Independent Community Nurse: Full-Time Home Care & Growth

Dolphin Wellness Disability Support; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Dolphin Wellness Care is seeking a Registered Nurse to join our community nursing team. You will deliver home-visit nursing care, conduct health assessments and create care plans tailored to each client’s clinical needs and goals.

The role requires strong clinical assessment and decision-making skills, a current AHPRA RN registration, and the ability to travel to clients’ homes across NSW. Salary is competitive with super and ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

• Current registration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse (Division 1).
• Strong clinical assessment and care planning skills.
• Ability to work independently in clients' homes and make sound clinical decisions.
• Current driver licence and willingness to travel to clients' homes.
• NDIS Worker Screening Check and National Police Check (or willingness to obtain).
• Experience in community nursing, aged care, chronic disease management or primary health care.

Responsibilities

• Provide skilled nursing care in clients' homes, including wound care, medication management, continence and catheter care, and chronic disease management.
• Conduct comprehensive health and clinical risk assessments for new and existing clients.
• Develop, implement and regularly review individual nursing care plans.
• Monitor clients' health status, recognise deterioration and elevate to GPs and other health professionals.
• Educate clients, families and carers on health conditions, self-management and safe care at home.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation and progress notes in line with professional and regulatory standards.
• Collaborate with GPs, allied health professionals, coordinators and support staff.
• Contribute to clinical governance, incident management and quality improvement in line with the NDIS Practice Standards and the Aged Care Quality Standards.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Care planning

Independent working

Education

AHPRA Registered Nurse (Division 1)

Job description

Dolphin Wellness Care is seeking a Registered Nurse to join our community nursing team. You will deliver home-visit nursing care, conduct health assessments and create care plans tailored to each client’s clinical needs and goals.

The role requires strong clinical assessment and decision-making skills, a current AHPRA RN registration, and the ability to travel to clients’ homes across NSW. Salary is competitive with super and ongoing professional development.