Case Manager Community Rehabilitation

Location: Melbourne | Eastern Metropolitan

Job type: Not provided

Organisation: Monash Health

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Health and Allied Health, Medical, Nursing

Reference: 55126

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Case Manager to join the Monash Health Community Rehabilitation Team.

**About Monash Health**

**About Monash Health in the Community: Helping people live their best lives**

As Monash Health in the Community, we actively engage with people to improve and maintain health, independence and well-being. We do this by coordinating and/or providing integrated, multidisciplinary care across multiple settings within the local community. Our aim is to help clients live their best lives by enabling them to access the support they need, when they need it.

Working with clients across the age spectrum, Monash Health in the Community provides a continuum of care, supporting clients through all stages of non-acute care from prevention through to rehabilitation.
- We provide services to support clients in their homes, community based facilities and dedicated Monash Health Community hubs
- We provide quality care focused on the person in the context of their life
- We are interdisciplinary and innovative with a can-do attitude
- We view change and challenge as great opportunities

**Community Rehabilitation**

Community Rehabilitation offers client-centred, goal driven rehabilitation services to maximise a client's independence, health and well-being following acute illness or injury. Community Rehabilitation consists of large interdisciplinary teams that work with the client to achieve their rehabilitation goals and provide home and centre-based therapy.

**Job Summary**
- Part time (3 days a week) - Ongoing
- Applications accepted for either Allied Health Professionals or Registered Nurses

The Community Rehabilitation Case Manager facilitates the successful transition of referred clients from hospital to home and toward community reintegration. The Case Manager completes comprehensive assessment and care planning in collaboration with the client and interdisciplinary team. The Case Manager is the key contact to the client, team and key stakeholders in a variety of settings coordinating the care plan to ensuring high quality client-centred care. The Case Manager supports client flow within the community rehabilitation program.

This position is based within the Springvale and Dandenong Community Rehabilitation; however, travel to and work at any of the Monash Health sites will be required. The incumbent will be required to work in any clinical area at any or all campuses of Monash Health as and when required. Such a requirement may be a temporary arrangement, on an ad hoc basis, or a permanent change.

**What You Need**:

- Entry level Allied Health qualification or equivalent in line with relevant discipline requirements as outlined in the Monash Health Allied Health Professional Association Membership Eligibility Criteria and Monash Health Standards Framework or entry level Nursing qualification
- Current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) or Registered with Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia via AHPRA
- Current Drivers Licence
- Working with Children's Check
- Relevant clinical and leadership experience.

**About You**
- You lead by example, thrive working in a dynamic, fast paced environment and are truly passionate about delivering a high standard of evidence-based care to all clients.
- You are enthusiastic, compassionate, and able to work collaboratively
- You are an advocate of Monash Health's Strategic Guiding Principles
- You are excited to be accountable for managing portfolios in our relentless pursuit of excellence

**What We Offer**:

- Access to Monash Health in-house learning portals to further expand your acute clinical skills & knowledge base
- A supportive learning environment
- Great team comradeship, learning opportunities & community connection
- Dedicated support for professional development and improving research skills
- Exciting opportunity that provides variety and flexibility
- Ongoing supervision and professional development
- Avenues to further develop your leadership skills
- Mentorship and career guidance
- Support to attend relevant forums and conferences
- A supportive learning environment, should you wish to undertake postgraduate studies
- Our full-time employees have the opportunity to accrue a day off every four weeks.
- Access to benefits including salary packaging options that increase your take-home pay
- Access to onsite subsidised staff car parking
- Comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

**How to apply**:
Monash Health recognises the value of equal employment opportunity and is committed to patient safety and promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles.