AddressIn this role, you'll be responsible for mentoring and guiding care staff to ensure top-notch quality care delivery. From managing admissions to complex healthcare needs like wound care and pain management, you'll be at the forefront of providing compassionate support to residents and their families. Your expertise will also be instrumental in maintaining compliance with regulatory standards and best practices, ensuring the facility operates seamlessly.
To thrive in this role, you'll need a Bachelor of Nursing, current AHPRA registration, and at least 2 years of experience in Aged Care. Your strong communication skills and in-depth knowledge of relevant regulations will be invaluable assets. Plus, you'll need to have National Police and NDIS clearances, as well as up-to-date flu and COVID-19 vaccinations.
Main Duties:
- Coordinate all care in the home, ensuring safety, quality outcomes and an exceptional resident experience.
- Ensure that clinical including any specialised nursing care needs of residents are being met and documented in an individual resident care plan.
- Planning and managing appropriate care for residents consistent with their needs including those with complex needs such as pain, wound and behaviour management.
- Manages the clinical leadership team across the home, ensuring Registered Nurses and Team Leaders are accountable for daily reporting, care planning and addressing resident or family concerns on a day-to-day basis.
- Be the key escalation point for clinicians within the home and provide an advice and support for escalated care concerns
- Development of plans for individual residents and system wide improvement to mitigate risk for complex needs for example frequent fall patterns, management of diabetes, catheters, feeding requirements, wounds, continence, weight loss and pain management.
- Registered Nurse with current Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
- A minimum of 3 years’ experience in a management role within the Aged Care sector with a successful and proven track record.
- High level of commitment, integrity, honesty and trustworthiness.
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the Aged Care sector with the ability to identify changing trends and to ensure best practice.
- An effective listener with the ability to communicate at all levels both orally and in writing with excellent presentation skills.
- Understanding of and ability to manage human resource issues with effective negotiation skills.
- Ability to understand and use information technology and programs such as Word, Excel, etc. and to learn new skills as required.
- Current National police check
- Working knowledge of WH&S and Infection Control
- NFP salary packaging benefits, discounted health insurance and gym memberships
- Paid parental leave
- Training, development pathways and career opportunities
- Flexible hours that make sense for you
To discuss further contact Erinn for a confidential chat:
*E4 are recruiting for multiple positions and are happy to compare different available options with you*
Erinn Keely (Recruitment Consultant) 0480 006 135 | *****@e4recruitment.com.au
