Care Coordinator - Melbourne, Australia - Western Health

Western Health

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Melbourne, Australia

1 week ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Location:
Melbourne | Western Metropolitan

Job type:
Part time

Organisation:
Western Health

Salary:
Salary not specified

Occupation:
Health and Allied Health, Nursing, Aged Care

Reference: 52498

We are looking for an experienced
Nurse or Allied Health professional who is passionate about integrated care and patient flow; and has experience in complex discharge planning to join our ACE inpatient Care Coordination team in a part-time ongoing role.

The Advice Coordination and Expertise (ACE) Inpatient Team, supports patient care via the delivery of a service model that is committed to the principles of providing integrated care to patients.

Inpatient Care Coordinators are allocated to Medical Units within Western Health and are responsible for facilitating access to community services to ensure a safe and sustainable transition from hospital to home.

Western Health is committed to streamlining and responding quickly to patient needs, enabling them to easily navigate the health system.

As part of this model of care, the ACE Care Coordinators are crucial in identifying clients and working with other services/programs to ensure that clients get the right service mix to safely support care in the community

EFT Available - Permanent, part-time 0.8 EFT

To be Successful in this Role you**- Have an appropriate qualification in nursing or allied health and eligibility for registration with relevant body
- have at least 3 years clinical experience in relevant setting including acute and community
- will have experience and a preference for working in multi-disciplinary teams
- have experience in assessment of people with complex needs, discharge planning and care planning

About Us
Our workforce of over 11,000 employees are driven by our values of 'Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety' (CARES). We value our people and provide them the opportunity to grow and develop. Our teams are friendly and supportive, ensuring we deliver a safe, person-centred and connected patient experience.

Western Health is in a period of rapid growth.

Our services comprise of four acute public hospitals:
Footscray Hospital, Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women's and Children's), Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh & Melton Hospital.

We also operate Sunbury Day Hospital, Hazeldean, Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care, as well as community health centres in Melton, Caroline Springs and Bacchus Marsh and a range of community-based services.

We care for a diverse community of more than 1 million people with complex care needs ranging from Neonates to Geriatrics.

Our employees enjoy a wide range of benefits such as: