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Amber Aged Care strives to provide high quality aged care to the South Australian community. We work to provide all residents with a culturally diverse and meaningful environment and especially to those with an Estonian, Latvian or Lithuanian heritage. Professional care and support services are provided within a framework of continuous improvement, which we regularly consult and collaborate with our members to establish and maintain a future, which meets the needs of our community, our philosophy and our resources.
About the Role - Registered Nurse
We are currently seeking dynamic and reliable Registered Nurse to join our team at our facility in Paradise.
Set rostered shifts (early, afternoon & night) over 7 days including weekends.
Duties include but not limited to:
- Undertake and perform work within the RN Scope of Practice, referring to the Care Manager when issues arise outside of this scope.
- Ensure the provision of high levels of clinical care to all residents either directly or as part of the clinical and care team in ways that support the development & maintenance of physical, psychological and social well-being & reflects contemporary practice.
- Ensure all residents’ rights, responsibilities, confidentiality and privacy are maintained in all matters, paying particular regard to resident’s sense of independence and choice.
- Provide appropriate levels of supervision to enrolled nurses and care staff as required to ensure the professional delivery of services in line with our values and policies.
- Ensure all assigned assessments, documentation, care plans and reviews are carried out in a professional, efficient and timely manner so as to meet the objectives of good clinical care, accreditation and funding requirements.
- Work in a manner that fosters within the team a high level of staff satisfaction and a culture of learning, continuing improvement and accountability.
- Attend aseptic and non-aseptic wound dressings and documentation of wound and wound progress.
About the Role - Clinical Nurse
We are currently seeking dynamic and reliable Clinical Nurse with a quality auditing background to join our team at our facility in Paradise.
Duties include but not limited to:
- Work in consultation with the Care Manager to undertake Quality Audits.
- Provide guidance and mentoring to direct care staff regarding infection control practices and other complex care delivery procedures.
- Conduct audits, analyse data, and prepare detailed reports on quality metrics.
- Implement and monitor quality improvement plans and strategies.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to facilitate continuous improvement.
- Ensure appropriate documentation is maintained to reflect resident care, funding, legal requirements and all relevant legislation and standards.
- Ensure best practice clinical care is consistently delivered by clinical care staff.
- Build and maintain relationships with team, residents, family members and external stakeholders.
What we look for:
- Relevant qualifications (Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing).
- Unrestricted Registration with AHPRA.
- Demonstrated experience and a passion for working in Aged Care.
- Comprehensive clinical knowledge, particularly to age related issues, and experience working with contemporary practices in an aged care environment.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to understand and adapt to different clients' processes.
- Fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (including Booster shot) and 2024 Seasonal Influenza Vaccination.
- Police clearance.
- Comprehensive assessment and documentation skills.
- Understanding of AN-ACC -Aged Care funding model.
- Understanding of Quality Standards (Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission)
- A passion for caring for others.
If you are passionate about developing a career in a in a progressive, people-focused organisation and have a commitment to contributing positively to the lives of our clients' residents, then we would love to hear from you. To apply, upload your Cover Letter, detailing how you meet the requirements of this position and your CV outlining your work history.
Amber Aged Care is passionate about creating a culture that values inclusion and diversity, where all our people are treated fairly and respectfully. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people living with a disability, people from different cultural backgrounds and LGBTIQA+ people.
All employees must be entitled to work in Australia, be vaccinated for influenza and be up to date with booster vaccinations for COVID-19.
Recruitment Agencies - thank you for thinking of us; however, we do endeavour to fill our opportunities through direct channels wherever possible. If we find that we do need agency assistance, we’ll be in touch.
