Practice Nurse Manager

seek.com.au; Ballarat; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Nurse Manager at seek.com.au Ballarat region leads a team of nurses and assistants, ensuring high-quality patient care and adherence to policies. They collaborate with the Business Manager and Medical Director to align nursing services with the centre’s financial and strategic goals.

The role focuses on coaching, development, performance management, and maintaining efficient treatment room operations while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and Medicare guidelines.

Qualifications

• Qualified Registered Nurse with current registration.
• Minimum 2 years’ direct clinical nursing experience.
• Proficient in basic computer use.
• Strong verbal and written communication.
• Excellent problem solving and planning abilities.
• Accurate and detail oriented with sound clinical knowledge.
• Experience in primary care and chronic disease management desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and mentor a team of nurses and assistants to deliver quality clinical outcomes by following policies and procedures, continually training, up-skilling, educating and developing nurses on industry best practices and new medical procedures.
• Proactively manage, assess and lift the performance of direct reports and contribute to the completion of nurses' personal development plans.
• Audit nurse performance within the centre, including performance management in line with ForHealth's processes.
• Effectively delegate operational tasks to ensure efficient nursing service at centre.
• Manage equipment and medical supplies within the treatment room, including equipment functionality, maintenance/repairs and calibration, and ensure the room is sufficiently stocked and well maintained.
• Support with nursing recruitment
• Conduct weekly reporting and review data from the treatment room daily log and other generated reports
• Work with the Business Manager and Medical Director to review centre financials, make strategic decisions and create a cohesive and effective workplace
• Develop and implement nursing rosters in accordance with the Award and regulatory requirements to ensure adequate supervision and appropriate skill mix
• Undertake all possible measures to fill vacant nursing shifts
• Collect health history, plan, coordinate and document patient care, and evaluate patient outcomes related to patient condition(s) in accordance with ForHealth-endorsed policies and standing orders
• Assist the GP with conducting health assessments, GP management plans, team care arrangements, reviews and initiate other chronic disease management tasks in accordance with Medicare requirements
• Ensure clinical areas are adequately stocked and take action to replenish stock before depletion
• Clean and sterilise instruments as required and ensure instruments are maintained and replaced when no longer in working order

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Problem solving

Planning and organizing

Attention to detail

Clinical knowledge

Education

Registered Nurse

Tools

Basic computer skills

Job description

The Nurse Manager provides leadership, role modelling and effective management to a team of nurses in providing patient care, through administering a number of agreed upon clinical procedures. They work with the Business Manager and Medical Director to understand the levers of the P&L and manage a team based on this. The Nurse Manager leads, coaches, trains and mentors a team of nurses to deliver quality clinical outcomes to patients and is responsible for the maintenance and efficiency of the treatment room within the Medical Centre.

Key responsibilities

Lead, coach and mentor a team of nurses and assistants to deliver quality clinical outcomes by following policies and procedures, continually training, up-skilling, educating and developing nurses on industry best practices and new medical procedures

Proactively manage, assess and lift the performance of direct reports and contribute to the completion of nurses' personal development plans

Audit nurse performance within the centre, including performance management in line with ForHealth's processes

Effectively delegate operational tasks to ensure efficient nursing service at centre

Manage equipment and medical supplies within the treatment room, including equipment functionality, maintenance/repairs and calibration, and ensure the room is sufficiently stocked and well maintained

Support with nursing recruitment

Conduct weekly reporting and review data from the treatment room daily log and other generated reports

Work with the Business Manager and Medical Director to review centre financials, make strategic decisions and create a cohesive and effective workplace

Develop and implement nursing rosters in accordance with the Award and regulatory requirements to ensure adequate supervision and appropriate skill mix

Undertake all possible measures to fill vacant nursing shifts

Collect health history, plan, coordinate and document patient care, and evaluate patient outcomes related to patient condition(s) in accordance with ForHealth-endorsed policies and standing orders

Assist the GP with conducting health assessments, GP management plans, team care arrangements, reviews and initiate other chronic disease management tasks in accordance with Medicare requirements

Ensure clinical areas are adequately stocked and take action to replenish stock before depletion

Clean and sterilise instruments as required and ensure instruments are maintained and replaced when no longer in working order

About you

Registered Nurse

At least 2 years' experience providing direct clinical nursing care

Basic computer skills

Verbal and written communication skills

Problem solving

Conflict and issue resolution

Planning and organising

Accuracy and attention to detail

Sound clinical knowledge

Experience in a primary care setting and understanding of chronic disease management, prevention principles and health promotion desirable