254425-REGISTERED NURSE (PAEDIATRICS)

ANZSCO code: 
254425
Job Title: 

REGISTERED NURSE (PAEDIATRICS)

Job Description: 

Provides nursing care to children of all ages, including neonates, across a range of health and community settings with an emphasis on assessing children?s acute and ongoing needs while taking into account physical, social, cultural and family circumstances. Registration or licensing is required.

Tasks: 
  • assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care for patients according to accepted nursing practice and standards
  • working in consultation with other Health Professionals and members of health teams, and coordinating the care of patients
  • providing interventions, treatments and therapies such as medications, and monitoring responses to treatment and care plan
  • promoting health and assisting in preventing ill health by participating in health education and other health promotion activities
  • answering questions and providing information to patients and families about treatment and care
  • supervising and coordinating the work of Enrolled Nurses and other health care workers
Job Group: 

1

Skills: 

In Australia and New Zealand:

Occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).
Registration or licensing is required.

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Source Of Info: 

Reference Australian Bureau of Statistics
1220.0 - ANZSCO -- Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations, 2013, Version 1.363