Are you an experienced Care Manager looking for your next opportunity to work in a dynamic leadership role, driving clinical and operational excellence? If you're driven by the desire to make a meaningful impact on the lives of residents in a residential aged care home, this key leadership role could be your perfect fit. Join our team and take on the responsibility of ensuring the highest quality of care for our residents.
Who we are: As a proud not-for-profit organisation since 1922, Respect Aged Care serves older residents through our high standard of care and community. Our focus is on giving back to older adults by fostering communities of belonging. Headquartered on the northwest coast of Tasmania, our philosophy is: Everyone deserves the right to a life well-lived, with dignity and respect. Our organisation is constantly growing, with many homes and thousands of residents and employees across Victoria, New South Wales, and Tasmania. Respect also has home care services in multiple states, and more than 700 units in different retirement villages and independent living communities.
The Opportunity: We're on the lookout for a skilled and enthusiastic Care Manager to join the team at our St Johns home in Wangaratta, Victoria on a full-time basis. As a valued member of our dynamic clinical team, you'll be pivotal in delivering safe, competent, and contemporary clinical care to our residents. Moreover, you'll play a crucial role in providing supervision and support to registered nurses, enrolled nurses, and personal carers, ensuring a resident-centric approach and high level of customer service.
The Care Manager is responsible to plan, allocate, and delegate duties and facilitate the delivery of care according to documented policies and procedures. The Care Manager will contribute to the effective administration of human, material, and fiscal resource management according to budgetary requirements.
The Care Manager will use their high-level clinical skills and knowledge as an experienced Registered Nurse to achieve best practice clinical standards, while providing strong leadership in a resident-focused care environment. They proactively contribute to building a workplace culture that embraces innovation and collaboration in order to support our residents to "live life as they choose".
Essential: Successful completion of a minimum Bachelor Degree in Nursing (RN) for all aged care facilities. Current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). Minimum 3 years experience in residential aged care. Working knowledge of the requirements of the Quality Agency Standards, Specified Care and Service Principles of the Aged Care Act, Documentation Standards, Residents Rights, Aged Care Funding Instrument and other relevant legislation, regulations and codes of practices. Sound clinical knowledge and skills in accordance with contemporary practice. Current National Police Certificate (or ability to acquire). Desirable: Previous nursing management experience. Experience and involvement in accreditation processes. To be considered for employment with Respect, each candidate must satisfy the legislative requirements of Aged Care Worker Screening to ensure suitability to work in the aged care industry. What we can offer you: Competitive remuneration and benefits, including the 15% Aged Care Work Value increase. Attractive pay incentives, along with not-for-profit salary packaging. Up to $5,000 relocation allowance to assist with relocation (if applicable). The chance to engage in purposeful work within a values-driven organisation. Long-term job security in an industry resistant to economic fluctuations. A thriving, positive organisational culture that prioritises well-being. Abundant prospects for personal and professional growth through learning and development initiatives. Our purpose: To care for the elderly in our communities in an environment of respect, value, and belonging.
Our Values: Respect - Treat all people with fairness and dignity.
Care - Look after and protect the elderly, and each other.
Teamwork - Encourage, cooperate, and build trust.
Courage - Do the right thing, even when it's difficult.
Integrity - Be open, honest, and trustworthy.
Innovation - Think differently to solve problems.
Excellence - Drive quality to continuously improve.
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