Clinical Care Partner
- Coordinate clinical care for older people receiving in-home aged care services across the Macarthur region, managing an allocated caseload and available funding.
- Assess and monitor clinical needs and risks, coordinate referrals and continuity of care, and collaborate with consumers, representatives and health professionals.
- Work full time, Monday to Friday, between the Grasmere office and client visits, with participation in a remote on-call roster.
Requirements
Are you an organised and empathetic RN or EN who is passionate about effective clinical care coordination? Would you like to support clients throughout Macarthur? Join our growing Carrington at Home team!
- Coordinate key clinical Aged Care In-Home services to support older people to continue living independently.
- Enjoy a varied, rewarding, local full-time role, in a collaborative team.
- Local role in an established but growing organisation committed to best practice
About Us
Carrington located in Grasmere is a not-for-profit centre of excellence, providing a focus on person-centred quality care and health services to consumers of Independent Living, Residential Care and Community Care. At Carrington, we are committed to providing quality care for our Consumers so they can live a happier, healthier more independent life.
The Opportunity
As a Clinical Care Partner within our community care services, you will guide older people through their care journey within the Support at Home (SaH) program and the Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP). You will support older people with complex, changing or high-risk clinical needs, managing an allocated clinical caseload, including coordination and monitoring of services and available funding. Working collaboratively with older people, their representatives, our Care Partners and other health professionals you will support safe, coordinated care, independence, wellness and quality of life at home. Enjoy this varied, full-time role working 8:00am - 4:00pm, Monday to Friday between our Grasmere office and cyclically visiting your clients across the Macarthur region.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborating with Care Partners, clients, representatives and other providers to integrate clinical recommendations with consumer goals, preferences, service arrangements and available funding
- Supporting consumers and their representatives to understand proposed clinical care choices and arrangements and the financial impact of service choices
- Providing clinical assessment and oversight of caseload, and addressing clinical risks appropriately, such as deterioration or changes in condition
- Monitoring and following up clinical issues, including medication incidents, wounds, falls, behaviours of concern and significant clinical events
- Coordinating continuity of care through clinical referrals and appointments, and following hospital presentation, discharge or significant changes in need
- Monitoring and ensuring that clinical service arrangements are within client's allocated service budget, ensuring arrangements remain appropriate and sustainable
- Participating in monitoring service outcomes, clinical audits, clinical education and continuous improvement activities
- Participating in an on-call roster (remotely) to ensure timely service provision.
About You
Essential Criteria:
- Current unrestricted AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse (RN) or Enrolled Nurse (EN) & approved nursing qualification supporting registration as a nurse in Australia.
- Completed medicines administration education, as recorded on current AHPRA registration, and demonstrated current competence
- Clinical experience relevant to the care of older people, preferably in a community setting
- Ability to recognise deterioration and respond appropriately to clinical risk
- Experience in clinical assessment, care planning, referral coordination and case conferencing
- Accurate clinical documentation, digital literacy and effective organisation of an allocated caseload.
- Clear communication and effective collaboration with consumers, representatives, workers and health professionals
- Culturally safe and inclusive approach to person-centred care.
- Driver’s License & First Aid Certificate.
- Unrestricted right to work in Australia and ability to obtain a background check (National Criminal History Check / NDIS Worker Check)
Desirable:
- Experience in community, aged care, primary care or chronic disease management
- Further education in wound care, medication safety, dementia care, palliative care or infection prevention and control.
Enjoy our Benefits
- Competitive pay, including annual review with performance-based increases
- Not for profit Salary Packaging (up to $15,900 + $2,650 meals/entertainment options) to optimise your income & pay less tax
- Enjoy “Carrington Day” – an Additional Christmas Public Holiday each year
- Wellbeing program providing a comprehensive support network at your fingertips 24/7
- Paid parental leave including superannuation
- 15% employee discount at our Rocksalt restaurant
- 10% off full price shoes at a local shoe store
- Free onsite parking across our picturesque estate
To Apply
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