Community Registered Nurse, Grade 2
- Ballan, Ballarat & surrounding Locations
* Casual position - Ballan, Ballarat & surrounding areas.
* Weekdays and occasional weekend shifts available
* Make a difference to the lives of our clients.
* Generous salary packaging options.
ABOUT THE ROLE:
mecwacare’s Home Nursing Service is seeking an experienced community Registered Nurse Gr 2 to provide home based nursing care to our clients. Our service offers home based nursing care in order to reduce hospital stays and improve long-term patient health.
The successful applicants will provide holistic and evidence-based nursing to a variety of clients of all ages for post-acute care (PAC) or hospital in the home (HITH) patients. Services to be provided could include wound care, IDC or stoma care, medication administration and supervision, blood glucose monitoring and application of compression stockings, administration of IV antibiotics.
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:
* Registered Nurse grade 2 with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
* Community nursing experience
* Acute nursing experience
* Initiative and strong decision making skills;
* Effective time management and problem solving abilities;
* Current driver’s licence and registered vehicle.
* Current NDIS Clearance
DESIRABLE:
* Community nursing experience
* Experience working with children with disability.
* Current Working with Children Check
ABOUT US:
mecwacare is a leading not-for-profit organisation that has been supporting Victorians for more than 65+ years. We are a values-based, care-driven organisation that provides residential, community and in-home nursing, care and support services for the elderly and people living with a disability. mecwacare supports more than 20,000 people each week across greater Melbourne and regional Victoria. We are a rapidly growing organisation with a diverse workforce of more than 3000 employees and 500 volunteers, representing 89 nationalities and speaking 100 languages.
All successful applicants will need to have and/or undergo a successful Police Check