As nursing shortages continue to pose significant challenges for health services across the healthcare industry, the role of Registered Undergraduate Students of Nursing (RUSONs) is gaining recognition for the positive impact they bring. These talented individuals are stepping up to address the pressing staffing needs and provide invaluable contributions to health services nationwide. In this article, we explain the benefits of employing RUSONs, both for the health services and the students themselves. Through the experiences of dedicated RUSON Sarah Carter, and insights from Director of Access and Resources Central Resource Unit (CRU) manager Emma Jones, we showcase the advantages of this role and encourage applications from passionate RUSONs.
Emma Jones, Director Access & Resource at Barwon Health, emphasises the exceptional value RUSONs bring to their healthcare team. Their enthusiasm, fresh perspectives, and eagerness to learn make them invaluable assets. RUSONs play a crucial role in filling vacancies, ensuring optimal staffing levels, and maintaining high-quality patient care. The flexibility they provide enables Barwon Health to meet the demands of a dynamic healthcare environment. RUSONs demonstrate exceptional adaptability by seamlessly integrating into different departments, contributing meaningfully to patient care under the supervision of registered nursing staff. Their commitment to compassionate and competent care has a positive ripple effect on the entire healthcare team.
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Sarah Carter, a third-year Bachelor of Nursing student at Victoria University, shares her firsthand experience as a RUSON. Drawn to the role by her desire for practical experience and insights into the nursing profession, Sarah found herself engaged in a variety of tasks during a typical day. Assisting with vital signs, personal hygiene, bed-making, patient feeding, and providing additional support wherever needed, she found her confidence and knowledge growing. The opportunity to interact with diverse patients and collaborate with dedicated nursing staff were the highlights of her job. Sarah encourages aspiring nursing professionals to consider the RUSON role for its independence, hands-on experience, and career-boosting potential.
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Barwon Health recognises the immense value of employing RUSONs, and the positive impact they bring. If you are passionate about nursing and seeking a fulfilling career path, consider becoming a RUSON at Barwon Health. Together, we can make a lasting impact on patient care and shape the future of healthcare. Don't miss the opportunity to start your career with Barwon Health. Apply now and unlock your potential as a Registered Undergraduate Student of Nursing (RUSON). : 179469 Registered Undergraduate of Nursing (RUSON)The healthcare organisation will soon go-live with its new FirstNet ED Information System (EDIS), from Cerner, and replaces the Symphony ED System that it used previously as it is no longer supported in Australia.
Cerner FirstNet is an integrated emergency solution that supports a wide range of functions including registration, triage and tracking, checking nursing documentation, managing physician transfer of care, and integration of documentation into a patient's Electronic Health Record (EHR), all in one system.
It also lets the healthcare practitioner include and manage a patient’s past medical, family, social or surgical history, in addition to keeping a record of a patient’s transfer movements.
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Barwon Health Chief Information Officer Associate Professor Sharon Hakkennes told HITNA that Cerner’s emergency information system was picked following a comprehensive procurement process and will be critical in supporting its goals of high-quality, patient-centred clinical care across the entire care continuum into the future.
“The switch to FirstNet has required staff training and preparation in order to minimise clinical disruption and maximise the benefits of the new system when we go live.”
According to Hakkennes, implementation of FirstNet at the University Hospital Geelong is aligned to Barwon Health’s strategy to implement a fully integrated EHR over the coming years.
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“The EHR will enable seamless transfer of health information across Barwon Health services, general practice and other health services, and will support upload of information to My Health Record, ” Hakkennes said.
“The importance of such functionality cannot be underestimated given the growing population of the Barwon region and the increasing burden of chronic disease.”
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Most recently, Bass Coast Health migrated its systems to experience the benefits of a complete EMR solution, having equipped its healthcare facility with MasterCare EMR.
The solution will be used by Bass Coast Health clinicians to govern the assessment and management plans of clients, along with the monitoring and measuring of ongoing outcomes.
The contract between Cerner and University Hospital Geelong also follows the former’s largest ever EHR undertaking in the US, announcing in October last year that it will support the US Department of Veterans Affairs’ transition from its legacy VistA EHR, alongside 24 vendors.More than 400 jobs will be lost at private hospitals in Geelong and Melbourne's east after Healthscope announced it would close two facilities in the coming weeks.
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In a statement to the ASX, Healthscope said it was no longer viable to continue operations at Geelong Private Hospital and Kew's Cotham Private Hospital after a review of its 45 hospitals across the country.
The company said the closure reflected a changed healthcare environment in Victoria's second biggest city, which has significant new hospital infrastructure that has led to an oversupply.
Geelong Private Hospital is one of three private hospitals in the region — most recently Epworth opened a $277-million facility at Waurn Ponds in 2016.
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Victorian Government frontbencher and local MP Lisa Neville said the previous Coalition government had promised to build a new hospital in Geelong but delivered a private hospital — Epworth — instead of a much-needed public hospital.
They've lost out on a new public hospital which they were promised, they're forced to go to Epworth and that can sometimes cause some additional costs … and thirdly we've now lost this Geelong Private Hospital.
It is with regret that we announced the closures. We conducted an exhaustive review of alternatives, he said in the statement to the ASX.
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We are aware that this will be a very difficult time for our staff and we are working proactively with them to explore redeployment and relocation opportunities at our other Healthscope locations.
You know what the options are? We received an impact statement today giving the staff options which they can relocate, and guess where they have to relocate to? The Gold Coast, she said.
Health Minister Jill Hennessy said the hospital building in Geelong was owned by public health provider Barwon Health, which runs some public services on site.
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Our focus of course is on trying to ensure there's not disruption to patients [and] we want the potentially affected employees supported, she said.