Relieving Care Coordinator

Resthaven Incorporated; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Professional development fund

Career progression

EAP program

Salary sacrifice vehicle

Job summary

Resthaven Incorporated is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to join our Relieving Care Coordinator team as a Care Coordinator (relieving) on a permanent full-time basis. You will cover Annual/Personal leave and support site teams across metropolitan and regional residential aged care homes.

A driver's licence and a salary-packaged vehicle are provided. You will work with the Manager Residential Services to deliver high quality clinical care, develop resident-centred care plans, and lead

Qualifications

• Registration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse
• At least 3 years' experience as a Registered Nurse
• Outstanding leadership skills and ability to motivate staff
• Previous leadership experience as a Registered Nurse
• Effective communication skills
• Ability to recognise clinical risk and implement strategies
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Understanding of ageing and commitment to caring for older people
• Current Driving Licence and ability to travel across sites

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality clinical care in a residential aged care setting
• Collaborate with residents and families to deliver resident centred care
• Deliver professional nursing standards and care services at allocated homes
• Lead nursing staff and personal care assistants
• Foster effective collaboration with multidisciplinary teams

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to join our Relieving Care Coordinator team as a Care Coordinator (relieving) on a permanent full-time basis. This role will see you work across all of our metropolitan and regional residential aged care homes in a relieving capacity as and when required, to cover Annual/Personal leave as well as to offer additional assistance to site teams as required. It is essential to have a driver's licence, and a motor vehicle is provided as part of salary packaging.

A little more about the role:

• Working collaboratively with the Manager Residential Services at our residential homes, you will provide high quality clinical care.
• Working in consultation with residents and their families to provide high quality resident centred care.
• Delivering professional standards of contemporary best practice nursing and care services at your allocated residential aged care home
• Ensuring effective and collaborative working arrangements with multidisciplinary teams
• Providing leadership to the nursing staff and personal care assistants

Essential Criteria:

• Registration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse
• At least 3 years' experience as a Registered Nurse
• Outstanding leadership skills and the ability to motivate staff to achieve organisational goals
• Previous leadership experience as a Registered Nurse
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively
• Able to recognise clinical risk and implement effective strategies
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• You have an understanding of the ageing process and a commitment to caring for older people
• Current Driving License and ability to travel across all sites is essential (including Port Elliot, Murray Bridge and Mount Gambier).

Why Resthaven:

• Be part of a well-respected South Australian not for profit aged care provider
• Competitive salary including salary packaging to increase your take home pay plus superannuation
• Access to a professional development fund to continue your learning
• Opportunity for career progression in a large, multi service organisation
• Be part of a richly diverse and inclusive community where everyone's uniqueness is valued
• A fully maintained salary sacrifice vehicle available for private use
• EAP program and support for you and your family

Applications Close at 5pm on Friday 23 October.