Nursing Care Professional

3 weeks ago


Huntfield Heights, South Australia Southern Cross Care (SA, NT & VIC) Inc Full time
Company Overview

Southern Cross Care is a leading charitable aged care service provider in Australia, dedicated to delivering high-quality care and services to its clients. We value diversity, live by our values of Service, Courage, and Compassion, and offer salary packaging benefits to maximise your take-home pay.

Job Description

Liaising with the Care Manager and Residential Services Manager, you will direct and deliver high-quality nursing care to our residents. Your responsibilities include:

  • Leading and supervising support provision for daily living in accordance with each resident's care plan
  • Developing and implementing strategies to promote social and physical engagement among residents
  • Conducting assessments to identify residents' condition and functional ability, ensuring risks are managed and evaluated, discussed with relevant staff/residents or representatives, and included in their care planning
  • Ensuring optimal use of medications, monitoring for potential side effects, and administering them in a timely and safe manner
  • Providing leadership, direction, and support to Personal Carers, Enrolled Nurses, Hotel Service staff, Lifestyle, Maintenance, and Administration staff on each shift
  • Coordinating clear handovers from shift to shift, ensuring relevant documentation in the 7-day handover sheet correlates with progress notes, alert notification forms, care plan suggested change forms, and risk management plans
  • Ensuring all staff adhere to policies, procedures, and work instructions relevant to their roles
Required Skills and Qualifications

We seek candidates with:

  • Bachelor of Nursing with current AHPRA registration as an Registered Nurse
  • Current First Aid Certificate (HLTAID011) & Current CPR Certificate (HLTAID009)
  • Previous experience working as an Registered Nurse in an Aged Care Environment
  • Strong communication skills, enabling effective interaction with older adults, as well as proficiency in reading and writing instructions and progress notes
  • Exceptional time management skills to manage workload, meet deadlines, and support colleagues
  • Outstanding problem-solving skills to balance supporting residents' independence with potential risks and duty of care
  • High level of understanding in supporting residents with dementia, including those displaying challenging behaviours
  • Knowledge of AN-ACC principles to ensure optimal funding levels
  • Excellent contemporary clinical knowledge, including medicines used in aged care
  • Sound understanding of Aged Care Standards, particularly accreditation requirements
Benefits

This role offers a competitive salary, Bupa Health Insurance discounts, Anytime Fitness memberships, and salary packaging benefits up to $15,900 annually to maximise your take-home pay. As a valued employee, you will enjoy a stable and flexible work environment, career development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package.


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