Nurse Care Specialist

2 days ago


Adelaide, South Australia Southern Cross Care Full time

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Registered Nurse to join our team at Philip Kennedy Centre. As a Nurse Care Specialist, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality nursing care to our clients, working closely with the Care Manager and Residential Services Manager.

Key Responsibilities

  • Direct and deliver high-quality nursing care to our clients
  • Lead and supervise support provision for daily living in accordance with each resident's care/service plan
  • Assess resident's condition and functional ability, identifying and managing risks
  • Ensure optimal use of medications, monitoring for adverse effects and administering in a timely and safe manner
  • Provide leadership, direction, support, mentoring, and coaching to Personal Carers, Enrolled Nurses, Hotel Service staff, Lifestyle, Maintenance, and Administration staff on each shift
  • Ensure clear and succinct handovers from shift to shift and relevant documentation in the 7-day handover sheet correlates with progress notes, alert notification forms, care plan suggested change forms, and risk management plans
  • Ensure all staff read and comply with all policies, procedures, and work instructions relevant to them

About You

We are looking for a Registered Nurse with a passion for helping older adults improve their quality of life. The successful candidate will possess:

  • Bachelor of Nursing with current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse
  • At least 1-2 years of experience working as a Registered Nurse in an Aged Care Environment
  • Sound communication skills with a level of English literacy that enables you to speak in a manner that older people can understand, as well as the ability to read written instructions and write clearly and concisely, particularly in progress notes
  • Exceptional time management skills to manage your own workload to meet deadlines and support other staff
  • Outstanding problem-solving skills to balance supporting residents' desire for independence and self-determination against potential risks and duty of care
  • High-level understanding of the requirements to support residents living with dementia, including those who display challenging behaviors
  • Understanding of how to apply AN-ACC to ensure optimum levels of funding are achieved
  • Excellent contemporary best practice clinical knowledge, including medicines used in aged care
  • Excellent knowledge of the Aged Care Standards, particularly as they relate to accreditation

About Us

Southern Cross Care is one of Australia's leading charitable aged care and retirement living service providers. We value the diversity in our team, live and breathe our values, and offer salary packaging benefits to maximise your take-home pay.

When you work for us, we value you as an individual, care for your wellbeing, and develop your skills to help you build your career. We reward creativity and provide the stability and flexibility you need. When you work for us, you work better for life.



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