Job Opportunity: Emergency nurse or paramedic - Whakarongorau Aotearoa

• With no two days the same, and a wide breadth of clients across Aotearoa New Zealand
• Four weeks paid training to stretch and grow your skills,competitive pay
• Ability to work autonomously and independently

To tatou tikanga - Our culture

Our staff are passionate people, each driven to contribute to better health and wellbeing outcomes, with a focus on Māori, Pasifika and Disability 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). This starts with the understanding of self and how we, as health and wellbeing professionals, think and behave each minute of each day to serve the needs for Aotearoa.

Ko wai hoki - About us

Whakarongorau Aotearoa has the privilege of running free to the public, virtual health, mental health, and social services for the people of Aotearoa. We want to give everyone in Aotearoa the opportunity for wellness. We focus on the connected world of digital care, where we can help join all the dots, and select the right services, advice, support and help for the right need. Through our 35-plus services, we connected with over 1.6 million individual people (one in three people in Aotearoa) in the 12 months to 30 June 2023.

Join an energising environment working on site in the Ambulance 111 Emergency Call Centres in Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch. It's a fresh, connected approach to health care! Whakarongorau Aotearoa is a fast-growing leader in Aotearoa New Zealand's telehealth landscape. We bring together a range of national helplines, including supporting the crucial Ambulance 111 Emergency Call Centres.

Mō tēnei tūranga - About the role

As an Emergency Triage Nurse/Paramedic, you'll be offering essential health and well-being support and advice to people right across New Zealand. You'll join a dynamic and specialist team, working in shifts to provide 24/7 support over the phone and online for a range of healthcare services.

This role will suit those attracted to working autonomously and independently to apply their well-honed triage skills:

• Provide secondary triage to patients who may not require an ambulance, however may need alternative care pathways or self care advice
• Triage patients over the telephone, to assess and help callers take appropriate action, or utilise the correct level of care for a given problem
• Give advice and support that respects backgrounds and cultures
• Comply with nursing or paramedic codes of conduct and best practice, including respecting patient confidentiality, privacy and individual needs
• Record caller information in our database and following our clinical guidelines and using decision support software

Mōu ake - About you:

• NZ Registered Nurse or Paramedic with a current practising certificate
• Background in paramedicine or general nursing with three years' post-registration experience
• Ideally, two years' experience in acute care, primary care or Teletriage
• Excellent communication skills
• Stay calm under pressure
• Confidence to work with technology, tools, and resources
• Must be able to work on site in an Ambulance 111 Call Emergency Call Centre in Auckland or Wellington

Ō mātou uara - Our values 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
• Ngākau nui ki te pai ake - Passion for better
• Pokohiwi ki Pokohiwi - Shoulder to shoulder

Find out more and apply here.