Registered Nurse - Warrina Aged Care facility
Permanent Part-Time and Casual positions available
Classifications as per award, qualifications and experience
About Us
We are a progressive and innovative health service and currently have a Registered Nurse opportunity within Aged care facility, Warrina. With your skill and experience, you will deliver safe, reliable and responsive resident care. Better yet, it is also a great career move as you join a thriving organisation guided by its mission to provide and improve sustainable health and education services for our communities in partnership with them.
Situated on the heart of the Murray River, Yarrawonga Health provides acute, surgical, community and aged care support for the region. We're only a few hours from Melbourne and you'll be enjoying all the region has to offer - from wineries and snow fields to water and boating activities on the Murray River, you'll never be bored!
About the Role:
The Registered Nurse is a member of the multidisciplinary health care team, and uses contemporary standards and evidence to underpin practice. Being part of a multidisciplinary team, staff members will provide high quality nursing care for all residents.
This position will provide a high quality and effective service of assessment, support, advice and referral to enhance health, safety and well-being through involvement with residents and their loved ones.
Yarrawonga Health's clinical staff function as part of the healthcare team, at times working across disciplines, promoting good communication and working relationships between all units.
We are a small rural hospital that functions as one team, clinical staff may be relocated to other areas within the service to assist at times of roster shortages.
About you:
You are passionate about continuing to grow your career within the Rural Health industry. Solution focused and wanting to make a difference, you align your approach to strategise for achieving organisational and divisional goals. You are an employee that instils trust in your clients by demonstrating compassion and diligence.
For full details on the key responsibilities for this role, please refer to the Position Description.
We are looking for individuals who are dedicated, reliable, and possess a genuine passion for helping others. The ideal candidate will exhibit:
- Respect We are accepting and inclusive of the needs, expectations, beliefs and confidentiality of all people..
- Excellence We strive to deliver the highest standards and best outcomes, every time.
- Integrity We are open, honest and transparent, and accountable for our actions.
- Compassion We are empathetic and responsive to the individual needs of every consumer and their families.
- Collaboration We work as one team to deliver the best health outcomes for all consumers
Our staff have access to supportive mentoring, education and development programs. Salary Packaging is available for all staff. The successful applicant will be required to provide a current satisfactory police check prior to commencement.
Qualifications:
- Current Nursing Registration with Australian Health Practitioners Agency (AHPRA).
- Bachelor of Nursing or higher
Key Selection Criteria:
Essential:
- Achievement of competencies of an Registered Nurse in accordance with criteria as prescribed by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia;
- To have previous experience as a Registered Nurse, either in a generalist setting or that of a specialty.
- Demonstrate well-developed communication and interpersonal skills;
- Possess knowledge of relevant legislation, particularly the National Health Reform, National Standards and Aged Care Standards;
- Demonstrated ability to deliver of excellent clinical care standards
- Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and to work independently of others;
- An ability to represent as a resident advocate;
- Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentially.
Desirable:
- Membership of relevant professional body.
- Minimum two years’ general Nursing experience, preferable in an Aged Care Setting
- Knowledge of and experience in quality improvement activities
More Information:
For more information regarding the role contact: Sharon Franklin, Acting Nurse Unit Manager via email on Sharon.Franklin@yh.org.au
All employment with Yarrawonga Health is subject to and conditional upon a satisfactory Police Check, NDIS Worker Screening Check and Victorian 'Employee' Working with Children's Check.
YH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce and follows Equal Employment Opportunity Principles. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with a disability.
All healthcare workers are required to have mandatory evidence of vaccination will be required prior to commencement.
Application Process:
All applications are to be submitted via Yarrawonga Health's website Yarrawonga Health Careers.
Please submit your application including a cover letter, resume, and responses to the key selection criteria found in the position description.
Please refer to the attached position description for full details of the role.
Applications close March 30th 2025