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Outpatient nurse jobs, another category of nursing jobs, entail working for outpatients. Outpatients being cared for by those doing outpatient nurse jobs are patients who are not hospitalised overnight or those who visit a hospital or clinic only for diagnosis or treatment. The treatment being provided by outpatient nurse jobs may also be called ambulatory care, which is why outpatient nurse jobs are sometimes called ambulatory nurses.

What are the roles done by people involved in outpatient nurse jobs?

People doing outpatient nurse jobs or ambulatory nurses may do the role of an office practice nurse, an ambulatory chemotherapy nurse, a unit practice nurse or a research nurse. People in outpatient nurse jobs being office practice nurses provide continuity of care to specific patients done in an office visit, hospitalizations and within the patient's home. Those with outpatient nurse jobs acting as ambulatory chemotherapy nurses do an accurate and safely administered chemotherapy to a disease specific caseload of patients.

Those practicing outpatient nurse jobs as unit practice nurses work with physicians to coordinate clinic activities and ensure efficient flow when the doctor is in. Lastly, outpatient nurse jobs acting as research nurses facilitate protocol study and coordinate patient care activities of patients on clinical trials.

How much do outpatient nurse jobs, as compared with other nursing jobs, earn in Australia?

Outpatient nurse jobs with 10-19 years of experience are usually paid high in Australia. For their experience, they usually earn about 75,000 Australian dollars as salary. Outpatient nurse jobs with one to four years of experience on the other hand, receive a salary of about 58, 958 Australian dollars based on a survey. If people would put type of employer as the tool to measure salary, the highest payer in Australia for outpatient nurse jobs are the non-profit organizations, who usually offer 64,000 Australian dollars salary. Based on the survey participated by 31 Australians, hospitals in the country offer a salary of 50, 679 Australian dollars.