Registered Nurse – Aged Care

Latitude Recruitment; Swan Hill; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Accommodation assistance

Visa support

Salary packaging benefits

ADO accrual for full-time staff

Job summary

Latitude Recruitment is partnering with Swan Hill District Health to recruit Registered Nurses for Residential Aged Care at Logan Lodge and Jacaranda Lodge in Swan Hill, Victoria. This role offers the flexibility of full-time or part-time hours with supportive team culture and opportunities to build meaningful relationships with residents.

You will provide direct nursing care, administer medications, maintain care plans, and collaborate with the health care team to ensure safe, person-centred

Qualifications

• AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse (Division 1).
• Experience working in aged care.
• Understanding of aged care legislation and funding (AN-ACC).
• Commitment to accreditation and evidence-based practice.
• Strong communication and clear decision-making.
• Computer literacy.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care to residents.
• Administer medications and maintain accurate documentation and care plans.
• Collaborate with the care team to deliver safe, person-centred care.
• Take charge of the unit when NUM/ANUM are away; support handovers and incident management.
• Mentor newer staff.

Skills

Communication skills

Aged care experience

Evidence-based practice

Decision-making

Computer literacy

Education

AHPRA registration (RN Division 1)

Tools

Computer systems (clinical)

Job description

Registered Nurse – Aged Care - Swan Hill District Health
Full-time or part-time | Classification Grade RN YP3 – RN YP9

Latitude Recruitment has partnered with Swan Hill District Health to find Registered Nurses for their Residential Aged Care Services, across Logan Lodge and Jacaranda Lodge. If you love aged care and the relationships that come with it, this is a chance to do the work that matters, in a team that will value you, in one of the friendliest pockets of the Murray.

Reporting to the Nurse Unit Manager, you'll provide direct nursing care to residents, administer medications, keep documentation and care plans up to standard, and work closely with the wider health care team to deliver safe, person-centred care. You'll take charge of the unit when the NUM and ANUM are away, support handovers and incident management, and help mentor newer staff. It's aged care nursing with real variety and the chance to build genuine relationships with the people you look after.

What you'll need

• AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse (Division 1)
• Experience working in aged care
• Understanding of aged care legislation and funding, including AN-ACC claims
• A commitment to accreditation and evidence-based practice
• Well-developed communication skills and clear decision-making
• Computer literacy

Why you'll want this one

• Full-time or part-time hours to suit your life
• Relocation and accommodation assistance to make the move easy
• Visa support for suitable candidates
• Generous salary packaging benefits
• ADO accrual for full-time staff
• A helping hand from Attract Connect Stay (https://attractconnectstay.com.au/), who'll support you and your family to settle in and feel at home
• A supportive team and a lifestyle that's hard to beat: affordable, unhurried, and right on the river