Role: Clinical Support Nurse (level 1 Registered Nurse)
Location: Mt Barker
Type: Fixed Term for 12 months
Shifts: Monday to Friday 09:00 - 17:06
About the Role
As a Clinical Support Nurse, you will provide high-quality, individualised care to residents. You will also play a key leadership role by overseeing care staff on the floor, ensuring that all services delivered reflect our commitment to clinical excellence and exceptional resident experience.
Duties include:
- Assist Clinical Leaders with assigned duties and responsibilities as requested by Clinical Leaders, CCM or Site Operations Manager, including completion of nursing documentation (including admissions, care planning, chart evaluations and incident reviews.)
- Monitoring of residents for potential AN-ACC reclassification and communicating these to CCM
- Attending to Wound care
- Attending to other RN duties as required (including coverage of breaks.)
- Assist afternoon nursing staff with direct care needs (including medication administration).
- Attend Multi-Disciplinary team meetings.
- Assist with compliance Audits as directed by CCM.
- Provide shift coverage for vacant Clinical Leader and other nursing roles as agreed with Site Operations Manager from time to time.
- Other duties as specified in the Registered Nurse Clinical Coordinator Job & Person Specification attached here
What You Will Bring
- Possess a Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent qualification with a minimum 6 months post graduate experience
- Hold a current AHPRA registration
- Possess excellent clinical knowledge and skills
- Committed to fostering meaningful relationships with residents, their families, and colleagues through compassionate care and effective communication
To work for Eldercare, you are required to hold an acceptable National Police Clearance and comply with relevant vaccination requirements as per Eldercare policy which includes vaccination for both seasonal influenza and COVID-19.
Eldercare is proud to be a Rainbow Tick accredited organisation. We are committed to supporting our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) residents, employees and volunteers to ensure they feel included and safe. Regardless of their culture, religion, spirituality, age, gender, sexuality, disability, socio-economic background or personal experiences, our people are welcomed, included and respected.
