Job Description

Why Choose Amana Living?

Amana Living is one of Western Australia's largest aged care providers, dedicated to meeting the needs of older individuals and their caregivers since 1962. We offer a comprehensive range of services including home care, residential care homes, transition care programs, retirement living villages, day care, respite, and dementia-specific services.

Our Vision: A community where every older person is honoured and valued.

Our Mission: To enable older people to maintain their individuality and provide what is needed to support a fulfilling life.

Our Values: Compassion, Collaboration, Curiosity, Inclusion, and Trust.

We are committed to leading reforms that benefit our workforce, ensuring those who care for others are well supported in their careers.

Our Benefits

• Competitive rates
• Salary packaging benefits up to $18,550
• School holidays childcare assistance
• Continued superannuation contribution for employees who are on paid on unpaid parental leave
• Health and wellbeing programs and more!
• Ongoing training and development to keep your skills growing.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program

At Amana Living, we value diversity and welcome applicants from all backgrounds, including those who identify as living with disability, are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, or members of the LGBTIQA+ community. Join us in making a difference!

The Role: Please Note

We’re on the hunt for a Registered Nurse at Amana Living, you will have a genuine passion for supporting older people and collaborating with the wider team is essential. As a clinical leader, you will leverage your clinical expertise to guide the team towards achieving outstanding care outcomes. Your alignment with the Quality of Care Principles will enable you to effectively support, educate, and mentor your team, ensuring high standards of care and continuous improvement.

This role is being offered as Part time position within our Registered Nurse Permanent Pool, covering our various residential facilities SOR. The roster will be covering hours from 3:00pm to 10:00am, 70 hours per fortnight Monday to Friday each week.

As part of the Registered Nurse Permanent Pool SOR, flexibility is key to meeting the required needs across multiple sites. This staffing model involves employees being part of a

Centralised pool, allowing them to be assigned to different locations within the NOR cluster. It offers increased flexibility for both employees and employers.

• Your rostered shift may occasionally change on the day based on operational needs.
• No Fixed Site Assignment: Employees are not permanently based at a single site. Instead, they are deployed to different locations within a predefined group of sites as needed.
• You may be required to work at different sites within your contracted hours to address clinical requirements.
• Expectations from Employees: Flexibility to adapt to different sites, workflows, and team dynamics. Capability to quickly integrate into new environments while maintaining productivity.

Key responsibilities:

• Perform comprehensive reviews of residents through clinical assessments
• Safely administer medication to residents
• Falls management and prevention
• Complete documentation for residents ensuring accurate care planning and relevant supporting documents
• Supervise the delivery of care plans on a daily basis
• Providing ongoing coaching, mentoring to the care staff
• Comply with Occupational Health and Safety in accordance with Aged Care Standards and Risk Management

Essential Criteria:

• Current AHPRA Registration
• Evidence of COVID-19 and Current Flu vaccinations per Amana Living policies
• Ability to obtain a National Police Clearance (within 6-months validity)
• NDIS clearance (or willingness to obtain)
• Successful completion of pre-employment medical and reference checks
• Knowledge of the resident classification scale, accreditation and continuous improvement
• Willingness to attend 3 days paid induction at our Rivervale Training Institute

How to apply

If you are interested in this role and meet the essential criteria, please click the "apply now" button. Amana Living reserves the right to close this position prior to the closing date. Shortlisting and interviews will commence immediately.