Registered Nurses - Monash At Home, Aged

Position DetailsReference Number 65849
Position Title Registered Nurses - Monash at Home, Aged and Rehabilitation Care
Employment Type Part Time Ongoing
Entity Monash Health
Department Nursing
Location Various Facilities
Position Summary

• Full Time and Part Time Ongoing opportunities available
• Communmity based role | support patients in their home
• Fantastic Team Environment | Ongoing education and growth opportunities

Embark on a rewarding career and be part of a team where your dedication makes a difference in people’s lives.About UsThe Monash at Home – Aged and Rehabilitation Care (ARC) service, previously GEM at Home, launched in December 2020 and is a fundamental part of the broader Aged and Rehabilitation Division, providing safe and high-quality home-based subacute level care for individuals with complex medical, functional, and often cognitive issues, who require comprehensive, medically led multidisciplinary assessment and optimisation. The service is seen as an alternative to hospital-based subacute care, designed to facilitate an earlier discharge from acute care and/or to avoid a subacute hospital stay entirely. Patients within the service receive at least daily visits from a member of the multidisciplinary team and access to 24-hour telephone support. The model of care aims to provide short term, high quality, safe and effective patient centered care to individuals within the primary Monash Health catchment. The Program is entering an exciting phase of growth which will include, but not limited to, increasing the service clinical capacity and extending the geographical catchment.We are currently expanding the team and have Full Time and Part Time opportunities available across a 7 day rosterAbout the RoleThe Registered Nurse within the Monash at Home – Aged and Rehabilitation Care service provides specialised assessment, diagnosis, treatment and provides prevention management strategies for subacute (aged and rehabilitation) patients. You are expected to provide best practice and excellent service delivery to our patients. You will work effectively and collaboratively while developing strong partnerships both within Monash Health, and outside organisations. The core function of the registered Nurse is:

• Client assessment, planning, treatment, discharge planning and coordination of services to patients in their own home
• Consistent re-evaluation of protocols and practices and patient care to ensure best practice.
• Clinical mentoring and education for junior staff and other students
• Flexibility to work across all sites as required and the possibility to be rostered on call for telephone support.

These roles are based at Kingston Centre and Cranbourne with a large majority of your role based in the community. You will be required to travel within the Community and attend to our patients in their home environment.About YouYou have a genuine passion for delivering clinical care in the community setting and have demonstrated clinical leadership in this field. You are a high achiever with proven ability to deliver successful, timely outcomes across service delivery, resource management, and professional and technical competence areas. You are an effective communicator who builds rapport rapidly and develops sustainable working relationships. This position requires a dynamic individual with excellent nursing and leadership skills and demonstrated expertise in the delivery of clinical excellence in a professional manner. You thrive working in a dynamic, fast paced environment and are truly passionate about delivering a high standard of evidence-based care to all patients. You can also demonstrate:

• Expertise in delivering hospital level care in the home
• commitment to a supporting your team in a mentoring role
• proven time management, superior communication and influencing skills
• critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills

On a personal level, you can also demonstrate:

• Your forward-thinking approach to care – your ideas matter to us
• Enthusiasm for working in a multifaceted role
• Advanced clinical reasoning skills
• Ambition to grow your clinical skills and expand your knowledge
• Your proactive and positive team player attitude

What you need:

• Current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia via AHPRA
• Proven clinical experience within an Acute setting, with current continuum of practice, essential
• Current IV cannulation certification, essential
• Excellent communication, critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Understanding of Subacute Services and care requirements is essential
• Current Victorian Driver’s Licence without restrictions
• Complex Wound Care skills, highly desirable
• Understanding of Community based services, highly desirable

In return:

• A supportive and cohesive team within a larger interdisciplinary setting
• Genuine career progression pathways
• Continual opportunities to use your drive for innovation to develop services to meet the changing landscape within the broader healthcare system

For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Irene Marcelino, Nurse Manager – Monash at Home on 0427 197 814.Monash Health is a great place to workTo learn more about our organisation visit monashhealth.org.To see first-hand what our colleagues think about working here, take a look at the following short videos: monashhealth.org/careers.Monash Health is Victoria’s largest and most comprehensive health service. For more than 170 years, Monash Health and its predecessors have provided safe, high-quality healthcare for people at every life stage. With 25,500 employees, we provide care to south-eastern metropolitan Melbourne and rural Victoria from over 40 locations, via telehealth, within local communities and in people’s homes.We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.How to ApplyApplications are accepted via the Monash Health online Mercury System (e-recruit).For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, refer to attached ‘Application Guide’ located under Position DocumentsApplications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date.Respectfully, applications from Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted.
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