU NEED TO DO NOW
Please start by reviewing the attached Position Description and take a few minutes to learn more about us on our website.
When you're ready to apply, email your CV and cover letter to Tracy fuhrmeister at: tracy.fuhrmeister@merrihealth.org.au
Applications close on 31 July 2024.
WHAT ELSE DO I NEED TO KNOW:
At Merri, diversity and inclusion is critical to everything that we do, we want everyone to be themselves regardless of their background, religion, sexual orientation, age or gender so we can truly reflect the communities that we work in. No matter how you identify, we encourage people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply for our roles.