Registered Nurse

Churches of Christ, Golden Age Aged Care Service, Southport

Permanent Part-time Opportunity

The Salary range for this position is currently $38.97 to $47.76 per hour. Hourly rate is based on experience.

Our Benefits:

• Support your work/life balance;
• Supportive and fun team environment;
• Grants (for eligible employees) to assist in formal study;
• Access to online learning platforms to further develop your skills;
• Employee discount program through our large network of retail partners (Bupa Health, Medibank, JB HI-FI etc);
• Weekend and night loading.
• 5 weeks of annual leave, giving you the time to rest and recharge

As a not-for-profit, we offer salary packaging benefits that could see you save up to $18,549 annually! This includes everyday expenses like rent, groceries, and bills, plus including up to $2,649 for meals and entertainment. This is just one of the many ways we ensure your work-life balance is prioritised.

Highlighting the importance of this role

We currently have an exciting opportunity for Registered Nurses to join our team at Golden Age Aged Care Service on a Permanent part time basis. Located in the heart of the Gold Coast, Southport, our 78-bed service is situated amongst beautiful gardens with local shopping and eateries only minutes away.

Working closely with the Service Manager and our Allied Health professionals,

• You will enjoy engaging with our much-loved residents as you evaluate their care needs.
• Your focus will be recognising resident needs and assisting them with services that enrich their daily living.
• In order to ensure that residents' individual care plan requirements are met, you will also provide comprehensive guidance to nursing and care staff.
• The care you provide will have a lasting positive impact on our residents and their families.

Within your varied day, you will:

• Conduct baseline and required focus assessments of individual clients' needs and record findings within a Positive Wellbeing Model.
• Develop and review care plans based on assessment findings of individual client needs, ensuring that care strategies are based on evidence.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of care strategies in consultation with client, their representatives and other members of the care team.
• Maintain client documentation in accordance with electronic documentation and organisational and legislative requirements.
• Liaise and collaborate with internal/external service providers in the provision of services.

What you can bring to the team

You are a dedicated clinician who can effectively communicate at all levels enabling you to achieve best nursing practices. Understanding the importance of providing quality care to our residents, you feel rewarded by creating a genuine impact. You have excellent leadership skills and the ability to guide and direct our personal care workers onsite.

Your experience and qualifications for the role should include:

• A current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse.
• Some residential aged care experience.
• The ability to problem solve using best practice methods and have demonstrated clinical knowledge.
• High level of professional written and verbal communication.
• Current first aid.
• CPR is essential.
• Thorough understanding of the Aged Care Quality Standards.
• Current National Police Check or ability to obtain.

Importantly, you will be someone who closely aligns with our organisational values of: Unconditional Love, Continual Innovation, Mutual Trust, Wise Stewardship and Safety.

To apply

To apply for this position please click the Apply Button. For further information, please contact Golden Age on 07 5509 8555.

We actively encourage and invite applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people for all our positions.

Applications will be assessed as they are received.