Careers at Summit Care: Position Description
Role: Registered Nurse
Essential Qualifications
- Current registration with Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia
Desirable Qualifications
- Post-basic experience and/or qualifications in gerontological nursing
- Knowledge and experience in working in health or aged care
- Demonstrated people management skills
- Demonstrated ability to achieve goals within set timeframes
- Capacity to have initiative and be innovative
- Computer literacy
- High level of written and verbal skills
- Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
- Knowledge of and commitment to Quality Improvement, OH&S and Infection ontrol practices and principles
Role Summary
As a Registered Nurse within SummitCare you will be accountable to the Manager - Care & Lifestyle for the overall clinical areas within the facility. It is the Registered Nurse’s responsibility to ensure the total care of residents, including planning, assessment, evaluation and delivery of care is carried out in accordance with individual needs of residents. Along with resident care the Registered Nurse is responsible for co-ordination of staff. This shall be carried out in accordance with the purpose vision and operating principles of the organisation.
