Role

Description

Implemented 

 Emergency Department Physiotherapy Practitioner (414KB)

• Primary care specialist physiotherapist, based in ED.
• Provides specialised management for acute soft tissue injuries & bony fracture, seeing patients directly from triage.
• Ability to investigate, treat & discharge this population of patients.
• Provides referrals as appropriate to community based health care services.
• Education role with nursing & medical staff.

•  Liverpool Hospital

 Cardiac Liaison Nurse (428KB)

• Facilitates optimal management of cardiac patients in the ED.
• Facilitates rapid access to Exercise Stress Testing (EST) for appropriate patients presenting to ED with chest pain.
• Facilitates efficient patient flow from the ED to cardiac clinical areas (including CCU, Cardiac Catheter Lab and the cardiology ward).
• Liaises with patients & their families regarding admission processes & provides information related to admission, diagnostic tests & clinical condition.
• Provides an educational resource for nursing & medical staff in the ED.

•  Liverpool Hospital

 Ambulance Release Nurse (269KB)

• Day to day management of patients in the emergency department ambulance bay including ongoing assessment and initiation of treatment from 1000-2130hrs.
• The role is responsible for guiding the delivery of optimal patient care through collaborative partnerships at the “Front of House”.
• Assist in controlling arrivals, by triaging in a timely and efficient manner, enhancing performance against mandated KPI’s.
• Ensuring patient safety for all patients who arrive via ambulance and are required to wait in the ambulance bay for bed availability.

•  John Hunter Hospital

 Front of House ED Co-ordinator (270KB)

• Day to day management of all waiting areas in a complex and dynamic level 6 Emergency Department.
• Guides the delivery of optimal patient care through collaborative partnerships with triage, Clinical Initiative Nurse and Ambulance Release Nurse.
• Assists in controlling arrivals through queue management, triaging and assessment of patients in the Emergency waiting areas in a timely and efficient manner.
• Waiting patients and nursing staff have access to a senior nurse with expert knowledge and all aspects of emergency nursing care.

•  John Hunter Hospital

 Emergency Department Nurse Practitioner (282KB)

• See and treat’ patients with minor injuries or illness.
• Collaborative patient groups – these are managed with senior ED medical staff
• ‘Fast tracking’ patient groups.
• Clinical assessment, diagnostics & therapeutic interventions in line with ED nurse standing orders and the ENP formulary.
• Determine and identify health risk and initiate crisis interventions as appropriate.
• Consult and refer to other health care providers within the ED and hospital.
• Identify patients outside the scope of practice and refer/discuss as appropriate with a senior ED medical officer.

• St George Hospital