Part-Time Night Shift RN (Grade 2) — Complex Care

Cultura; Geelong; On-site; AUD 50,000 - 65,000; Part time

Job summary

Cultura seeks a Registered Nurse to join our Geelong team on a part-time night-shift basis. The successful candidate will contribute to personal care, wound care, pain management and end-of-life support, while supervising Enrolled Nurses and carers and liaising with families and other health professionals.

you must hold current RN registration in Australia and a Bachelor of Nursing; IPC qualification is highly desirable.

Qualifications

• Current registration with the Nurses Board of Australia via the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency as a Registered Nurse.
• Bachelor of Nursing qualification (or equivalent).
• Infection Prevention Control Lead (IPC) qualification (highly desirable).

Responsibilities

• Liaise with care staff, medical, allied health, hospital and other specialist health practitioners to ensure Cultura residents receive high level clinical care.
• Complete individualised assessments for all new residents, including respite residents, ensure they are completed according to written guidelines/checklists and meet current guidelines in conjunction with authorised representatives.
• Review individualised care plans for residents and their representatives, updating these according to written guidelines/checklists.
• Undertake clinical care for residents, including complex wound care, pain management, behaviour management, end-of-life care and other clinical procedures.
• Ensure medication management, including pharmacy liaison, drug checking, dangerous drugs storage and recording, medication administration, and reporting any adverse drug reactions, are completed.
• Provide regular handovers to all clinical staff which convey essential information verbally and electronically, are concise and comprehensive, and share information in a professional manner on a need-to-know basis, always respecting resident confidentiality.

Skills

Clinical nursing

Communication

Team coordination

Confidentiality

Education

Bachelor of Nursing

Registered Nurse registration

Tools

IPC qualification (desirable)

Job description

Cultura seeks a Registered Nurse to join our Geelong team on a part-time night-shift basis. The successful candidate will contribute to personal care, wound care, pain management and end-of-life support, while supervising Enrolled Nurses and carers and liaising with families and other health professionals.

you must hold current RN registration in Australia and a Bachelor of Nursing; IPC qualification is highly desirable.