Funding Business Partner

Estia Health; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Blue Light Card discounts

Discounted car hire

Employee Assistance Program for you &/

Wellbeing App for health & wellbeing

Novated leasing for vehicles

Workplace banking support

ACN nurse discounts

Discounted nib health insurance

Discounted JB HiFi

Job summary

Estia Health is seeking a Funding Business Partner to optimise AN-ACC funding across our home portfolio, auditing resident care documentation and collaborating with stakeholders to provide funding support and guidance. Travel across our homes is required.

You will influence, audit, and improve funding-related processes, ensuring documentation is timely, accurate, and compliant with relevant standards and regulations.

Qualifications

• Experience in the Aged Care Sector and competence in Nursing Practice.
• Demonstrated experience in conducting assessments and developing care plans.
• Experience with the AN-ACC tool is highly desirable.
• Computer literacy and experience using care documentation systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organisation, coordination and time management skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to build solid business relationships.
• Current driver's license and ability to travel to our homes regularly.

Responsibilities

• Ensure consistent application of Government funding rules within the assigned portfolio of homes.
• Maintain a schedule of AN-ACC assessments and reassessments.
• Influence stakeholders by providing sound advice to ensure timely and complete care documentation for external AN-ACC assessments.
• Audit resident care documentation to ensure it is up-to-date and compliant with legislation and policies.
• Maintain relationships with key stakeholders and AN-ACC assessment bodies.
• Review data and documentation to identify opportunities and improvements; propose strategies to stakeholders.
• Assist Residential Aged Care Managers and Clinical Directors to identify funding-related risks and implement mitigation actions.

Skills

Aged care experience

Nursing practice

Assessments & care plans

AN-ACC tool experience

Computer literacy

Communication skills

Organisation & time management

Attention to detail

Relationship building

Driver's license & travel

Tools

Care documentation systems

Job description

At Estia Health, we're more than just a workplace: we're a community dedicated to enriching lives and making a difference. If you're passionate about aged care and want to be part of something meaningful, then we want to hear from you.

Everyday, over 14,000 employees choose to make a difference at Estia Health, sharing a joint purpose to enrich and celebrate the lives of our residents. With 96 homes (and growing), across Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria, you will play a part in positively impacting the lives of our residents and their families.

Join us in playing a special role in the future of aged care. About the Role

As Funding Business Partner, you will ensure optimal AN-ACC funding is achieved for all residents within your assigned portfolio of homes by auditing resident care documentation, working collaboratively with stakeholders and providing our homes with funding support and advice.

This role requires travelling across the homes.

The Funding Business Partner will have varied responsibilities, including:

• Ensure consistent application of the Government funding rules within the assigned portfolio of homes.
• Maintain a schedule of AN-ACC assessments and reassessments.
• Effectively influence key stakeholders by providing sound advice and support to ensure relevant care documentation (including medical history information, care assessments, care plans, charts, progress notes and other records) is completed in a timely manner and is readily available for the external ANACC assessments.
• Audit resident care documentation within the scope of AN-ACC requirements to ensure it is up-to-date, complete, accurately reflects residents' care needs and complies with relevant legislation, standards, policies and procedures.
• Maintain effective communication and build business relationships with key stakeholders and AN-ACC assessment organisations.
• Review relevant data, reports and documentation to identify opportunities and areas of underperformance; develop and recommend improvement strategies to key stakeholders.
• Assist Residential Aged Care Managers and Clinical Directors to identify risks in funding-related processes and documentation and implement risk-mitigation strategies.

You'll thrive in this role if you have:

• Experience working in the Aged Care Sector and competence in Nursing Practice.
• Demonstrated experience in conducting assessments and developing care plans.
• Previous experience in the application of the AN-ACC tool is highly desirable.
• Computer literacy and experience using care documentation systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organisation, coordination and time management skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to build solid business relationships.
• Current driver's license and ability to travel to our homes on a regular basis.

Benefits available:

• Retail savings with the Blue Light Card
• Discounted car hire
• Employee Assistance Program for you and your family
• Free Wellbeing App to support your mental and physical health
• Novated leasing for vehicles
• Workplace banking support
• ACN membership discounts for nurses
• Discounted health insurance with nib health
• Discounted JB HiFi

Estia Health is committed to embracing diversity, equity and inclusion in our workplaces. We encourage applications from people of all ages, cultures (including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples), abilities, sexual orientation and gender identities. If you need assistance to participate in our application process, please let us know.