Personal Care Attendant

2 weeks ago


Geelong, Victoria, Australia Epworth Full time $60,000 - $80,000 per year

Company Description
Epworth HealthCare is Victoria's largest not-for-profit private health care group, renowned for excellence in diagnosis, treatment, care and rehabilitation. Epworth is an innovator in Australia's health system, embracing the latest in evidence-based medicine to pioneer treatments and services for our patients.

Our values and purpose define Epworth's approach and delivery. We pride ourselves on communicating and delivering them in a real and meaningful way. Every Patient Matters.

Job Description
Epworth HealthCare (Epworth) seeks casual Personal Care Associate's to join our high performing and highly valued Central Resource Unit (CRU).

The CRU provides a flexible workforce to support Epworth clinical units. With a choice of sites and specialities available, you will work with clinical nurses to deliver great patient centred care outcomes.

With the support of a dedicated CRU educator, you will have the opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills across a variety of sites and clinical settings across Epworth Health.

Primarily at this stage, we are only seeking candidates who can work at Epworth Geelong. Please note in your application if you can work across other Epworth sites.

You will make an impact by-

  • Delivering an exceptional patient experience
  • Providing high standards of care through common responsibilities such as but not limited to;

  • Pressure care

  • Assisting with ambulating patients
  • Assist patients with personal care and hygiene as directed
  • Bed making
  • Constant Patient Observation - CPO

  • Encouraging and role-modelling empathy to patients, families and medical staff

To be successful in this role, you will…

  • Have previous experience working in a clinical setting, ideally within a hospital
  • Have Permanent residency or Australian citizenship
  • Have excellent interpersonal communication and teamwork skills
  • Be teachable and have a willingness to learn and grow professionally
  • Enjoy the challenge of working flexibly within a team environment.
  • Possess a strong understanding and background of patient-centred care
  • Have the ability to maintain a high level of communication with patients, staff, and visitors.
  • Have well-developed time management and prioritisation skills

About Epworth Geelong
Position Description Inherent Requirements

Epworth Geelong, located adjacent to Deakin University's Medical School in Waurn Ponds, is developing an environment of world-class health care and education to meet the needs of the expanding population of Geelong and South West Victoria. Providing exciting career opportunities to doctors, nurses, allied health professionals and support staff. It features contemporary design, cutting-edge medical technology and best practice patient care, whilst offering a wide range of inpatient and outpatient medical, surgical and rehabilitation services.

Qualifications

  • Certificate III in Health Services Assistance
  • Possess a current Working with Children Check (Employee)

Additional Information
At Epworth, it's a community. It's the sense of belonging and being part of an organisation that puts the patient in the centre of all that is done. In addition to this, you will have access to:

  • Exposure to different specialties and diverse clinical settings
  • Opportunities for professional development
  • Epworth's enhanced Not for Profit status (and not available in the public sector) provides the opportunity for employees to salary package up to $15,900 pre-tax annually, leading to greater take home pay
  • The largest educational scholarship program of its kind in Australia
  • Reduced cost of health services for you and your family at Epworth

At Epworth, we care.
We care about our patients and we care about our people. We care about keeping everyone safe. We care about valuing and empowering our people, and growing careers. And we care about giving our people support and flexibility to thrive, and contribute to our communities.

Enquire / Apply
Sound interesting? To apply, click the
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For more information, refer to the attached position description or contact
Bec Cooke
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It is a condition of employment with Epworth HealthCare, subject to reasonable exemptions, that you have had an annual Influenza vaccination, where this is required under Epworth policy.
As a child safe organisation, all successful applicants are required to satisfactorily clear a National Police Check (conducted by Epworth) and may be required to hold a valid employee Working with Children Check (provided by you).
At Epworth, we believe inclusion and diversity are essential to our culture and values. We focus on fairness and opportunity for all – across race, ability, ethnicity, gender, age, sexuality, cultures and beliefs – that reflect the communities we work in. At Epworth, we care.



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