Registered Nurse
Southern Cross Care
- Darwin, NT
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Be the difference. Enjoy great rewards and benefits.
- Casual position
- Incredibly rewarding community based role
- Salary Packaging benefits up to $15,900 annually to maximise your take home pay
- Conducting client on-boardings, reviews, assessments and developing budgets for clients, resulting in clients having a current and holistic assessment and a service plan which manages all risks associated with their assessed needs, within their service budget and with a health promoting focus.
- Escalations, purchasing, upgrades and reviews as well as liaising with key stakeholders including rostering, finance/admin teams and other home care or Southern Cross Care employees.
- Delivering nursing services to the client in their home or via telehealth which is best
- Providing effective leadership to direct care staff in the region to meet client/care
- Monitoring staff in the region ensuring the required levels of competency is achieved including conducting Home Care Assistant competency assessments.
- Conducting orientation and training for staff within the region, under the direction of the Care Manager - Home Care.
- Bachelor of Nursing, or recognised equivalent and current registration and practising certificate with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse.
- Current and unrestricted driver’s licence & own registered and insured car.
- Effective decision making ability, including the ability to identify potential risks and escalate as appropriate within the organisation.
- Strong organisational and time management skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills as well as the ability to build positive relationships with clients and their representatives.
- Demonstrated competence in auditing and quality assurance activities.
- A basic knowledge of the requirements of the Aged Care Standards as applicable to the role.
- You will be suited to this role if you have a positive mindset and can prioritise well
- Ability to demonstrate integrity, calmness and personal resilience.
- Passionate about person-centred care, enabling clients to maintain maximum independence, you will be able to seek creative solutions in your approaches to overcome any barriers.