Addressmecwacare is looking for an experienced and motivated Registered Nurse to join our Home Care Packages Team. This role is instrumental in providing support and advice to the Home Care Packages clients to assist them to continue living at home. The Clinical Nursing Assessor is primarily responsible for receiving referrals and undertaking holistic clinical assessments and reviews for clients within the Home Care Packages (HCP) team using the approved tools and documentation.
What you bring:
- Tertiary qualifications as a registered nurse Division 1 with current registration with AHPRA.
- Experience in undertaking holistic assessments and care planning of clients within a community setting
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to establish rapport and engage clients from diverse backgrounds.
- A comprehensive understanding of the physical and psychosocial issues experienced by individuals who require assistance in daily living and their carers.
- Strong IT skills including Microsoft Office suite.
- Ability to work autonomously including being well organized and possessing excellent time management skills
- Thorough and concise documentation writing skills essential
- Community experience preferred
- Home care package experience preferred but not essential
- Knowledge of Occupational Health and Safety principles and systems.
- Current Victorian Driver’s Licence.
- Company vehicle
- Full -Time Position with flexible Working Conditions
- Berwick/Pakenham office location for use when required
- Salary packaging benefits - increase take home pay
- Excellent Development and Career Growth Opportunities
- Supportive/experienced friendly team
mecwacare is a leading not-for-profit organisation that has been supporting Victorians for more than. 65+ years. We are a values-based, care-driven organisation that provides residential, community and in-home nursing, care and support services for the elderly and people living with a disability. mecwacare supports more than 20,000 people each week across greater Melbourne and regional Victoria. We are a rapidly growing organisation with a diverse workforce of more than 3,000 employees and 500 volunteers, representing 89 nationalities and speaking 100 languages.
All successful applicants will need to have and/or undergo a successful Police Check
To apply: Please submit updated resume
For any enquiries: Contact Jo Hill– Manager Client Services on 0439 217 ***
