Registered Nurse

at  3Bridges Community

The role of the Registered Nurse is to support the 3Bridges Allied Health Team, by providing direct service delivery to Home Support Program clients and help in assisting the team to achieve their capacity through the provision of multidisciplinary care.
As well as carrying a clinical caseload, the Registered Nurse will work within their scope of practice and competence as a clinical leader as well as providing education and training as required. They will also lead the training and development of less experience nursing staff and act as a pillar for professional development within the practice, actively seeking to enhance the practices, procedures, and protocols within the Allied Health Team.

The Registered Nurse will:

• Conduct comprehensive and systematic nursing assessments to meet the client’s physical, cognitive and psychosocial health and wellbeing needs using relevant evidenced based assessment frameworks
• Conducts Level 3 and Level 4 Home Care Clinical Assessment and reassessments and establish clinical goals in collaboration with the client and relevant others to improve the client’s participation
• Undertake reassessment of the client when changing condition/needs/deterioration are identified
• Support skill development and identify ways to engage clients to maximise their potential with a high level of customer service and independence
• Plan, implement and evaluate care, interventions and treatments in line with evidence-based practice to meet a client’s fundamental and complex care needs, including but not limited to medication management, wound care, pressure care, dementia screens, and incontinence
• Educate clients, families/carers, and support workers (as required) on intervention implementation and care plan
• Develops appropriate reports identifying client’s support needs and requirements
• Develop systems to collect information required for reporting, planning and overseeing implementation of services
• Keep accurate and complete records of work activities in accordance with legislative requirements
• Ensure all financial records, billing and invoices are completed in a timely manner for self and staff
• Manage nursing waitlist
• Complete supervision and/or performance management on an as needs basis with all nursing staff
• Develop learners and other team members by providing guidance teaching, supervision and mentoring
• Complete administration duties as delegated by the Manager and report outcomes