Mātanga Tapuhi (Nurse Practitioner) - Telehealth

Company Description

Our staff are passionate people, each driven to contribute to better health outcomes, with a focus on high priority populations. We are focused on hiring kaimahi who live and work in the communities they serve. Whakarongorau Aotearoa is committed to understanding and improving mana taurite (equal status) starts with the understanding of self and how we, as health professionals, think and behave each minute of each day to serve the health needs for Aotearoa. We are committed to ensuring our workforce reflects the community we support. Whakarongorau Aotearoa (Whakarongorau), a social enterprise, is a virtual health and social services organisation with a proven record of connecting people seamlessly with care when they need it. Whakarongorau aims to be there when face to face health and social services cannot, providing consistent, clinically supported access to services for those in need or when people are unable to access other options due to location, time of day, financial or cultural barriers.

Job Description

Whakarongorau supports a range of primary care clinics across Aotearoa, providing continuity of care for primarily high-needs rural communities and priority populations. This is a contract role for clinics (Monday – Friday primarily). Responsibilities include:

1. Provide care tailored to meet the unique needs of registered patients.
2. Collaborate with clinics to deliver optimal healthcare services.
3. Conduct remote telehealth consultations.
4. Understand local services and work to overcome access barriers.

Qualifications

You will be a Mātanga Tapuhi (Nurse Practitioner) with appropriate experience in Primary Care who is passionate about delivering high-quality care to rural, high-needs and vulnerable communities, who face many challenges and barriers to access quality health care. You will be committed to providing compassionate, culturally responsive, patient-whānau centred care, and able to work collaboratively with the clinic team.

• Strong communication, relationship-building & teamwork skills.
• Experience in remote work is preferable but not essential.
• Commitment to a recurrent roster.
• Integrate understanding and learnings of Te Ao Māori, Tikanga and Te Reo into approach and delivery of care.

To succeed in this role, you will need:

• A high-speed fibre internet connection & a high-spec computer capable of handling high-demand software.
• A multi-screen setup, headset, printer, and scanner.

You will need a private space to work from that ensures the confidentiality of conversations, documents, and technology.

Additional Information

E kimi ana mātou i ētahi tangata e kaha whakanui i ēnei uara - We are looking for people who align naturally with these values and will champion them:

• Mahia te mea tika / Do the right thing.
• Hihiri e te kounga / Motivated by quality.
• Pokohiwi ki Pokohiwi / Shoulder to shoulder.

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