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Registered Nurse - Townsville

Job No: MCS112447

Location: Townsville

Employment Status: Part-time, Full-Time

No. of Vacancies: 5

Closing Date: 5 Oct 2024 AEST

About the role

Mercy Community Aged Care Services are on the search for a Registered Nurse (Permanent Full-Time or Part-Time) role based in Loreto - Townsville.

This position is responsibility for coordinating person-centred care to residents and supervision of staff across one or more clusters within the residential care facility. Working collaboratively within a professional team to provide excellent care and to improve the independence and quality of life of all residents.

This role entails but not limited to:

Providing safe and competent clinical management and nursing interventions in accordance with recognised standards of practice & monitor and oversee staff practices to ensure a coordinated approach to resident care
Ensuring residents, their families and significant others are included in the care planning process and engaged in decisions affecting the resident
Coordinating and monitoring the planning, implementation and evaluation of service outcomes and nursing care standards
Preparing ANACC documentation so that funding is optimised

About you:

Registration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse (mandatory)
Experience in leading a team and supervising staff
Be an Australian Citizen, Australian Permanent Resident, visa holder with no work restrictions

Why Mercy Community

Mercy Community a Catholic not-for-profit that provides a wide range of services supporting families and young people, people living with a disability and the elderly. All our work is driven by our core values of Compassion, Integrity, Dignity & Empowerment.

At Mercy Community, we support our employees to reach for opportunities both within their area of expertise as well as in a new field. Build a career with us and explore the possibilities of moving upwards into leadership roles or discover a new location across our broad geographic footprint.

Being part of the Mercy Community team, means you have access to some fantastic benefits, such as:

Increase your take home pay through the use of generous salary packaging - up to $18,550 per annum of your salary is available as a tax-free component
Provide you and your immediate family free, professional and confidential counselling services including specialised First Nations counsellors

Depending on your role, you may also be eligible:

For annual influenza and/or other vaccination reimbursements
To receive pay bonus’ of $500 for successful employee referrals
To cash out or purchase annual leave and to take advantage of extra leave entitlements

We also ensure all our employees have access to a wide variety of excellent learning and development tools to continue your professional and personal development. This includes making sure you have access to a range of other career pathways and opportunities across Mercy.

APPLY NOW! Please note we may contact applicants prior to closing date so not delay in applying.

Mercy Community Services is a Circle Back Initiative Employer and commit to respond to every applicant.

For any queries, please contact MCSCareers.Mailbox@mercycs.org.au.

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EMPLOYMENT STATUS

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RIGHT TO WORK

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Do you hold minimum qualifications of a Bachelor of Nursing with AHPRA registration? If Yes, please list your AHPRA Registration Number.*

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WORKPLACE HEALTH & SAFETY

Mercy Community is committed to building and maintaining a safe workplace free from harm. We are committed to the health and safety of all employees and contractors and where required, we will make reasonable attempts to accommodate your needs should you be successful (please note, your response to these questions will not necessarily affect your application for the position you applied for).

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PROBITY REQUIREMENTS

As part of the Mercy Community recruitment process, you will be required to complete a criminal background check, therefore please ensure that the answers to the below questions are true and accurate. Please note that your response to the following PROBITY questions will not necessarily affect your application for this position.

Do you have any criminal convictions or finding of guilt recorded against you?*

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Please select the following that apply. I have a CURRENT valid: *
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2. Volunteer Blue Card
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5. QLD Worker Screening Clearance
6. NDIS Worker Screening Clearance
7. Criminal History Check (issued within the last 3 months)

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EQUITY & DIVERSITY

At Mercy Community, we foster an inclusive culture of one that acknowledges and embraces differences in all its forms and leverages the benefits diversity and inclusion brings to our people, customers and community. Mercy Community collects the below information for diversity reporting purposes only and the answers to these questions do NOT form part of the assessment in determining your suitability for the role. The information collected is treated confidentially.

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Do you identify as someone who is living with a disability and/or an impairment?

(Please note, letting us know you have a medical condition or disability will not exclude you from being considered for a position. Where possible we will do our best to accommodate your needs.)*

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SOURCING

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Safeguarding at Mercy is taking actions to promote and ensure the welfare of children and adults at risk, protect them from abuse or neglect and supporting an awareness of whole community responsibility to help and protect all in need.

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Registered Nurse - Townsville

Job No: MCS112447 Location: Townsville Employment Status: Part-time, Full-Time No. of Vacancies: 5 Closing Date: 5 Oct 2024 AEST

Personal Details * Required field

Questions

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

RIGHT TO WORK

WORKPLACE HEALTH & SAFETY

PROBITY REQUIREMENTS

EQUITY & DIVERSITY

SOURCING

Job No: MCS112447

Location: Townsville

Employment Status: Part-time, Full-Time

No. of Vacancies: 5

Closing Date: 5 Oct 2024 AEST