Care Coordinator @home - 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: 53612

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 Western Health at Home Care Coordination team in a part time ongoing role.

The role of the Care Coordinator (CC) is essential to the Western Health at Home teams in providing clients and carers' with care coordination and management of their chronic illness, and navigation of the Health and Primary care system.

The CC is responsible for comprehensive patient assessments in the home, providing self-management support and coordinating patient healthcare needs across the health care continuum.

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 Care Coordinators are crucial in identifying services/programs in the community, to ensure that clients get the right service mix to safely support care in the community.

To be Successful in this Role you will

Have an appropriate qualification in nursing or eligibility for registration with relevant body.
Possess at least 5years experience within community nursing setting with recent acute care experience.
Have experience in assessment and management of people with chronic disease & complex needs, discharge planning and care planning.
Clinical experience and knowledge within Mental Health Services is highly desirable.

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: