Community Nurse

Mercy Aged and Community Care Ltd; Geelong; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Dedicated care team

Mobile phone and iPad

Job summary

Mercy Health is seeking a Registered Nurse to support clients in home care, delivering complex nursing care tailored to individual needs and developing comprehensive care plans. You will assess and adjust care as required, ensuring high-quality outcomes.

You will supervise Enrolled Nurses and Home Care Workers, with flexible hours and a supportive careteam, including mobile devices to stay connected. Apply now to join a purpose-driven team.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with AHPRA
• NDIS Clearance required
• First Aid Certificate with CPR
• Driver Licence
• Current influenza vaccination

Responsibilities

• Provide complex nursing care to help clients live independently at home
• Develop and implement personalised nursing care plans
• Assess, review and evaluate consumer care regularly
• Supervise Enrolled Nurses and Home Care Workers as required

Skills

Nursing

Home care

Aged care

Clinical skills

Time management

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Compassionate

Education

AHPRA Registered Nurse

NDIS Clearance

First Aid & CPR

Driver Licence

Influenza vaccination

Job description

Employment Type: Casual Hours: Availability across Monday-Friday Location: Geelong and Colac Region Upload with application: Resume, cover letter, and all relevant qualifications Contact: Jo Morabito | Clinical Lead-Home Care | [e-mail]

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 Home Care team feels 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.

As a for-purpose organisation with over 10,000 dedicated, compassionate people, we continue to offer more services and deeper care than ever before.

With Mercy, you’ll have the chance to make an impact and gain experience that’s hard to find elsewhere. At Mercy Health, it’s all about taking what we have and making it better.

To do that, we need you.

Join us at Mercy Health, and help our teams deliver even greater outcomes.

About the opportunity

At Mercy Health, each moment, no matter how small, truly matters - and as a Registered Nurse, you’ll create cherished moments each day.

You will be an experienced Registered Nurse supporting our clients to live independently at home by providing complex nursing care to meet individual needs, to develop and implement nursing care plans and to assess, review and evaluate consumer care on a regular basis.

You will also supervise our Enrolled Nurses and Home Care Workers as required.

• Flexible working hours.
• Support provided by a dedicated care team.
• Mobile phone and iPad

What you’ll bring

• Previous experience in the home care and / or aged care sectors would be beneficial, but is not essential.
• 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:

• Registration as a Registered Nurse with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Clearance.
• First Aid Certificate that includes CPR.
• Driver Licence.
• Proof of current influenza vaccination.

Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare? Join us and make a meaningful difference in people’s lives - and your career.

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.

Mercy Health Australia is renowned for its unwavering commitment to providing compassionate and patient-centered health services and aged care services.

If you're value and display empathy, integrity, and are seeking the opportunity to make a real difference, we invite you to join us!

Mercy Health is made up of 10,000 people who provide acute and subacute hospital care, aged care, mental health programs, maternity and specialist women’s health services, early parenting services, home care services and health worker training and development.

Mercy Health employs people from many cultures and backgrounds who, irrespective of their beliefs, share a common bond to care for those in need.

We look forward to welcoming you to your journey with Mercy Health.