Registered Nurse

REGISTERED NURSE (RN)

• Aged Care: enjoy more clinical autonomy and see your impact!
• FULL TIME POSITION AVAILABLE
• Locations: Wellington 2820 NSW
• Not-for-profit tax benefits available

Working in aged care is one of the most one of the most satisfying and clinically stimulating careers in nursing! At Maranatha House, we believe Registered Nurses in aged care enjoy more clinical autonomy, play a vital role in managing complex care needs, and create meaningful connections and outcomes that improve residents’ lives. You will gain and demonstrate skills in areas such as: chronic disease management; palliative care; wound care; behaviour support; mental health care assessment and planning; counselling and emotional well being; and, engagement and enrichment programs.

Who we are:

Maranatha House is a not-for-profit organisation with a mission is to empower older people to live life to the full. Maranatha House is a modern Residential Aged Care Facility that offers care to 80 residents. For the last 3 decades our name has been trusted by the community to provide care for our Residents.

We have a passion for providing the best care with clinical excellence. We offer person-centred care services to meet individual needs and preferences in residential aged care At Maranatha House, people are at the heart of everything we do. We support our employees to excel!

About You

The ideal candidate would be individual with a genuine caring and compassionate nature who enjoy caring for the elderly with at least 2 -5 years of Australian aged care experience as a Registered Nurse.

Role responsibilities:

• Provide and coordinate complex care services including chronic disease management, wound care, behaviour support, mental health care assessment and planning, and emotional well being.
• Maintain the initial and on-going assessment, planning and management of nursing care for residents and ensure the individual needs of residents are identified and met.
• Review and update resident information to enable the team to provide truly individualised care.
• Advocate on behalf of residents to medical and allied health professionals.
• Ensure completion and accuracy of ACFI assessments.

To be considered you will need the following:

• The right to live and work in Australia (we accept 489/491 visa holders)
• Current Nurse Registration with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and empathy to develop rapport with residents and family members.
• Working knowledge of quality systems as they relate to the provision of nursing services.
• Computer literacy.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise a team and provide direction.

Employment benefits on offer:

• Competitive remuneration above national aged care award rate
• Salary packaging with fringe tax benefits.
• Please note only short-listed candidates will be contacted
• Housing assistance

To apply

Please apply via the “apply now” button and include your resume and covering letter addressing the selection criteria alternatively you can also contact us on [email protected]