Registered Nurse

Employer Sponsored Jobs; Wagga Wagga; On-site; AUD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Employer Sponsored Jobs in regional New South Wales seeks a Registered Nurse to step into clinical leadership on shift, reporting to the Deputy Director of Nursing. You will guide the care team and uphold residents' dignity and independence in a not-for-profit setting.

This role emphasizes comprehensive nursing care, clinical assessments, medication management (including Schedule 8), wound care and proactive health monitoring.

Qualifications

• Experience leading clinical teams in aged care environments.
• Strong skills in clinical assessment and care planning.
• Proven ability to manage medications and monitor residents’ health.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and deliver nursing care that fits each resident's own needs and wishes
• Carry out clinical assessments and care planning, then review results for residents
• Manage medication rounds, including Schedule 8 medications, under legislation and internal policy
• Provide wound management and ongoing clinical observation, escalating any change in health
• Oversee Enrolled Nurses and care workers, offering support and delegating appropriately
• Keep thorough clinical documentation and contribute to AN-ACC assessments as needed
• Participate in managing incidents, preventing infection and improving quality
• Work closely with residents, families, medical practitioners and allied health teams while supporting compliance with the strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards and nursing professional requirements

Skills

Clinical leadership

Clinical assessment

Medication management

Team communication

Prioritization

Education

Bachelor of Nursing

Job description

An aged care employer in regional New South Wales, not far from Wagga Wagga, needs Registered Nurses who can step into clinical leadership on shift. The organisation is community owned, runs on a not-for-profit basis and has 40 years of experience caring for older people and their families.

The employer wants nurses who bring compassion, sound clinical judgement and drive. You would report to the Deputy Director of Nursing, guide the care team and protect each resident's dignity and independence. Aged care exposure is valued highly, though the employer also welcomes nurses from other clinical areas.

Employer sponsorship opportunities exist for suitably qualified international candidates, subject to eligibility, professional registration, migration requirements and organisational approval.

This employer will screen first for registration, medication competence and leadership on shift. lay out an employer-ready aged care nursing CV with Build AI CV and put those three things where a hiring manager sees them first.

• Coordinate and deliver nursing care that fits each resident's own needs and wishes
• Carry out clinical assessments and care planning, then review results for residents
• Manage medication rounds, including Schedule 8 medications, under legislation and internal policy
• Provide wound management and ongoing clinical observation, escalating any change in health
• Oversee Enrolled Nurses and care workers, offering support and delegating appropriately
• Keep thorough clinical documentation and contribute to AN-ACC assessments as needed
• Participate in managing incidents, preventing infection and improving quality
• Work closely with residents, families, medical practitioners and allied health teams while supporting compliance with the strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards and nursing professional requirements

• Holds a Bachelor of Nursing or an equivalent recognised qualification
• Holds current Registered Nurse registration with AHPRA
• Strong capability in clinical assessment, care planning and medication management
• Excellent skills in communicating, working in a team and leading others
• Can work independently, put clinical tasks in order of priority and respond as resident needs shift
• Understands clinical governance, quality and safety requirements in aged care and is committed to residents' dignity, choice and independence
• Able to meet the aged care worker screening requirements that apply