Job Description

An Equal Opportunity Employer and with a multicultural and diverse workforce.

Health Care Worker Reference number: PD23 n

Position title: Health Care Worker Employment type: Part Time Department: Residential Aged Care Responsible to: Director of Nursing Location: Sea Lake Closing date: Open Contact person: Meagan Allan & Alexandra Webster (Director of Nursing) Contact number: Position description: PD23 - Health Care Worker Pdf Document(526.5 kb)

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The Health Care Worker is a member of a multidisciplinary health care team responsible for the provision of quality nursing care, within the boundaries of education, competencies and skills, under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, to meet the personal care needs of customers. The incumbent will provide quality services in a manner that maintains and enhances the independence of customers and maximises their lifestyle options. The HCW will ensure all customers are provided with a safe, secure, and friendly setting where individual choice and decision making are encouraged. The HCW will provide personal care assistance to community clients living at home.

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- Proven ability to apply high ethical standards, and represent MTHCS in a professional manner.
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- Certificate III in Individual Support or willing to obtain.
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- Good communication and organisational skills.
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- Knowledge and understanding of the special needs of older people.
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- Knowledge of and skills to perform personal care tasks as required.
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- Relevant experience appropriate to the work required by this position.
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- Current Victorian Driver's Licence.
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- Current Police Check.
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- Understanding of issues related to OH&S; including infection control, manual handling and hazard identification.
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- Current First Aid Certificate
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Key responsibilities nn
- Systematically plan,



implement and evaluate care for all residents.
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- Assisting with activities such as showering, dressing, toileting, grooming, and leisure activities maintaining the dignity and privacy of each resident.
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- Promote positive and harmonious relationships between residents, relatives and staff through excellent interpersonal skills.
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- All staff members are expected, as part of their role in providing a safe environment for both customers and staff members, to attend specific mandatory training appropriate to the Health Care Worker position andorganisational requirement.
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- Provide companionship and emotional support, fostering a caring and comfortable environment for residents.
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- Fulfils duty of care, including ethical practices.
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- Interaction with residents, families and friends in a helpful and positive manner.
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- Works as a multi-disciplinary team member.
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- Working in collaboration with nurses, doctors, and other healthcare professionals to ensure the best possible care for our residents.
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- Accurate and comprehensive documentation relating to progress with customers care plan.
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- Reports issues relating to customers and service provider safety.
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- Practice reflects organisational and service area policies and procedures.
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- All staff members shall be expected to maintain strict confidentiality in relation to all matters pertaining to MTHCS activities.
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- Other duties as directed.
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Child Safe Organisation n





Mallee Track Health and Community Service is committed to preventing child abuse, identifying risks early, and removing and reducing these risks.

Occupational Health & Safety and Environmental n

All MTHCS employees will:

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- Ensure that they take reasonable care to protect their own health and safety, and the health and safety of others.
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- Use any equipment provided for health and safety purposes.
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- Obey reasonable instructions given by MTHCS in relation to health and safety at work.
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- Help MTHCS meet our duty of care, such as by undertaking hazard inspections.
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- Comply with all MTHCS OHS policies and procedures.
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- Ensure they do not interfere with or misuse anything provided in the interests of health and safety.
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Section 21 of the Occupational Health & Safety Act 2004, requires an Employer to provide and maintain, so far as is reasonable and practicable, a safe workplace for all employees and ensure that no employee is placed at risk of injury while performingthe duties and responsibilities required by their position.

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To comply with this obligation, MTHCS requires all candidates/employees to have the mental and physical capacity to safely perform the inherent requirements of the position they are applying for (or have been appointed to).

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If a risk is identified and fitness to safely perform the duties of the position needs to be determined, MTHCS with the agreement of the candidate/employee, will arrange an independent medical assessment to determine capacity to safely perform the inherentrequirements of the position to minimise the risk of injury or aggravation of any pre-existing condition the candidate/employee may have.

Compulsory Training n

As per the schedule.

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Conducted as per appraisal schedule.

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