Registered Nurse (RN) - High-Intensity Disability Support
Discover Nursing Australia
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Job summary
Discover Nursing Australia in Wyelangta, VIC seeks an experienced Registered Nurse for 1:1 high-intensity and complex care in a participant's home. The role combines autonomous practice with clinical leadership in a nurse-led organisation.
You will assess, monitor, manage medications, enteral feeding, wound care and emergency planning, while liaising with families and health professionals. Flexible contracting arrangement supports varied shifts and ongoing professional development.
Qualifications
- Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse.
- Bachelor of Nursing or recognised equivalent qualification.
- Current NDIS Worker Screening Check.
- Current National Police Check.
- Current First Aid and CPR certification.
- NDIS Worker Orientation Module - Quality, Safety and You.
- Current Australian working rights.
- Current driver's licence.
- Reliable vehicle suitable for travelling to the participant's location.
- ABN or willingness to obtain one.
Responsibilities
- Comprehensive nursing assessment and ongoing clinical monitoring.
- Medication administration and management.
- Complex bowel care, enteral feeding and PEG management.
- Dysphagia support and mealtime care.
- Seizure monitoring and respiratory assessment.
- Wound care and skin integrity management.
- Continence and catheter-related care.
- Diabetes management and pressure injury prevention.
- Emergency management and escalation when required.
- Clinical documentation and liaison with family and health professionals.
Skills
Education
Job description
Join a nurse-led organisation providing specialised, person-centred care to participants with complex and high-intensity support needs.
Discover Nursing Australia is a nurse-led disability support provider committed to delivering safe, skilled and person-centred supports to people living with disability.
We provide nursing and high-intensity disability supports tailored to each participant's individual clinical needs, preferences and goals. Our Registered Nurses work closely with participants, families, support workers and other health professionals to promote safety, dignity, independence and continuity of care.
We are currently seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to provide 1:1 high-intensity and complex nursing support to a participant in Wyelangta, Victoria 3237.
This opportunity would suit an RN who is confident working independently in the community and has experience supporting people with complex disability, chronic health conditions or high-intensity clinical support needs.
The position is offered on a contractual (sole trader/ABN) basis, providing flexibility while being supported by an established nurse-led organisation.
- Comprehensive nursing assessment and ongoing clinical monitoring.
- Medication administration and medication management.
- Complex bowel care.
- Enteral feeding and PEG management.
- Dysphagia and mealtime-related clinical support.
- Seizure monitoring and management.
- Respiratory assessment and support.
- Oral and airway suctioning where required.
- Complex wound care and skin integrity management.
- Continence and catheter-related care.
- Diabetes management.
- Pressure injury prevention and positioning.
- Monitoring for clinical deterioration.
- Implementation of individualised health and emergency management plans.
- Responding appropriately to medical emergencies and escalating to emergency services when required.
- Maintaining comprehensive clinical documentation and progress notes.
- Liaising with the participant's family, treating practitioners and broader support team.
- Providing clinical guidance to Disability Support Workers where appropriate.
The exact clinical responsibilities will be determined by the participant's individual needs, nursing assessment, scope of practice and relevant care plans.
- Clinically confident and able to work autonomously.
- Experienced in complex or high-intensity care.
- Calm and capable in emergency situations.
- Highly observant and able to recognise clinical deterioration.
- Reliable, professional and responsive.
- Comfortable providing 1:1 nursing support in a participant's home.
- Able to follow detailed clinical and emergency management plans.
- Committed to person-centred and dignity-focused care.
- Confident communicating with families and multidisciplinary health professionals.
- Experienced in maintaining accurate clinical documentation.
Experience in disability, community nursing, complex care, rehabilitation, acute care or high-intensity supports will be highly regarded.
- Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse.
- Bachelor of Nursing or recognised equivalent qualification.
- Current NDIS Worker Screening Check.
- Current National Police Check.
- Current First Aid and CPR certification.
- NDIS Worker Orientation Module - Quality, Safety and You.
- Current Australian working rights.
- Current driver's licence.
- Reliable vehicle suitable for travelling to the participant's location.
- Australian Business Number (ABN) or willingness to obtain one.
- Appropriate professional documentation and compliance requirements for independent contracting.
- 1:1 nursing and high-intensity participant support.
- Flexible working arrangements.
- Competitive Registered Nurse contractor rates.
- Opportunity to utilise and develop complex clinical skills.
- Professional Indemnity and Public Liability Insurance provided.
- Clinical support from an experienced Registered Nurse-led team.
- Participant-specific clinical information and care planning.
- Ongoing professional development opportunities.
- Supportive and responsive coordination team.
- Opportunity to develop a consistent therapeutic relationship with the participant.
- Meaningful community-based nursing outside of a traditional hospital environment.
Specialised nursing and disability support delivered with clinical expertise, dignity and person-centred care.
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