Registered Nurse A Registered Nurse is a nurse who holds current registration as a registered nurse with the Board. A.4.1 Registered Nurse Level 1 (RN1) An employee appointed at this level performs their duties: According to their level of competence; and under the general guidance of, or with general access to a more competent Registered Nurse (RN) who provides work related support and direction. An employee at this level is required to perform general nursing duties which include substantially, but are not confined to: Delivering direct and comprehensive nursing care and individual case management to patients or clients within the practice setting; Coordinating services, including those of other disciplines or agencies, to individual patients or clients within the practice setting; Providing education, counselling and group work services orientated towards the promotion of health status improvement of patients and clients within the practice setting; Providing support, direction and education to newer or less experienced staff, including EN’s, and student nurses; Accepting accountability for the employee’s own standards of nursing care and service delivery; and Participating in action research and policy development within the practice setting. A.4.2 Registered nurse Level 2 (RN2) An employee appointed at this level may be an RN, CNS or CNE: Holds any other qualification required for working in the employee’s particular practice setting; and is appointed as such by a selection process or by reclassification from a lower level when the employee is required to perform the duties detailed in this subclause on a continuing basis. In addition to the duties of an RN1, an employee at this level is required, to perform duties delegated by a nurse in a higher classification. Duties of a Level 2 nurse will substantially include, but are not confined to: Delivering direct and comprehensive nursing care and individual case management to a specific group of patients or clients in a particular area of nursing practice within the practice setting; Providing support, direction, orientation and education to RN1’s, EN’s and student nurses; Being responsible for planning and coordinating services relating to a particular group of clients or patients in the practice setting, as delegated by a nurse in a higher classification; Acting as a role model in the provision of holistic care to patients or clients in the practice setting; and Assisting in the management of action research projects, and participating in quality assurance programs and policy development within the practice setting. Clinical Nurse Specialist (Employer Appointed Position) In residential aged care facilities where there are 250 or more beds: A Registered Nurse with specific post registration qualifications and twelve months experience working in the clinical area of the employee’s specified post registration qualification; or a Registered Nurse with four years’ post registration experience in a specific clinical area and working in the clinical area of their specified post registration experience. In residential aged care facilities where there are less than 250 beds: A Registered Nurse with specific post registration qualifications and twelve months experience working in the clinical areas of their post registration qualification. Clinical Nurse Educator (Employer Appointed Position) Means a registered nurse with relevant post registration certificate qualifications or experience deemed appropriate by the Employer, who is required to implement and evaluate educational programmes for the Employer. The Clinical Nurse Educator shall cater for the delivery of clinical nurse education and may also be responsible for the orientation of new employees. Nothing in this classification definition shall affect the role carried out by the Clinical Nurse Specialist as a specialist resource and the Clinical Nurse Consultant in the primary role of clinical consulting, researching, etc. A.4.3
