Job Description This residential facility is a spacious facility on the East Coast of Tasmania. They are currently seeking a Registered Nurse

FUNCTION:

- To ensure the direct care needs of clients are met, through the implementation, oversight and continuous evaluation of care plans and individualised nursing needs of clients.

- Supervision and direction of other enrolled and registered nurses, personal care attendants and support workers

- To work within the philosophy of the organisation to achieve the highest possible standard of care delivery to residents

- Contribute to the maintenance of residential care standards required to achieve accreditation

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Maintain and ensure full compliance with all accreditation outcomes.

- Assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care for consumers according to accepted nursing

- practice and standards

- Work in consultation with other health professionals and members of health teams, and co-

- ordinate the care of consumers

- Provide interventions, treatments and therapies such as medications, and monitor responses to

- treatment

- Review, update and clarify each client’s care plan

- Promote health and assists in preventing ill health, by participating in training and other relevant

- activities

- Answer questions and provides information to clients and families about treatment and care,

- within your scope of practice

HEALTH AND PERSONAL CARE

- Delivery of high-quality care to clients

- Assistance in overseeing specialised nursing needs to clients





- Accurate documentation of resident needs in assessments, care plans and progress notes

- Following of care plans in the delivery of care to all clients

- Oversee, update, reassess and ensure the accurate implementation of all care related

- documentation – e.g. care plans, assessments, wound charts, palliative care plans etc

- Ensuring clients choice is maintained in care delivery by providing appropriate assistance with

- personal care in accordance with care plans

- Ensuring clients independence is maintained in care delivery

- Ensuring clients are prepared for all appointments, outings and activities

- Reporting of care need changes to the Clinical Care Coordinator

- Prompt assistance is given to residents when it is requested

- Assistance provided to doctors when required

- Identify trends in care needs e.g. infections and reporting of same including client evaluations

- Acting at all times to protect the rights of residents, including confidentiality, privacy, individual

- choice and decision making

MEDICATION DELIVERY:

- Completion of medication competency requirements

- Secure delivery of medication to residents





- Following of all policies and procedures relating to medication

- Ability to identify medication incidents and accurately report same

MAINTENANCE OF DOCUMENTATION SYSTEM:

- Assist with the maintenance of a document control system throughout the facility that demonstrates continuous improvement and meets the requirement of accreditation

- Maintain accurate documentation notes, assessments and care plans

- Demonstrate accuracy and efficiency in the submission of documentation to relevant government

- departments within appropriate timeframes, where required

COMMUNICATION:

- Communicate effectively with care recipients, showing patience, tolerance and understanding

- Demonstrate a high degree of effective teamwork

- Respect and maintain privacy and a high degree of confidentiality in relation to all dealings with staff, clients and others and in relation to the organisation

ORGANISATION:

- Organise time and workload to allow for maximum work productivity in the time allocated

- Use safely and economically all equipment and supplies necessary to complete duties

- Work unsupervised as required

SAFETY:

- Ensure personal work practices comply with the organisational work, health and safety policies and procedures

- Maintain a safe environment for all workers and clients within the organisation by reporting and documenting incidents or hazards in accordance with the policies of the organisation

- Abide by fire safety p

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