Clinical Funding Officer

Join a supportive and friendly team working together to make a real difference not only for the people we care for, but also each otherSouthern Cross Care has an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Funding Officer to join our team.  With your base in our Support Centre, conveniently located in Upper Mt Gravatt, working in this role you will be providing site specific Clinical Funding support to our residential aged care homes.What can Southern Cross Care offer you?

• Competitive pay rates + benefit of NFP salary sacrifice options
• Opportunity to join a supportive organisation
• Financial support programs like Thrive (access 50% of your earned wages early)
• Great staff culture
• Ongoing individualised training
• Employee Assistance Program for employees and their families
• Purpose driven organisation making a real difference
• Convenient location with the ability to work in a hybrid work environment

About the role

As the Clinical Funding Officer, you will provide additional Site-Specific Clinical Funding support to Southern Cross Care (SCC) homes for the Australian National Aged Care Classifications (AN- ACC classifications) with the support of the SCC Clinical Funding team. As this role does support our regional sites frequent travel to the region maybe required.

If you are a Nurse looking for a change this maybe an opportunity for you.

Some of your duties may include:

• Active involvement in admission process including but not limited to pre-screening, AN-ACC funding predictions, commencement of assessment and care plans and communication with the clinical team
• Assist with the monitoring and tracking of residents' data including all movements, Medicare events and AN-ACC lodgements
• Review assessments to care plan to ensure congruency and ensure it is reflective of residents needs to support AN-ACC Classification. This includes but it not limited to pre-admission screening, new admission screening and reclassification screening
• Deliver high quality, effective documentation, reporting and tracking. Monitor Occupancy, Entry and Departures
• Ensure each AN-ACC assessment has detailed explanation to support the scoring in the screening document
• Complete allocated KPI's for resident screening, reclassification requests each week in order to support sites KPI for PRPD
• Spend time with carers and the clinical team on a daily basis across shifts to assist and support with documentation and reporting
• Actively participate in monitoring resident conditions, clinical meetings and feedback from clinical teams, handovers and head of department meetings to gather information around potential reclassification opportunities

What will you bring to the role?

• Experience in a care or clinical role within a Residential Aged Care Facility
• Knowledge and understanding of the AN-ACC tools, AN-AC funding guide and processes in a Residential Aged Care Facility
• Strong written and communication skills
• Proven ability to quickly acquire knowledge of diverse software systems together with a working knowledge of the Microsoft suite of products
• Demonstrated effective time management skills
• Ability to work as part of a team and with minimal supervision
• Attention to detail and great customer service skills and ethic
• Ability to travel to sites when required

Who is Southern Cross Care Queensland?

*Southern Cross Care (SCC) is a Catholic not-for-profit organisation established by the Knights of the Southern Cross, more than 40 years ago. They saw a need to provide compassionate care and inclusive service to some of the most vulnerable, the ageing population, in the community.

Since then, SCC has grown to employ over 1700 staff caring for and supporting more than 2000 people across 17 residential aged care homes, 8 retirement villages, 28 social houses, the National Disability and Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and home care services in metropolitan and regional Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.

We are passionate about growing communities where best lives are lived, and serving the needs of our residents and clients with compassion and care is, as always, at the heart of what we do.

At SCC, we are just as focused on creating a culture where every person matters. Our culture program, Known & Loved, is unique to Southern Cross Care, enabling staff to build genuine community connections with each other and those we serve.

How can you apply?

If you believe you are a Clinical Funding Officerwith the qualifications and experience needed to fill this role and are ready to make a difference and help us grow communities where best lives are lived, then we'd love to hear from you. Apply today

If you have any queries around Southern Cross Care's recruitment process or about the role, please contact us

Southern Cross Care is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate the diversity across our entire team and welcome candidates from all backgrounds to apply. Please note that all employment offers will be conditional upon a satisfactory NDIS workers screen, the right to work in Australia and maintaining an up-to-date flu vaccination status.

Our Mission***: Inspired by Catholic moral and social teachings which value and respect human life and the dignity of the individual, we will provide a quality of care and accommodation to meet the needs of all who place their trust in us.