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* Adelaide, SA, Australia
* Permanent
* Closing on: Aug 26 2025
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Calvary Home Care - Adelaide
Community Registered Nurses - Palliative Care
* Make a difference at one of Australia's leading health care providers
* Generous salary packaging benefits, ongoing professional development and supportive team environment
* Join one of Adelaide's largest growing clinical community teams
About The Role
As a member of the Calvary Home Care team and as an experienced RN, you will provide care to palliative care clients from various short term/long terms programs. You will provide complex care to all clients by working both independently and as part of a team. Some of our benefits include but are not limited to are AM/PM shifts, Full Time work and ongoing education/training. As a Palliative Care nurse, you will provide high quality patient education, symptom management and End of Life Care in the comfort of a client's home or residential accommodation
Key Responsibilities
* Support and education for clients with terminal diagnoses
* Education and support for families and carers
* Administration and preparation of s/c medications and CSCI for symptom management
* General nursing care including simple and complex wound care, IDC/SPC care, PICC dressings
* Accurate/ Timely documentation in all client records.
* Appropriate communication within the clinical team and community palliative care teams and referrers to ensure care is provided.
* Complete initial assessments/develop care plans to ensure best outcome for our clients.
* Monitor and update care plans to ensure appropriate care is provided
* Recognise and respond to clinical deterioration, with appropriate escalation.
* Promoting best practice and initiating quality improvement activities
What You Bring
* Current AHPRA Nursing
* Minimum 2 years palliative care nursing experience, community experience desirable
* Post graduate qualifications (or working towards) in Palliative Care
* NDIS Clearance (or willingness to obtain one)
* Police Clearance with in 6months (or willingness to obtain one)
* Use of own car – KM allowance provided
* Full drivers licence, Reliable and comprehensively insured car
* CPR and Manual handling
* A desire to join a team committed to the care of others in a mission-based organisation
Why work for Calvary?
At Calvary, our staff matter.
With over 130 years' experience and 18,000 staff and volunteers, we offer an inclusive and welcoming culture where you are valued, drawing on your own strengths, identity and background alongside a team of professionals who care for our patients, residents and clients.
Your benefits:
* NFP salary packaging benefits, discounted health insurance and gym memberships
* Paid parental leave
* Training, development pathways and career opportunities
* Flexible hours that make sense for you
As we serve the community across Home, Virtual and Residential Aged Care, Retirement Living and Hospitals, one thing sets us apart. Care from the heart. If this sounds like you, apply for a role with Calvary today.
Please note the following:
* As part of the application process, you will be required to complete pre-employment checks which may include, but is not limited to reference checks, work rights, criminal history check, NDIS checks, and a health evaluation to ensure suitability for the role
* You may be required to provide evidence of immunisation as required for your role including influenza, tuberculosis screening, hepatitis, diphtheria, tetanus, varicella
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Mid-Senior level
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