Description:
- $63.42 per hour plus penalties
- NFP Salary Packaging & shift penalties
- Provide after - hours operational support across Residential Aged Care and Home Care
Exciting things are happening at Catholic Healthcare! We’ve grown to 5000+ employees.. Our Mission is to promote the dignity, life and spirituality of older people through connected and inclusive communities.
A number of new opportunities are now available to for a proactive, diligent and highly experienced Registered Nurse with 10+ year experience to provide after-hours support to business operations across Residential Homes and Home Care Services. You will provide leadership in on-call clinical support, incident escalations, risk management, compliance, complaints management, and workforce coverage. These positions will report to Deborah Karam, Chief Residential Officer.
With flexibility being offered in regard to location, you will be based in one of our RAC homes. These positions will not offer work from home.
Current available shift options;
5PM to 12 midnight - Ideally 3- 4 shifts per week.
*Please provide details of the days you are interested in when you apply.
Your role will include;
- Responding to after-hours support for all clinical and non-clinical queries, workforce shortages and absentees, and incidents
- Providing professional clinical advice to the Registered Nurse (RN) in charge and employees over the phone or through electronic communication, as required.
- Providing professional clinical advice to respite carers and home care teams after hours
- Assessing resident and client symptoms (remotely) and determining appropriate level of care or intervention required
- Providing guidance and advice on medication management and next steps for resident and their authorised representative
- Managing unplanned leave and replacing all vacant shifts
- Accurately documenting all employee and resident interactions, incidents, and actions during shift
- Providing after hours support with all complaints, incidents, compliance & risk management including escalations
The ideal applicant will have strong leadership, problem solving and decision making capabilities in addition to clear and effective written and verbal communication skills in addition to;
- Completion of tertiary qualifications in healthcare, bachelor’s degree in nursing
- Minimum of 10 years of clinical nursing experience in an acute care setting or aged care
- Ability to work independently and make sound decisions in high-pressure situations
- Understanding of the Aged Care Legislation and Aged Care Quality Standards
- Experience supporting a large team Strong team leadership experience, with demonstrated abilities across all people management activities.
- Strong change management and influencing skills
- Solid understanding of rostering best practice principles and Enterprise Agreement requirements
- Strong customer-centric approach to business
- Competent in using computer systems, including Microsoft Outlook, Rostering Systems, Incident Systems, Clinical Documentation Systems, and Excel.
- Willingness to obtain NDISWSC & Police Check
What we can offer you as an employee of Catholic Healthcare
- Not-for-profit tax benefits - pay less tax
- Fitness Passport - discounted gym benefits
- Paid Parental leave
- Long Service leave after 5 years
- A values-based organisation that welcomes applicants from all faiths and backgrounds
If you’re looking for a role where you can make a positive impact in a rewarding organisation like ours, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply online now!