Registered Nurse Casual Opportunities Available

The Shoreline; Coffs Harbour City Council; On-site; AUD 104,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Accommodation provided

Job summary

The Shoreline in NSW is seeking qualified Registered Nurses to provide comprehensive clinical care for residents, with a focus on dementia, falls prevention, wound care, and palliative support. You will lead the clinical team alongside Enrolled Nurses, Companions and a broad Allied Health network.

Relocation assistance is available, with accommodation, and the role offers a competitive hourly rate plus super and shift penalties.

Qualifications

• Current AHPRA registration as a Nurse
• Experience in residential aged care nursing with emphasis on clinical assessments, care planning, and medication management
• Ability to deliver clinical training and undertake competency assessments
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision
• Strong communication with management, staff, and health professionals
• Good organisational skills and prioritisation
• Understanding ageing and advocacy for residents
• Commitment to ongoing professional development
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office at an intermediate level
• Police check clearance
• Up-to-date vaccination as required
• Current Driver's Licence (desirable)
• Desirable gerontological qualifications

Responsibilities

• Providing services designed to promote healthy living, choice and independence
• Undertaking assessments, developing and documenting care plans
• Facilitating case conferences with residents and their families
• Managing medications
• Undertaking monthly analysis of clinical indicators and making recommendations to the Director of Care
• Completing documentation in an accurate and timely manner
• Delivering care in accordance with the needs, goals, and preference of the resident
• Managing admissions (specifically clinical assessment), leave and discharge

Job description

• Relocation assistance - accommodation available
• Competitive hourly rate ranging from $53 to $68.33 plus super and shift penalties
• Ability to proactively contribute to the processes and evolving culture of the organisation
• Opportunity to grow and develop alongside the business
  

• Relocation assistance - accommodation available
• Competitive hourly rate ranging from $53 to $68.33 plus super and shift penalties
• Ability to proactively contribute to the processes and evolving culture of the organisation
• Opportunity to grow and develop alongside the business
  

About

The Shoreline is seeking qualified Full Time and Part Time Registered Nurses who are passionate about bringing comfort to the elderly and who share our overarching CREED:

Caring - We care and act with compassion

Respect - We value our residents' needs, diversity & lifestyle choices

Excellence - We provide best practice, quality and safe care & services to support all of our residents

Engaged - We are there for our residents and we are empowered to find ways to say 'yes'

Dignity - We support our residents to make the choice to live the lifestyle they want

About The Role

As a Registered Nurse you will be responsible for managing all aspects of clinical care for the residents. This will include a focus on dementia, falls management, wound care, continence management, palliative care, etc.

You will be the clinical leader dedicated towards progressing the care we provide in tandem with our team of Enrolled Nurses, Companions, the broader Allied Healthcare network, as well as Families and our Residents.

In This Role, You Will Be Responsible For

• Providing services designed to promote healthy living, choice and independence
• Undertaking assessments, developing and documenting care plans
• Facilitating case conferences with residents and their families
• Managing medications
• Undertaking monthly analysis of clinical indicators and making recommendations to the Director of Care
• Completing documentation in an accurate and timely manner
• Delivering care in accordance with the needs, goals, and preference of the resident
• Managing admissions (specifically clinical assessment), leave and discharge
  

About Us

The Shoreline is the newest luxury aged care facility on the Mid North Coast of NSW. The precinct boasts a fresh, resort-like atmosphere and a focus on high quality care of our aged residents and building a community in the superb beach side location where we live and work. In operation for under a year, The Shoreline is retirement living and premium residential aged care all packaged in to one breathtaking coastal site. The care facility is located within the village of luxury units and villas and is a stone’s throw away from a major shopping centre, beautiful beaches, and restaurants. We are a breath of fresh air in the region, bringing the most modern-day practices to the forefront of our residents ageing experience.

About You

As someone with a proven track record of compassion, you will demonstrate kindness and empathy with the elderly and other diverse individuals. You will possess an intuitive responsiveness to aged care residents' individual wants and needs, whilst maintaining calm, composed and optimistic when faced with stressful or high pressure situations.

To succeed in this role you will need the following skills and attributes:

• Registered Nurse with current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
• Demonstrated experience in residential aged care nursing with particular emphasis on clinical assessments, care planning, clinical indicator analysis and medication management.
• Demonstrated ability in delivering clinical training through toolbox talks and undertaking competency assessment.
• Demonstrated ability to operate independently and professionally with limited supervision.
• Ability to work in a multi-skilled team environment and to communicate effectively with management, staff, and stakeholders, including medical and allied health professionals
• Highly developed organisational skills and ability to determine work priorities.
• Understanding of the ageing process and a commitment to advocate for older people in residential care and/or home care.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development
• Ability to use Microsoft Office software and other desktop applications to an intermediate level.
• Police check clearance
• Up-to-date vaccination as required by legislation or industry best practice from time to time.
• Current Driver's Licence (desirable)
• Relevant qualifications in gerontological conditions such as Dementia, behaviour management, palliative care, etc. (desirable)

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