Rac Assessment Officer

• Part Time or Full Time Fixed Term opportunity until June 2027 + Community Nursing 4 ($107,390 pa) or AHP Grade 2 ($92,874 - $106,801 pa) + 11.5% super + Salary Packaging benefits
• Access to monthly Accrued Days Off + Benefit from ongoing employee development
• Based across Brimbank, Melton, Wyndham and Hobsons Bay LGAs + Opportunity to Work From Home – Travel will be required

Single Assessment Service (SAS) as part of the North West Melbourne Aged Care Assessment Alliance

The Single Aged Care Assessment System (SAS) has been set up by the Health Department to simplify and improve access to aged care services. The SAS includes assessments for all aged care services, including Aged Care Assessments and Residential Aged Care (RAC) Funding Assessments.

This position is responsible for completing RAC Funding Assessments at Australian Government funded aged care homes. This position will also work alongside the Clinical Aged Care Assessors to provide care needs assessments for people that are 65 years or older (50 years or older for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people) who require assistance with everyday tasks. In doing this, the assessor will consider the restorative, physical, medical, physiological, cultural and social dimensions of clients care needs.

This is a Fixed Term position until 30 June 2027 (Funding Based Activity Project). There is flexibility to consider Full Time or Part Time, with a minimum commitment of 0.6FTE (3 days). The role is classified under either awards, depending on your qualifications and experience -

• Community Nursing 4 offering $107,390 under the Nurses and Midwives (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2024-2028; or
• Allied Health Professional Grade 2 offering $92,874 - $106,801 under the Victorian Stand Alone Community Health Centres Allied Health Professionals Enterprise Agreement 2021-2022

You will make a difference by

• Managing an assessment caseload and conduct Residential Aged Care (RAC) assessments
• Deliver RAC Funding Assessments at Australian Government funded aged care homes, applying the AN-ACC Tool via My Aged Care to complete assessments that facilitate improved access to aged care services.
• Empower clients by encouraging their active participation ensuring services are tailored to meet individual needs.
• Maintain compliance with statutory and organisational standards by ensuring accurate client data, upholding quality care standards and meeting regulatory requirements.
• Commit to partnering with Residential Aged Care facilities to facilitate effective client engagement and participation.

To succeed you will need:

• Tertiary qualifications in Nursing, Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy with current and unrestricted registration with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Minimum of 5 years demonstrated experience delivering services in aged care setting and/or to aged persons ie geriatric evaluation, rehabilitation, palliative care, community nursing, people living with dementia.
• Strong ability to conduct comprehensive, holistic client assessments and developing complex, individualised care plans that optimise independence and wellbeing, ensuring the highest standards of care and client-centred outcomes.
• Maintain client data and record accuracy and integrity, including the My Aged Care portal
• Strong communication skills, to effectively collaborate, engage with stakeholders and work within a multidisciplinary environment.
• Ability to identify, assess and manage risks proactively, ensuring compliance with applicable standards, regulations, and guidelines.
• Current and valid Victorian driver’s licence and Working with Children's Check.

We will offer you:

• Flexibility Access plenty of options to flex your work and life commitments through our Flexing with IPC Health program.
• Learning and development Opportunity to explore and participate in our Innovation and Professional Development Framework.
• Supportive Environment Connection is our strength. We respect and support each other and work collaboratively to create a force of good. Be inspired and well supported by our passionate leaders and creative staff.
• Celebrate achievements Feel valued and recognised as an important part of One Team IPC Health. Be part of an award winning supportive organisation that values and celebrates growth.
• Attractive Benefits Generous salary packaging benefits including novated leasing, paid parental leave, access to accrued days off, free onsite car parking, free and confidential employee assistance program.

What next?

If you are passionate, creative and want to make a difference, we want to hear from you. All you need to do is visit our careers page, read the role’s Success Profile, submit your resume and respond to a few questions.

To find out more about the role, please contact Chantelle Balberona - Team Leader Single Assessment Service at chantelle.balberona@ipchealth.com.au or 0490 763 474.

Applications close on 3 January 2025 at 11:30PM.

Our Story

We are One Team IPC Health. We are passionate we go above and beyond, demonstrating understanding and respect for our communities and each other. We make a difference we act with purpose, measure our results and celebrate our achievements. We are creative we learn, experiment and innovate.

At IPC Health, we are visionaries for community health and wellbeing. Innovation in action is at the heart of everything we do, because we know that innovation can create amazing change and have an incredible and far reaching impact for individuals, our communities, and for our industry. We prioritise those who face obstacles to getting health services tailored to their needs and work with and for them in a deeply connected way. This enables us to acutely understand their needs and challenges.

We are committed to maintaining a barrier-free environment for all and welcome individuals of diverse backgrounds, including but not limited to, those from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse and the LGBTI communities to apply for our job opportunities.

If you require a reasonable workplace adjustment to support you during the interview process please email Careers@ipchealth.com.au with your request. Reasonable workplace adjustments are changes that are necessary and achievable to enable a person to efficiently perform their role to the best of their abilities. A reasonable workplace adjustment can be requested at any time in the recruitment process or as a part of employment with IPC Health.