Care Manager - Glenside, Australia - Southern Cross Care (SA, NT & VIC) Inc

Southern Cross Care (SA, NT & VIC) Inc

Verified Company

Glenside, Australia

1 week ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Be the difference. Enjoy great rewards and benefits.

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Fixed term parental leave contract until February 2025: Full time hours

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Incredibly rewarding community role

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Salary Packaging benefits up to $15,900 annually to maximise your take home pay

About the role

The Care Manager - Home Care is responsible for leading the achievement of high quality clinical and care services of the Eastern region within the Home Care portfolio, coordinating resources and activities to achieve person centred care for clients/care recipients that is responsive to the clients assessed needs.

Key responsibilities of this role include but are not limited to;

Ensuring all clients in the region have a current and holistic assessment and a service plan which manages all risks associated with their assessed needs, within their service budget and with a health promoting focus
Actively engaging with the community within the region, with the aim of promoting Southern Cross Care as a Provider of Choice for Support at Home services to older people
Acting as an advocate for a client/care recipient to assist with making informed decisions
Monitoring the quality of comprehensive care planning strategies to ensure the clients quality of life and independence is optimised, while managing risks and duty of care
Ensuring all assessments and documentation meet legislative requirements

For further details regarding the scope of the role, please refer to our website or the attached position description.

About you
We are looking for people who will be the difference in the lives of our residents and clients.

You'll work amongst a multi-disciplinary team to provide integrated care that promotes healthy ageing and well-being, social engagement, prevents frailty and avoidable decline and achieves reablement for clients to optimise their ability to live better in their own home.

Bachelor of Nursing, or recognised equivalent and current registration and practising certificate with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse
Current and unrestricted driver's licence & own registered and insured car
Strong organisational and time management skills
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills as well as the ability to build positive relationships with clients and their representatives
Effective decision making ability, including the ability to identify potential risks and escalate as appropriate within the organisation
Proficient computer and keyboard skills, including the use of community aged care systems/processes (eg, MyAged Care, ACAT, RAS etc)
Ability to demonstrate integrity, calmness and personal resilience

You will be suited to this role if you have a positive mindset and can prioritise well.

You will be passionate about person-centred care, enabling clients to maintain maximum independence, seeking creative solutions in your approaches to overcome any barriers.

About us
Southern Cross Care is one of Australia's leading charitable aged care and retirement living service providers.

We value the diversity in our team, live and breathe our values and offer salary packaging benefits to maximise your take-home pay.

When you work for us, we value you as an individual, care for your well-being and develop your skills to help you build your career.

We reward creativity and provide the stability and flexibility you need. When you work for us, you work better for life.

Applications Close

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4pm on Wednesday, 6th of December 2023