Registered Nurse
Core
Provide clinical leadership and direct high-quality, person-centred nursing care to residents in an aged care setting.
Role type
Registered Nurse in charge (clinical leadership)
Builds
Safe, responsive, and appropriate nursing care for residents
Domain
Aged care / Healthcare
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Clinical assessment, critical thinking, medication management, wound care, care planning, emergency response, team delegation, clinical documentation
Preferred skills
Experience in aged care or community care, ability to manage complex clinical deterioration
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Lead the care team during shifts, assess and respond to health changes and emergencies, administer medications and treatments, develop individualized care plans, coordinate with GPs and allied health professionals, delegate tasks to care workers, maintain clinical documentation
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC with leadership duties