YARRAWONGA HEALTH - Graduate Nurse Program Strengthening Health in our Community through

YARRAWONGA HEALTH

Graduate Nurse Program
Strengthening Health in our Community through
          Excellence and Innovation

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What we offer at Yarrawonga Health
Yarrawonga Health is a public rural health service located in the Moira
Shire of Victoria. YH provides lower complexity acute inpatient services,
residential aged care and primary and community health services.

Services provided by YH include:

    •   19 acute medical/surgical, including Palliative Care
    •   2 bed maternity service providing a low risk delivery service, and
        transfers from the local regional health service
    •   Urgent Care Centre, including an after-hours telehealth service
    •   Outpatient dialysis service running two shifts over 6 days,
    •   Perioperative Service including a Day Surgery Unit
    •   District Nursing Service
    •   88 aged care beds including:
            · 30 Karana beds
            · 28 Allawah; memory support unit
            · 30 Warrina; residential accommodation
Community Health Programs and Services include:
    •   Cardiac Rehabilitation
    •   Pulmonary Rehabilitation
    •   Generalist Counsellor Services
    •   Health Promotion
    •   District Nursing Service and Community Health Nursing

Yarrawonga Health facilitates clinical training for professional entry
nursing (BoN & EN, Midwifery) Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy,
Nutrition and Dietetics and Podiatry.

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Clinical Rotations Available
Acute services

Medical and surgical unit, rotation can include Operating Theatre, Post
Anaesthetic Care Unit, Day Procedure Unit and Dialysis Unit and also the
care of palliative patients and their families.

Midwifery
YH Maternity Services are for low risk maternity clients and include
antenatal clinics/consultations, post-natal care and DOM visits.
Double-degree graduates will be supported in the ante- natal and post-
natal care of mothers, babies and their families.

Residential Aged Care Services

Allawah Special Care Hostel provides a high standard of residential care
for persons with dementia who can no longer be cared for in the
community. We are committed to providing residents with a
comfortable and secure home environment that will foster
independence whilst encouraging social interaction and supportive care.
Karana provides a high standard of residential care for persons who can
no longer remain living independently in the community. We are
committed to providing a comfortable, secure, home environment
where the individual needs of residents are addressed in order to
maintain their lifestyle at an optimum level.
Community Services

District Nursing

The District Nursing Service is an integral part of the total health care
delivery system, providing nursing care and other support to people in
their home environment.

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Support Offered by Yarrawonga Health
The Graduate Nurse program at YH is overseen by the Deputy Director
of Nursing/Education, with operational responsibility to the Clinical
Support Nurse.
The program is in collaboration with the Central Hume Graduate Nurse
Program which includes Northeast Health Wangaratta, Benalla Health,
Tallangatta Health Service, Mansfield District Hospital, Alpine Health
and Cooinda Village, Benalla. There are regular professional
development days through the year where graduates from all health
services meet as a group.
Clinical training champions are also located in all areas of YH.
YH has implemented the Best Practice Clinical Learning Environment
framework, with an annual review and action plan.

Resources
The YH Clinical Education Centre includes a tutorial room, computer lab
and clinical training room with a range of simulation equipment. YH, in
partnership with the Hume Simulation Alliance conducts regular
simulation sessions and graduates are encouraged to participate. In
addition, YH has NHET-sim trained educators who regularly conduct
simulation-based training sessions for staff and students on placement.
YH staff are required as a minimum to complete a foundational level of
supervision training based on the National Clinical Supervision
Competency Resource, over 100 clinical staff have completed this
training.

Accommodation
An eight-bed purpose built student accommodation facility is available
at low cost for students on placement. The facility includes a room with
access for students with a disability. The facility is located directly
opposite the hospital in Lynch St. Graduate nurses re locating to
Yarrawonga can apply to access the accommodation for a short period.

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Orientation:

Graduates will participate in an orientation program with the Clinical
Support Nurse on commencement. Graduates will then participate in a
unit-based orientation session with their allocated preceptors for the
first two days. The Clinical Support Nurse is available for debriefing
sessions and any additional requirements of the graduates.

Other support:

As for all staff, graduates at YH have access to staff trained in defusing
techniques, or as required and appropriate the Employee Assistance
scheme.

Graduate Program 2nd year

To consolidate your knowledge, YH offers a second-year program where
graduates may complete:
First Line Emergency Care Course (FLEC)
Triage Workshop
Clinical Supervision Introductory Training
After your 2nd Graduate year
YH offers post-graduate opportunities including:
Acute Care Nursing
Midwifery
Peri-Operative Nursing
Gerontology
Or other as identified by the learner.
Yarrawonga Health Responsibilities

YH will aim to support graduates through their transition year of
practice in a supportive environment, guided by our organisational
values:

       Respect, Excellence, Integrity, Compassion and Teamwork

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Contact details:

Debbie Gleeson, Deputy Director of Nursing/Education Manager.

Email: YHEducation@yh.org.au

Ph: (03) 5743 8196

Leanne Tanner, Clinical Support Nurse

Email: YHEducation@yh.org.au

Ph: (03) 5743 8166