Registered Nurse (Aged Care)

Responsibilities 

• Maintaining accurate, complete health care records and reports.
• Medication administration, checking medication stocks and ordering them from pharmacy.
• Prescribing assistive medical devices and related treatments.
• Recording resident vital signs and medical information.
• Ordering medical diagnostic and clinical tests.
• Monitoring, reporting and recording symptoms or chances in resident conditions.
• Administering non-intravenous medications.
• Assessing, implementing, planning, or evaluating resident nursing care plans by working with health care team members
• Modifying patient health treatment plans as indicated by patient conditions and responses.
• Perform leadership role and supervise PCA practice
• Providing evidence-based care, developing clinical skills while keeping up to date with professional standards of practice

Benefits

DAMA sponsorship opportunities available.

For those that will be assigned in Port Augusta : Relocation allowances available for the right candidates of up to $16,500 available. Yearly bonus of $3700 available for the right candidates.

Task & responsibilities

• Applying wound dressings as per wound management regime
• Collecting specimen as needed and contracting laboratories to pick up
• Assessing and evaluating individual residents physical and mental conditions, working with individuals and their families where there are multiple complexities and diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Recognising and responding to clinical deterioration or other incidents and escalating appropriately, reporting to Clinical Nurse, Doctors and Site Manager
• Ongoing communication with the care receipt’s representative to update clinical care and concerns
• Facilitating medical appointments for care recipients.
• Maintaining cooperative and productive working relationships within all members of the health care team.
• Maintaining a safe and clean environment for residents, self and other staff.

Qualification & experience

• At least 1 year's recent paid work in aged or acute care in Australia or outside Australia
• A clear understanding of ANACC documentation and the Accreditation Standards
• Possession of a current AHPRA Nursing Registration
• A team player with excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• A desire to uphold high standards of care and work
• Ability to work autonomously
• Strong leadership skills
• A willingness to learn and accept feedback
• A genuine desire to improve the lives of the Aged Care residents
• Outstanding organizational and multi-tasking skills.
• Undergo and maintain a current National Police Check and have no convictions that exclude you from working in aged care as per the Aged Care Act 1997.