Registered Nurse - Gympie (BBBH2309) Gympie, Australia
This practice is looking for a Registered Nurse to join their clinic in Gympie.
Gympie is about 2.5 hours (160km) drive north of Brisbane and 1.5 hours drive south of Hervey Bay. The Gympie region has a population of about 50,292 (2016 census data). The township itself has an estimated population of close to 25,000. Gympie is very well serviced by a general hospital which is less than five minutes drive from the clinic. The hospital has an outpatient clinic for visiting specialist and it also offers allied health, community health and several other services. There is also a private hospital and three nursing homes, two local pathology services, three radiology and nuclear medicine services. There are several public and private schools in Gympie and surrounding areas, plus five childcare centres.
The practice is an accredited general practice which opened its doors on 14th August 2001. Since that time over 8800 patients have attended the clinic. The practice is bulk billing, drawing its patients from town and more so from the surrounding region. Significant proportion of active patients are those with chronic diseases. The practice is fully computerised using Medical Director (MD3), patient management software and PracSoft (PS3) billing package. They currently have three GPs, two registered nurses, a practice manager and five receptionists. They also have a dietician and a diabetic educator who attends once a month and a visiting Physician and Nephrologist, attends every third week of each month.
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Job ID NHWQ 2309
Following successful placement eligible candidates may be entitled to receive support and financial assistance through Health Workforce Queensland's comprehensive workforce attraction and retention incentives. This position may also be eligible for a scholarship or bursary for ongoing professional development. For more information on scholarships and bursaries please click here.