Registered Nurse
Visa sponsorship
Healthcare · Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia · Full-Time · $90,000 - $130,000/yr · Visa: Employer sponsored
Not from an aged care background? You can still apply. A community-owned, not-for-profit aged care organisation near Wagga Wagga, with 40 years of supporting older people and their families, wants compassionate and skilled Registered Nurses for its clinical team in regional New South Wales.
Aged care experience is highly regarded, but nurses from other clinical areas are encouraged too. Reporting to the Deputy Director of Nursing, you would lead clinically on your shift, back up the care staff and help residents keep their dignity, independence and wellbeing, from assessments and care plans to medicines, Schedule 8 drugs and wound care. Employer sponsorship opportunities are available for suitably qualified international candidates, subject to eligibility, professional registration, migration requirements and organisational approval.
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Key Responsibilities
- Plan and coordinate nursing care around each resident's needs and preferences
- Assess residents clinically, write care plans and review outcomes
- Give medications, Schedule 8 medications included, following legislation and organisational procedures
- Dress wounds, monitor residents and escalate any change in their health
- Supervise and support Enrolled Nurses and care staff, delegating where appropriate
- Keep clinical records accurate and contribute to AN-ACC assessments when needed
- Join in incident management, infection prevention and quality improvement, and talk with residents, families, doctors and allied health staff in line with the strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards
Requirements & Eligibility
- A Bachelor of Nursing or a recognised equivalent qualification
- Current registration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse
- Strong skills in clinical assessment, medication management and care planning
- Excellent communication, teamwork and leadership
- Able to work on your own, set clinical priorities and respond as resident needs change
- An understanding of aged care quality, safety and clinical governance requirements, and a commitment to residents' dignity, choice and independence
- Able to meet the applicable aged care worker screening requirements
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