SAH - Care Partner

St Vincent's Private Hospital Toowoomba; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

St Vincent's Private Hospital Toowoomba – Melbourne Northern Suburbs VIC is seeking a dedicated Care Partner to uphold high standards of care in the Aged Care/Home Care space. You will coordinate home care packages, liaise with clinical staff, and participate in care planning, reviews and staffing decisions to support private clients.

Minimum 2 years in Home Care case management and a Desirable Cert III/Cert IV in Aged Care or RN qualification are preferred.

Qualifications

• Strong English written and verbal communication skills.
• Great time management, bedside and communication skills.
• Ability to observe and report changes in client status.
• Understanding of Aged Care Standards and consumer rights & responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate all aspects of Support at Home Packages and private clients within the Melbourne location.
• Optimise care within identified needs by liaising with Clinical and Allied Health and key stakeholders.
• Responsible for ongoing care planning, assessment and reviews.
• Involvement in recruitment process for staffing requirements.
• Manage a team of Support Care Workers.
• Assist scheduling based on service needs.
• Answer new potential client enquiries regarding available service provision and pricing.

Skills

English communication

Time management

Bedside manner

Coordination

Education

Cert III in Individual Support/Aged Care or Cert IV in Aged Care, RN or higher

Job description

St Vincent's Private Hospital Toowoomba – Melbourne Northern Suburbs VIC

Full time

24d ago , from St Vincent's Private Hospital

We are looking for a special kind of person – a St Vincent’s kind of person.

Someone who puts compassion, connection and caring for other people at the heart of everything they do.

As a Care Partner, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring a high standard of care is maintained at all times within the Aged Care/Home Care space.

Duties:

• Coordinating all aspects of Support at Home Packages and private clients within the Melbourne location
• Optimising care within clients identified care needs (liaising with Clinical and Allied Health and key stakeholders)
• Responsible for ongoing care planning, assessment and reviews
• Involvement in recruitment process for staffing requirements
• Manage a team of Support Care Workers
• Assist scheduling based on service needs
• Answer new potential client enquiries regarding available service provision and pricing

What’s on your CV is important, but what’s in your heart matters more. Because at St Vincent’s, kindness works for us.

Things that work for us:

• Desirable Cert III in Individual Support/Aged care (minimum) or Cert IV in Aged Care, RN, higher or similar
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in Home Care case management (essential)
• Work collaboratively with the Operations Manager for the effective management of the programs
• Have shared responsibility to achieve and maintain quality improvement activities, including the community service quality reporting
• Provide advanced level of case management and coordination of service provision to clients
• Prepare and Monitor client budget utilisation identifying underspends/overspends
• Escalate and work with the Operations Manager to manage Serious Incident Response Scheme Reporting (SIRS) reportable to the Commission.
• An ability to support the well-being of the client through the professional, caring and efficient execution of required duties
• An ability to observe and report changes in the client’s status
• An understanding of Aged Care Standards and consumer rights and responsibilities
• An understanding of the new Aged Care Reforms
• Great time management, bedside and communication skills
• Strong English written and verbal communication skills
• Successful completion and maintenance of Key Personnel Checks. "This position is considered a Key Personnel role, being responsible for day-to-day operations, and having authority, decision-making, influence & responsibility for planning and directing activities within our organisation."