Care Coordinator - Special Care Nursery

Description:

Employment Type: Permanent full time
Hours: 38 hours per week
Salary: In line with the Enterprise Agreement and will be based on your years of experience (hourly base rate between $56.77-$58.68)
Location: Werribee Mercy Hospital
Application: Please upload resume, cover letter, driver licence, police check, VISA status, relevant qualifications and other documentation as listed in the job ad
Contact:
Melissa Drew
Nurse Unit Manager,
Special Care Nursery
8754 3409
About the opportunity
The Special Care Nursery is a 15-bed Level 4 unit, providing exceptional family-focused care to for babies born from 32 weeks gestation. We are seeking motivated, experienced neonatal nurse to join our friendly, supportive team as a Care Coordinator!
● Provide advocacy, coordinate care and resources to support each family during throughout their admission to the Special Care Nursery and subsequent transition into the local community.
● Strong commitment to encouraging and facilitating breastfeeding opportunities.
● Be a part of a multi-disciplinary team where you can support, encourage and empower parents and families to be active participants in their infant's care.
● Liaise with neonatal hospital in the home, maternal and child health nursing team and other community supports to ensure optimal transition from hospital to home.
About you
● Registered with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse or Midwife
● A strong commitment to delivery of high quality family-centred care
● Highly developed interpersonal skills
● Recent experience caring for sick or premature neonates
● Post Graduate qualification in Special Care Nursery / Neonatal Intensive Care desirable
Where there's life, there's Mercy.
Where there's care, there's You.
Through the battles and the breakthroughs, we're there. Where will you be?
For over a century, our incredible teams have provided care for people when they need it most. Our people feel great pride in this, and they value the security and stability we offer. But it also means so much opportunity - to build on all that's gone before, to grow your impact and gain experience that's hard to find elsewhere.
Join us at Mercy Hospital, and help us deliver even greater outcomes for our patients, families, communities, and you.
What you'll bring
You're resilient, compassionate and have a whole lot of heart. Most importantly, you are committed to delivering exceptional patient-centred care.
To thrive in this role, you will have:
● Excellent clinical, time management, organisational and communication skills, with the ability to adapt and problem solve.
● A compassionate, flexible and positive approach to effective patient care and management.
● The ability to nurture friendly, respectful relationships and contribute to a collaborative team environment.
You will also be required to provide evidence of, or in the process of obtaining:
● A current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check.
● Current COVID-19 certificate, proof of current influenza vaccination and other vaccination status consistent with public health orders.
Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare? Join us and make a meaningful difference in people's lives - and your career. Are you ready to apply for this role? Click Apply Please contact us if you would like to find out more or communicate any requirements to ensure we provide you with a fair and equitable interview and selection process. We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.We extend this acknowledgment to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present. The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We're proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.