Registered Nurse- Aged Care

About the role:

As the Registered Nurse you are responsible for providing clinical leadership to staff and ensuring compliance with legislative requirements to enable us to continue to deliver a high standard of care, services and most importantly a quality lifestyle for our residents.

The Registered Nurse is responsible for managing the clinical care needs of the residents across the home, supporting their individual needs, wishes and goals within an environment where they feel valued and treated with dignity and respect.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate the delivery of quality clinical and care services in line with resident-lead and person centred model of care
• Provide social and emotional support to all residents ensuring that care provision is holistic and person centred.
• Actively manage and assess the care needs and clinical condition of residents
• Provide direction to all care team members on resident’s clinical needs including wound management, diabetes management and behavioural management.

About you:

• Registered Nurse with current Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
• NDIS Clearance check or willing to obtain one
• High level of commitment, integrity, honesty and trustworthiness.
• An effective listener with the ability to communicate at all levels both orally and in writing
• Understanding of and ability to manage human resource issues with effective negotiation skills.
• Ability to understand and use information technology and programs such as Word, Excel, etc. and to learn new skills as required.
• Current National police check
• Working knowledge of WH&S and Infection Control

For further information please contact Susan Berry, Home Manager, susan.berry@calvarycare.org.au 

 

 

At Calvary, our staff matter. 

 

With over 130 years’ experience and 18,000 staff and volunteers, we offer an inclusive and welcoming culture where you are valued, drawing on your own strengths, identity and background alongside a team of professionals who care for our patients, residents and clients.

 

Your benefits: