Community Nurse - Rn/En/Een - Part Time / Full Time (Melbourne)

Focus Care is looking for a passionate and collaborative Registered Nurse (RN), Enrolled Nurse (EN), or Endorsed Enrolled Nurse (EEN) on either a Full Time or Part Time basis to join our committed and enthusiastic team. You will report to our Clinical Care Team Leader, as a key member of the Focus Care clinical care team, providing much needed care to our clients in their homes, enabling them to live their best lives.

As a Community Nurse with Focus Care, you will be joining a positive and very supportive clinical team. While an office-based role, you will regularly meet with clients in their own home to assess their needs and implement a preventative based approach to health care through clinical skill and knowledge, in addition to care coordination, providing advice and services within your scope of practice. You will also maintain accurate and up-to-date client records with supporting documentation of care plans, progress notes, customer reviews, outcome measures, incidents and consent.

Key responsibilities of the role include:

• Conducting clinical assessments of clients in their homes
• Identifying clinical care needs and taking appropriate action
• Liaising with client’s care team (family; GP; allied health service providers) to ensure a coordinated approach to client care.
• Initiating appropriate coaching with clients for their self-care needs
• Conducting training for Support Workers for their clinical skill development
• Performing nursing care with clients with complex needs
• Conducting clinical audits and report outcomes and recommendations to management.
• Review of clinical incident management and report outcomes and recommendations to management.

About You

Quite simply, you embrace our values and want to make life better for clients. You will be enthusiastic, able to work in a fast-paced environment, willing to learn new things, and most importantly provide support in alignment with client care needs and goals.

You will also have:

• A tertiary qualification in Nursing and current registration with AHPRA - Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.
• An understanding of the impact of ageing and/or disability on the lives of individuals and family members in the community gained via experience working within the health, community, or social service sector.
• Demonstrated experience in the provision of best practice clinical care including but not limited to clinical assessment, care plan implementation, wound care and management, medication support, continence assessments and management, clinical monitoring, nursing advice and recommendations and general nursing duties in conjunction with the customer’s personal care plan.
• Demonstrated ability to work efficiently in an autonomous capacity.
• Effective communication skills to promote collaboration within the multi-disciplinary team, Focus Care and other organisations as necessary for provision of optimum client care.
• Excellent time management and organisation skills.
• High level of computer literacy and effective and efficient data management and data entry.

Recently graduated nurses with a passion for community nursing are also encouraged to apply.

Also required:

• Valid Driver’s License
• Current First Aid and CPR Certificate and National Police Check
• A readiness to travel between the office and clients in the performance of your role (company car will be provided for all travel to and from clients)

What we can offer You:

At Focus Care our people really are our greatest asset. We offer:

• Employee Assistance Program
• Comprehensive induction plus ongoing training and development opportunities
• Focus Care uniform
• The opportunity to be part of a supportive team in a rewarding, growth industry