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Home Care Registered Nurse - East

  • Home Care - Eastern Region, SA, Australia
  • Permanent Full time
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Be the difference. Enjoy great rewards and benefits.

Working with Southern Cross Care means you are valued, supported, and rewarded. Our Bee Well program gives you great discounts on groceries, travel, and health insurance, plus resources to boost your wellbeing. You will also enjoy salary packaging to help you take home more pay while building a career that makes a real difference.

 

Permanent Full Time Position - 76 Hours per fortnight

  • Monday to Friday 0830 to 1636

 

About the role

The Registered Nurse Home Care reports to the Care Manager and is responsible for delivering high quality clinical and care services to achieve person centred care for clients and care recipients that is responsive to their assessed needs.

Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to;

  • Responsibilities include conducting assessments, reviews, and developing budgets for clients to create service plans that manage risk and promote health.
  • nurse delivers best-practice nursing services in clients' homes or via telehealth and manages clinical matters such as wound care, continence, nutrition, and medication monitoring.
  • The role involves leading and supervising direct care staff, ensuring all documentation meets legislative requirements, and responding to incidents.
  • The nurse must work safely, adhere to WHS policies, and report hazards.

 

For further details regarding the scope of the role, please refer to the position description.

 

About you

  • Holds a Bachelor of Nursing, or recognised equivalent
  • Current registration and practising certificate with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency as a Registered Nurse
  • Current Driver’s Licence (Class Car) and Own registered and insured car
  • Current First Aid Certificate (HLTAID011) & Current CPR Certificate (HLTAID009)
  • Proven experience in clinical nursing, delivering high-quality care to older adults with cognitive impairment and complex needs.
  • Strong leadership experience in supervising and mentoring direct care staff.
  • Skilled in working with clients from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

 

About us

Southern Cross Care is one of Australia’s leading charitable aged care, health and retirement living service providers. We value the diversity in our team, live and breathe our values of Service, Courage and Compassion 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 wellbeing 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.


Apply online: careers.southerncrosscare.com.au/jobs/search

Enquiries: nichole.fraser@southerncrosscare.com.au

Applications close: Thursday 2nd April 2026 at 4:00pm

 

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