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Salary- Remuneration: $70000 - $85000 (+ 10.5% Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging + Penalties & Allowances)
Rural Care Australia is a community-owned not-for-profit organisation dedicated to delivering services that support our community and is governed by a skills-based volunteer Board.
The Registered Nurse (RN), works as a dynamic leader, overseeing the health outcomes of care recipients under the direction of the Clinical Operations Manager and Director Aged Services. The Registered Nurse is expected to work in accordance with the philosophy and objectives of the facility to provide a service to our Care Recipients that meets their personal care and social requirements. Our Nursing teams demonstrate excellent time management, energy and passion for consumer-directed care, and the ability to implement appropriate clinical responses.
As a Registered Nurse you'll provide person-centered care to care recipients, ensuring a safe environment within the facility and applying your clinical skills to improve their quality of life and independence.
Key responsibilities
- Understanding of Regulatory Compliance, Clinical care, Quality Management Systems, Occupational Health and Safety and Continuous Improvement & Infection Control Management
- Understanding of best practice, evidence-based care, and consumer-directed care
- Ability to demonstrate superior leadership skills across multiple workgroups
- Flexible approach and demonstration of integrity, initiative, and professionalism
- Skills to liaise with and follow through with the advice of the Clinical Operations Manager
- Proven people and communication skills including relationship building, cooperation, conflict de-escalation and resolution, and facilitating open discussions
- Commitment to being a team player in a team environment
- Be able to respond appropriately to Care Recipients with physical and cognitive disabilities
- Commitment to ensuring all care services are fulfilled effectively and efficiently
- Commitment to ensuring accreditation standards are followed
- To be able to practice competently within the registered nurse scope of practice.
- To have the capacity to be an effective role model for other staff
- Commitment to maintaining current professional knowledge and skills for competency
- A high degree of reliability and accountability
- Willingness to participate in continuing self-education and development and to foster this in others
- Understanding of the Aged Care Act 1997, Quality of Care Principles 2014, mandatory reporting obligations, the Australian Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission Standards, quality systems, and documentation requirements including the Aged Care the Australian National Aged Care Classification funding model
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise diplomacy
- Excellent organisational and time management skills
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Comply with legislative requirements consistent with the Privacy Act
- Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent
- Registered with the Australian Health Professional Registration Agency
- Satisfactory criminal history check (essential)
- Registered Nurse must have the rights to work in Australia
- Appropriate clinical skills relevant to the aged care environment
- Demonstrated leadership skills which support the health and well-being outcomes of care recipients
- Demonstrated ability to act in the After Hours Coordinator Role as rostered
- Demonstrated ability to support an appropriate culture
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team to meet the objectives of care recipients
- Demonstrated ability to work within evidence-based policies and procedures
- Demonstrated knowledge of the Aged Care Act, mandatory reporting obligations, and the Australian Aged Care Quality Standards
- This position requires the employee to be fully vaccinated against COVID min 3 doses
- Up to 38 hours per week which may be worked across seven days a week
- The usual hours will be reflective of the roster requirements as advised in the letter of offer/contract of employment
- Excellent work-life balance environment
- Multiple diversity culture working environment of continuous learning and growth
- Values-based culture & rewards and recognition
- Not-for-profit salary packaging, (package up to $15,900 per year tax-free)
- Onsite child care (staff discounts and priority enrolments at Generations Early Learning)
Interviews will commence on receipt of applications.
All applications are held in the strictest confidence. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Pre-employment checks including references, a police check, and proof of qualifications are conducted before an employment offer.
Please email a copy of your Curriculum Vitae and cover letter to mpc@ruralcareaustralia.com.au
