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Casual Registered Nurse (Oncology)

Casual Registered Nurse (Oncology)

Mercy Hospital DunedinInvercargill City, Southland, New Zealand
18 days ago
Job description

Job Category : Registered Nurse - Cancer Care

Job Description

About the Role

We are looking for a casual Oncology Registered Nurse to join our Mercy Cancer Careteam working at our new remote oncology clinic in Invercargill. In this role, you will work independently on-site while providing safe, effective and evidenced-based nursing care centred around excellent patient care. In this position youwill be reporting to and working closely with the Mercy Cancer Care team in Dunedin to support local chemotherapy delivery, reducing the need for patients to travel to Dunedin.

This is a casual role which means hours are offered on an as and when required basis.

Specific duties include

  • Provide optimum patient care in accordance with Mercy Hospital Shared Purpose and Values
  • Maintain a current Nursing Council of New Zealand practising certificate
  • Ensures patient centred care based on comprehensive patient assessment
  • Complies with all relevant nursing legislation, policies and regulations
  • Manages resources efficiently and effectively to meet patient health care needs

Some travel to Mercy Cancer Care Dunedin will be required for on-site orientation and ongoing training.

Desired Skills and Experience

Skills and Experience

  • Previous oncology experiencewith a patient centric approach
  • Hold registration with the Nursing Council of New Zealand, pursuant to the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003, as a Nurse and current practicing certificate.
  • Ability to work well under pressure and manage priorities
  • Effective interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Good level of computer literacy.
  • A high degree of self-motivation, willingness, and self-responsibility to continually improve and remain current with nursing skills and knowledge.
  • High levels of professionalism with an enthusiastic, proactive, flexible approach

    • To be eligible for employment at Mercy Hospital Dunedin, applicants will be required to provide vaccination history.

    Why Mercy Hospital?

    Mercy Hospital is a not-for-profit, tertiary level surgical hospital located in Dunedin, New Zealand. We provide a welcoming environment where are people are encouraged and supported to excel professionally – join the team and help us make a difference!

    Our staff are provided with support for further training, personal development and a range of benefits including :

  • Access to further training and professional development
  • Discounted hospital fees for you or your immediate family members

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