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NQPHN's Population Health priority objectives include health promotion, early intervention, and primary care treatment focused on stages across the life span. Longer term, NQPHN’s commissioned programs will maximise health and wellbeing outcomes for people across priority life stages

By addressing the needs of North Queensland communities, and focusing on prevention and early intervention activities, there will be fewer preventable hospitalisations in the NQPHN region for people with chronic and vaccine preventable diseases. 

Combined, these activities will contribute to improved health outcomes for all population groups in the NQPHN region.

A selection of our Population Health projects are highlighted below:

  • Medicare Urgent Care Clinic
  • Covid-19
  • Chronic Conditions
Contract Management
NQPHN is committed to a strong focus on outcomes, whereby all five domains of the Quintuple Aim are used to develop, monitor, review, and evaluate service provision.

If you are a contracted service provider, NQPHN makes the following commitments to you:

  • work with you openly and honestly in a spirit of partnership
  • develop an understanding of providers and the contributions they make to delivering the outcomes
  • share population health and performance data with you
  • consider investing in capacity building and sector development
  • engage with you or your peak body, to design outcome-focused solutions
  • seek your feedback and input when evaluating services.

In working with NQPHN, we would appreciate the following from our contracted service providers:

  • You are required to acknowledge NQPHN’s support in key written documents and at certain events. We have a logo use and branding guidelines document to help.  
  • Sharing good news stories is a great way of communicating with NQPHN and our funders the impacts your services are having in our communities. Please share good news stories with your NQPHN contract manager who will involve the NQPHN Communications and Marketing Team to develop a story, or submit a story idea here

NQPHN has adopted the Quintuple Aim Framework to guide evaluation and monitoring at an outcomes level, considering the range of stakeholders involved in delivering services. NQPHN has committed to a strong focus on outcomes, whereby all five domains of the Quintuple Aim are used to develop, monitor, review, and evaluate service provision. The domains are:

  • improve patient outcomes
  • improved population health outcomes
  • improved health equity
  • improved provider experience
  • value for money.
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You are a front desk superstar - well presented, competent, efficient, and friendly, whilst remaining calm under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
Amaroo Medical
10 Karobean Drive, Mareeba
Casual
Jo Lea
jo@amaroomedical.com.au
(07) 4092 5900
Health provider vacancies
First Name
Jo
Last Name
Lea
Phone Number
(07) 4092 5900
Email Address
jo@amaroomedical.com.au
Closing date
Job Description

Amaroo Medical is a private practice in Mareeba servicing Tenant general practitioners (GPs), allied health, and visiting specialists.

Tasks and responsibilities

  • Provide in-person and telephone reception in a pleasant and consistent manner – greet patients, record arrival, inform of delays, and triage.
  • Make patient appointments and accurately record details.
  • Handle incoming calls and message taking in timely and competent fashion.
  • Perform all secretarial work - such as mail, faxes, email, filing, scanning, and photocopying.
  • Issue invoices and receipts.
  • Process Medicare, WorkCover, Insurance accounts for billing purposes.
  • Prepare and reconcile banking.

Qualifications and experience

  • Minimum of two years’ experience in a receptionist/clerical worker/customer service role.
  • Secretarial skills.
  • Computer literacy and competency with Microsoft Word and Excel.
  • Current First Aid Certificate (or willing to obtain one).
  • Possession of current driver’s licence.
  • Effective interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Ability to work unsupervised and as part of a team.
Magnetic Island Community Care (MI Care) is an aged care and disability services provider that has been serving the Magnetic Island Community since 1997. MICare is currently seeking an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) to join their growing team. There are options for either part or full time employment. 
Magnetic Island Home Care
7 Apjohn Street, Magnetic Island
Full/Part time
Helen Mowat
ceo@micare.org.au
(07) 4758 1506
Health provider vacancies
First Name
Kaz
Last Name
Roebuck
Phone Number
(07) 4758 1506
Email Address
kroebuck@micare.org.au
Closing date
Job Description

RN Community Care 

  • Flexible work hours (no nights or weekends)
  • Autonomous clinical role
  • Supportive and inclusive team culture
  • Award wage with access to salary packaging 

About the role

Reporting to the CEO, you will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of high quality person-centered clinical services that facilitate positive health and well-being outcomes.

Key responsibilities include:

  • client care (wound management, continence and catheter care, medication management)
  • assessment, care planning, and review
  • risk management
  • client and staff support and education
  • managing complaints and feedback
  • conducting audits and evaluating improvements
  • ensuring clinical documentation is up to date
  • overseeing policies and guidelines in collaboration with the CEO.

Requirements you hold

  • AHPRA Registration
  • National Police Check
  • First Aid and CPR Certification
  • Queensland Driver’s License
  • Experience in an aged care or community environment (preferred)
  • Understanding and knowledge of clinical governance and quality management systems (or willingness to learn)

Personal qualities/competencies

  • Person-centered approach that respects the independence and rights of older adults.
  • Strong assessment skills for developing individualised care plans.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills for effective interaction with clients and healthcare professionals.
  • Cultural awareness and the ability to work with diverse populations.
  • Solution-focused mindset with strong self-management skills.
  • High attention to detail.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively.

How to apply

Please email your resume and a brief cover letter explaining how you meet the required qualities and competencies to ceo@micare.org.au

For a copy of the position description or a confidential conversation about the role, please contact Helen Mowat on (07) 4758 1506. All applications must be received by close of business, Friday 1 November 2024.