Staff Nurse - Galway

Staff Nurse - VHI Galway Satellite Clinic

Role Purpose:
A permanent position has arisen for a staff nurse in Vhi Galway Satellite Clinic. The Galway Satellite Clinic will be an MDT delivered clinic providing urgent care, primary care, and screening to Vhi members.
The nurse will work as part of the MDT team to deliver a high standard of care to patients attending the urgent care, primary care and/or scheduled care service encompassing medical screening.

Reporting to: Clinic Supervisor

Benefits:

• Excellent company Pension
• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Income Protection

Key responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Responsibilities include assessing, planning, delivering and evaluating highly specialised nursing care, using a holistic approach.
• When providing direct patient care, they observe, assess and record symptoms, responses and progress.
• The registered nurse must adhere to Code of Professional Practice and Behaviours.
• Participate in clinical audits, quality improvement and patient safety initiatives and take a proactive role in identifying and suggesting areas for improvement.
• Participate and cooperate with legislative and regulatory requirements in relation to Health and Safety as outlines in the Safety, Health and Welfare Act 2005.

Knowledge & Experience

• Be a registered general nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland.
• Minimum of 2years post registration experience in areas including general practice, A&E, urgent care or trauma orthopaedics.
• ED/Urgent Care/Minor Injury experience desirable.
• Demonstrate evidence of continuing professional development.
• IT skills
• Experience working within a multidisciplinary team and key stakeholders involved in patient care.
• Demonstrate involvement in audit and research.
• Demonstrate alignment with Vhi Values.
• Experience in phlebotomy
• Experience with casting and splinting

Accessibility
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Reasonable Accommodations
Our commitment is to make any reasonable accommodation for you in the recruitment process to give you the best opportunity to perform to your optimum in the application, test, and interview process.