Application - Community Registered Nurse

Job No: JBC1074592

Location: Northern Beaches & Northern Suburbs

Closing Date: 27 Nov 2024 AEDT

Make a Genuine Impact in Your Community – Join Us as a Registered Nurse with Just Better Care!

Are you a dedicated Registered Nurse looking to make a real difference in the lives of those around you?

At Just Better Care, we’re passionate about providing exceptional in-home nursing care that transforms lives. We invite you to join our compassionate team and become a vital part of delivering professional, personalised care in your local community.

Why Choose Just Better Care?

• Flexible Work-Life Balance: Enjoy the freedom of a schedule that works for you while making a meaningful impact.
• Independence and Variety: Work autonomously with a diverse range of clients, including children with disabilities and complex needs.
• Professional Fulfillment: Deliver high-quality care and support, seeing firsthand the positive difference you make.

If you’re an empathetic and skilled Registered Nurse eager to contribute to a supportive environment and enhance the lives of those in need, we want to hear from you.  Apply today and start making a difference where it matters most!

About us:

Across Australia Just Better Care provides in-home aged care and disability support services, supporting people to live independently. For over 19 years, we have been supporting older people, and people living with disability, to live independently in their own homes and stay connected to their local community.

Our friendly, compassionate and experienced team makes this possible.

Duties and responsibilities include:

• Travelling between customer’s homes and providing individual and personalised support to customers in accordance with their support plans and/or medical practitioner’s directions.

• Working under the guidance and supervision of medical practitioners, working with allied health professionals, monitoring and communicating the customer’s condition, and other health and wellness related activities.

• Demonstrating a commitment to best practise, ensuring that all services are provided in a caring and respectful way in accordance with Just Better Care’s policy and procedures, and legislative requirements.

• Medication Administration and Complex Clinical Care i.e. palliative care, bowel care/suppositories, catheter care, stoma care, oxygen and more.

• Monitoring and communicating on the customer’s wellbeing and reporting on progress of customers.

• Ensuring that all services are provided in a caring and respectful way in accordance with Just Better Care’s policy and procedures, legislative requirements and program specific guidelines (i.e. DVA Community Nursing).

• Providing training, coaching and guidance to Community Support Professionals, Enrolled Nurses and Support Staff/Case Managers as required.

• Conducting skills assessments of Community Support Professionals performing complex care services as required.

• Demonstrating a commitment to best practice and evidence of continued professional development.

• Participating in staff meetings and attending training opportunities when required.

   

About you:

• Caring, compassionate & friendly

• Demonstrated high level verbal and written communication skills.

• Reliable & dependable

• Proven relationship management with all internal and external stakeholders, as well as good interpersonal, negotiation and problem solving skills

• Ability to work as part of a team

• Comfortable using technology (i.e. mobile devices) for accessing rosters & recording customer assessments & documenting feedback

What you will need:

• Current Registered Nurse registration with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)

• Evidence of continued professional development

• NDIS Worker Screening Clearance 

• Working with Children Check

• Current CPR / First Aid Certificate

• Current Australian Driver’s Licence

• Reliable, registered and insured vehicle (comprehensive insurance is preferred)

• Previous experience in the community care or health/aged care sector (preferred)

• Proof of Vaccination (where relevant) i.e. COVID-19 vaccination certificate

 Next steps:

If you would like to join our growing team and become part of our friendly, professional network please apply today by clicking on “Apply” or give us a call on 02 9934 9999. 

Possible starts with you!