Paramedical Aide

**Job no**: 850858
**Work type**: Part time
**Location**: Murray and Mallee
**Categories**: Community Services
- **Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, Karoonda**:

- **Salary: $29,725 - $54,680 p.a (pro rata) - Temporary Part Time (up to 15 June 2024) - OPS1**

**Overview**

The Paramedical Aide will assist in providing a direct care service to residents of the Karoonda Hospital and Karoonda Homes for the Aged.

The Paramedical Aide is accountable to the Clinical Services Coordinator through the Registered Nurse and works in close collaboration with other health professionals as part of a multi-disciplinary team. The role will include:

- Engagement in clinical site meetings or clinical focus groups where applicable.
- Maintain an understanding and a level of engagement with Risk and Safety meetings to ensure own practice is reflective of contemporary knowledge and practice.
- Monitor site communication to actively demonstrate engagement in matters of quality residential care.
- Providing empathetic and appropriate care to residents with complex needs and communicating with families of the residents.
- The role may include occasionally communicating with other external service providers.

Being part of Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network means you will be supported both personally and professionally, can take advantage of education and training opportunities, you will have access to flexible working hours.

The Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, called RMCLHN for short, supports more than 70,000 people living in country South Australia in the towns and surrounds of Renmark, Paringa, Berri, Barmera, Waikerie, Loxton, Pinnaroo, Lameroo, Karoonda, Mannum, Murray Bridge, Tailem Bend, Meningie, Tintinara and Coonalpyn. View this video for more information about working for RMCLHN.

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This is a part time vacancy, working 38 hours per fortnight and salary will be adjusted according to actual hours worked.

Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

**Check(s)**
- DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
- DHS National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Worker Check
- National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)

**Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A**

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. **Job ref: 850858**

**Enquiries**

Name: Sallie Richards

Title: ANUM & acting NUM

Phone: (08) 8579 1111

**Application Closing Date**

Tuesday 5th December 2023 - 11.55PM

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**Advertised**: 21 Nov 2023 Cen. Australia Daylight Time
**Applications close**: 05 Dec 2023 Cen. Australia Daylight Time