Clinical Care Funding Assistant

Clinical Care Funding Assistant

Caloundra | Permanent Full Time 

Having the resources to make a difference & a great place to work.

Here we are different. Family owned and operated with over 40 years of experience, we are passionate and pro-active about supporting every resident to live their best life. At Palm Lake Care we are known for beautifully built environments and our Caloundra community will be no exception, providing a great place to live and work. 

Now about you.

Are you an Enrolled Nurse who can match our energy and drive to truly make a difference. You will understand every resident is someone’s mother, father, sibling or spouse and your responsibility as Clinical Care Funding Assistant puts you in the front line of creating a better future for them by ensuring we are appropriately financially resourced.  

Reporting to the Clinical Governance Manager, you will deliver a disciplined approach to the implementation of the Aged Care Funding Instrument (ACFI) to achieve Palm Lake Care financial KPIs by appropriately balancing care needs and resident choice. To be successful requires active listening and ability to work as part of a team and autonomously. You must be a passionate and effective educator able to motivate and guide the behavior of busy colleagues. You will do this with understanding underpinned by an unwavering commitment to drive documentation outcomes.

Your role.

As the Clinical Care Funding Assistant, you will be primarily responsible for ensuring all residents have relevant charting and completed on time, every time. You will support admission and review process and attend all validations at the community and when directed at other PLC communities. You will communicate with clinical and care colleagues, management, and residents on an ongoing basis to ensure quality documentation outcomes.

The dignity and integrity of each resident’s independence will be based on your comprehensive and accurate nursing assessments, and your engagement in nursing practices, allowing you to understand and see the positive changes firsthand.

A few obvious things.

• Diploma of Nursing with current AHPRA registration
• Minimum 3 years’ experience
• Experience working in an Australian Aged Care Facility
• Demonstrated commitment to continuous improvement
• You will be team orientated to achieve the best possible outcomes for our residents
• Excellent people and communication skills
• Empathy with elderly residents and their families
• Knowledge of ACFI and Accreditation standards would be advantageous
• Knowledge of Autumn Care would be highly regarded
• Experience in commissioning an aged care facility would be advantageous
• National Police Check

What we can offer.

• Working with a highly innovative team focused on continuous improvement
• Ability to bring an aged care community to life through the commissioning process
• Permanent position
• Excellent working conditions with a focus on care for our team
• Genuine career opportunity with on the job training and online training specifically designed to support you in your role
• Being a part of a family focused organisation, dedicated to supporting our ageing population

All applicants must be willing to provide a valid national police check and undergo a pre-employment medical assessment. If this role sounds perfect for you, please apply today!

Palm Lake Care’s Aged Care Residences are smoke-free workplaces.