The Opportunity

We're looking for a dedicated Nurse Practitioner to join our urgent care team.

Benalla Health's Urgent Care is a six bay unit, compromising of four treatment bays, one triage room and one resuscitation area. It is staffed 24 hours a day by two Registered Nurses with on call visiting Medical Officers.

The successful Nurse Practitioner will:

• Perform physical examinations of patients to evaluate health and diagnose illnesses.
•  Determine, plan, and initiate appropriate treatment, and adjust treatment if necessary.
•  Admit patients to the health service, in collaboration with on call visiting Medical Officer.
• Document medical information of patients and maintain medical records (paper and electronic);
• Educate, instruct and counsel patients and families on presenting health problems, treatment plans and home care and encourage and promote preventative health care and positive health behaviours;