Job Description
We are seeking a Registered Nurse to join our team at Uniting Wontama, Orange. As a clinical leader in the service, you will develop, deliver and evaluate resident care plans to meet the individual needs of our residents.
You will need sharp clinical assessment skills and will take the lead in providing clinical services. You will get to know each resident and become a fundamental part of their life, playing an important role in making sure the care provided meets residents' individual goals.
You will liaise with medical and allied health professionals and residents' family members to advocate for clients' quality of life, supervise and support our Personal Care Workers, and practice in a holistic way, using your critical decision-making skills to lead the team.
* Earn up to $7.87 per hour higher than public hospitals
* Full or part-time with stable shifts to suit your hours
* Development/leadership opportunities; supportive multi-disciplinary team
About Uniting Wontama, Orange
Having the freedom to make choices helps our residents feel at home. And that's what Uniting Wontama is all about. There are 7 separate households, each with 18–26 residents. Our Uniting Homemakers ensure that the community is thriving and doing things that are meaningful and enjoyable.
Household Living – our innovative approach to care – empowers residents to live their day, their way, just as they would in any family home.
What You'll Be Doing In This Role
* Develop, deliver and evaluate resident care plans to meet the individual needs of our residents
* Provide clinical services and take the lead in clinical decision-making
* Get to know each resident and become a fundamental part of their life
* Play an important role in making sure the care provided meets residents' individual goals
* Liaise with medical and allied health professionals and residents' family members to advocate for clients' quality of life
* Supervise and support our Personal Care Workers
* Practice in a holistic way, using your critical decision-making skills to lead the team
What We Offer You
* Above-award pay rates (up to $52.66 per hour) and maximum allowable salary packaging to pay less tax
* Work-life balance with regular shifts and flexible start/finish times to suit you
* A commitment to offer opportunities to grow your career and leadership skills
* Support to develop the skills you need to grow into a service manager, deputy service manager, clinical nurse educator, and other clinical practice, corporate, and leadership roles
Who We're Looking For
* Previous registered nursing experience in aged or community care, or a passion to begin a career in aged care if you have nursing experience in the wider health sector
* Adaptable, empathetic, resourceful, a great time manager, and able to live Uniting's everyday values of being compassionate, respectful, imaginative, and bold
* Committed to contemporary aged care nursing practice
* Nursing degree with current AHPRA registration
We encourage applications from people who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
Uniting is a Child Safe Organisation committed to promoting the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of children and young people.
Uniting acknowledges the continuing sovereignty and rich cultural diversity of Australia's First Peoples. We pay our respects to all Elders – past, present, and emerging – and to all First Peoples on whose lands we live and work.
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