The Opportunity:
Apply your skills and expand your career with a full-time opportunity to join the team at CRAICCHS in Cherbourg.
Deliver high quality, comprehensive and individually tailored primary health care services, general support and educational strategies to patients to improve their health outcomes.
The position will provide services in Cherbourg and the broader South Burnett region.
The Benefits:
- Full-time – 38 hours per week Monday to Friday.
- Salary Sacrifice Packages available.
- Portable long service leave (Q-Leave) for eligible staff.
- 5 days Gifted Leave each year in December.
- Opportunities for further study and advancement within the organisation.
- Relocation allowance for eligible applicants.
- Regional location.
- Participation in health and well-being initiatives.
- A supportive work environment.
About CRAICCHS:
Cherbourg Regional Aboriginal and Islander Community Controlled Health Service (CRAICCHS) is a Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-controlled organisation.
CRAICCHS objective is to provide access to holistic and client-centred quality primary health care and social and emotional wellbeing services to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in the South Burnett regions.
Key Duties:
The duties will be diverse, and although not limited to, will include:
- Provide a range of clinical, preventative, rehabilitative and promotional health functions under direction.
- Assist with the provision of standard medical treatments.
- Provide cultural brokerage, advocacy, referrals, advice, information and support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander patients within the level of qualification held.
- Assist as the first point of contact with the delivery of health assessments and annual Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 715 Health Checks.
- Support routine clinical procedures while applying principles and practices of infection prevention and control.
- Administer a range low complexity vaccines as approved and under supervision.
- Collect and record client data and maintain patient health registers.
- Follow up and arrange appointments for identified high risk patients.
- Undertake all required education and training programmes.
- Perform other duties identified by the Clinic Services Coordinator that are within the scope of practice and qualifications held.
- Uphold privacy and confidentiality procedures and regulations.
Key Requirements:
The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate:
- A minimum Certificate III in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care with the willingness to progress toward the completion of a Cert IV.
- Identification as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person.
- Primary health care knowledge and skills with the capacity to perform clinical, health education and administrative tasks.
- A strong understanding of Aboriginal culture and community dynamics to effectively engage with patients and provide culturally safe care.
- Computer competence with MS Office and patient medical record systems familiarity.
- The ability to function effectively within a multidisciplinary health care team.
- Good communication skills with the ability to engage and communicate sensitively with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability and those with diverse characteristics and life experiences.
- The ability to maintain professional boundaries and knowledge of confidentiality, ethics and duty of care.
- The willingness to learn and complete ongoing professional development and on the job training.
- Current Blue Card (Working with Children Check) or the ability to quickly acquire.
- Current CPR and First Aid Certs or the willingness to obtain.
- Current driver licence
- Documentary evidence to verify either vaccination against or are not susceptible to any of the following Vaccine Preventable Diseases: Hepatitis B; Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR); Varicella (chickenpox) and Pertussis (whooping cough).
Applications:
Applications should be submitted directly from this website and include a current resume.
Enquiries:
Enquiries may be directed to Employment Matters by calling Bob on 0429 000 139 or Edson on 0416 725 389.
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