Care Manager

Mercy Community Services supports and inspires people in need to live healthy lives within inclusive communities. Our 203-bed residential facility offers a range of services and believes a big part of what we do is to help our Residents flourish, knowing what is important to them and their individual needs. We have free on-site parking and as a not-for-profit organisation you will enjoy the benefits of salary packaging to increase your take home pay.

**About your role**:

- The Care Manager position is responsible for supporting the Facility Manager in the overall accountability and responsibility for the clinical management of health and clinical care outcomes of the Residents in the facility. This role ensures all Residents are treated with dignity and respect and supports Residents to exercise choice and independence.**About you**:
A Registered Nurse with AHPRA registration and comprehensive knowledge and experience in Residential Aged Care. You'll present with:

- Expertise in clinical leadership of at least one specialist Aged Care clinical area
- Demonstrated ability to lead a team
- Experience in the development, implementation, monitoring and continuous improvement of quality systems
- Experience in evaluating workplace practices against the Charter of Aged Care Rights, Aged Care Quality Standards, quality systems, and organisational policies and procedures,

**Why choose Mercy?**

Mercy Community appreciates the important work that each person contributes to the success of our programs and services. Being part of the Mercy team, means you have access to some fantastic benefits, such as:

- The chance to make a genuine difference in the lives of our Aged Care Residents
- Provide the opportunity to increase your take home pay through the use of salary sacrificing and other packaging benefits - up to $18,550 per annum is available to take advantage of
- Provide access to novated leases for a vehicle to help reduce your taxable income
- Attractive and competitive salary
- Paid compliance checks
- Provide you and your immediate family free, professional and confidential counselling services. This includes specialised First Nations counsellors
- Supportive team culture
- Discounted gym and other leisure/lifestyle membership
- Corporate health fund premium discounts

Depending on your role, you may also be eligible:

- For annual influenza and/or other vaccination reimbursements
- To receive pay bonus' of $500 for successful employee referrals
- To cash out or purchase annual leave and to

We also ensure all our employees have access to a wide variety of excellent learning and development tools to continue your professional and personal development. This includes making sure you have access to plenty of other career pathways and opportunities in the broader Disability Supports programs, or in other programs and services across Mercy.

**How to apply**:
Thank you for your interest in working with us, and we hope to be in contact with you soon.
- Mercy Community is a Catholic not-for-profit organisation, compassionately inspiring and supporting people to live hopeful, connected lives within inclusive communities. We support families and young people, people living with a disability, and older people, and live by our values of Compassion, Integrity, Dignity and Empowerment._
- We, and the Sisters of Mercy Brisbane Congregation before us, have been providing services and support for over 150 years and our team operates across a network that encompasses urban, rural and remote communities. Please visit our website to find out more about our dedicated team and the work we do._
- Mercy Community is committed to Safeguarding - taking actions to promote and ensure the welfare of children and adults at risk, protect them from abuse or neglect and supporting an awareness of whole community responsibility to help and protect all in need._
- Please note: Stated referees may be contacted throughout the short-listing process._