AddressCompany description:
Colac Area Health
Job description:
About Us
Situated just 150 kilometres south-west of Melbourne, at the foot of the stunning Otway Ranges, close to Lorne and the Surf Coast, Colac Area Health services 21,000 people who call the Shire home. Colac Area Health meets the needs of more than 30,000 people in the Corangamite, Colac Otway, and Surf Coast Shires. A unique integrated health service providing a wide range of clinical and non-clinical services to the Colac and district community. This includes the following:
- Nursing/Midwifery
- Age Care
- Medical
- Community Services
- Corporate Services
- Support Services.
About the role
Registered Nurse Community Nursing - Grade 2
Part Time - Up to 20 hours per week
Colac Area Health Community Nursing provides a range of services based in the home of the client or another agreed place (eg/at work or school) to help the patient remain at home. We provide in home care for clients ranging from infants to the elderly and for a variety of health care needs, ranging from showering and dressing assistance to palliative care nursing.
This role will be responsible for assessing, planning, delivery and evaluating safe and appropriate consumer centred nursing care in the community setting. Ensuring that the delivery of quality, evidence based best practice of care is delivered.
What's Required?
- Registered Nurse Division 1 holding current registration with the AHPRA (Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency), with a minimum of 1 years post qualification clinical experience.
- High level verbal and written communication skills.
- High level interpersonal and professional organisational skills.
- Competent computer literacy skills.
- Developing high level of clinical competence; skill and knowledge.
- Ability to work autonomously.
- Knowledge and understanding of government legislation, policies and procedures risk management and OH&S relative to Community Nursing within the Public sector.
- Current Victorian's Drivers Licence.
Applications for the above position should include a resume, and a letter of application and an address of the key selection criteria including the qualifications, experience and personal attributes as outlined in the position description.
For further information in regards to this position please contact Sarah Schuhmann on (03) 5232 5***.
For a copy of the position description please email: **************@cah.vic.gov.au
To apply or for further information visit: https://peopleplus.swarh.vic.gov.au/CAH
Position is subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check, Working With Children Check and participation in CAH's Immunisation Program
Colac Area Health ia an Equal Opportunity Employer.
We are committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people.
We at Colac Area Health are proud to be totally smoke free.
Benefits working with us
With over 500 dedicated employees, Colac Area Health offers the following benefits;
- Extensive organisational orientation/department induction
- Salary Sacrificing/Packaging
- Active Social Club
- Onsite Parking
- Extensive professional development and continuing education,
- Discounted corporate gym memberships
- Employee Assistance Program
- Access to on-site research support from the CAH Research Unit and the Western Alliance Academic Health Science Centre
