About the role
As a Registered Nurse, you will contribute to the wellbeing of individuals with physical, developmental, or cognitive disabilities.
Key responsibilities include conducting thorough assessments, creating care plans, providing direct nursing care and reviewing cares using a biopsychosocial model to optimise customer independence.
You will also provide workplace coaching, guidance and supervision to personnel Carers, Assistant in Nursing and Enrolled Nurses, acting as a role model for Practice and professional conduct.
Ensuring Workplace Health and Safety, infection control, safe work practices are always followed is essential.
You will provide written and verbal reports on the social, physical and emotional well-being of residents to the Clinical Nurses/ Assistant Manager and collaborate with them to achieve quality outcomes for residents.
Required skills and qualifications
Current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency and demonstrated proficiency in clinical nursing practice are essential.
Understanding of contemporary nursing theory and care documentation models, along with generalist registered nursing experience and knowledge of aged care are highly desirable.
Australian Driver's Licence and willingness to drive in the course of work is also required.