Care Coordinator- Rehabilitation in the Home Program

Your career in healthcare made personal

At Medibank we’ve recently unified our health services under one brand – Amplar Health. 

Core to the Amplar Health strategy is substantial growth in our hospital substitution, hospital avoidance and clinical home care delivery. We are an ambitious organisation with the vision of becoming Australia’s leading Hospital in the Home service provider.Your OpportunityOur Rehabilitation in the Home (RITH) Program enables clients to commence the rehabilitation and recovery phase within the comfort and security of their own home. Our experienced clinical team, work in collaboration with Medical Practitioners to ensure the most appropriate care is in place, coordinating an individual rehabilitation plan based on multidisciplinary service delivery and client centric goals. 

We require passionate Care Coordinators to work within the RITH program delivering vital services and coordinating care for our clients. Offering part time opportunities (minimum 0.5 FTE), you will have the option to work from home anywhere in Australia.

A typical shift will look like

Using your clinical skills, you will support and provide care and services to patients in their home and remotely over the phone whilst contributing to the promotion, planning and development of services for all Amplar clients together with:

•    Conducting initial home assessments and onboarding of clients and coordinating appropriate care plans
•    Coordination of in-home services to support the rehabilitation and recovery of clients
•    Building and maintaining effective relationships with a variety of different stakeholders including primary and secondary care organisations and your non-clinical support team
•    Monitoring patient progress and updating care plans as appropriate
•    Liaison with healthcare professionals and specialists
•    Discharge planning including referrals to long term services
•    Provision of telephone support, education, and advice

Our Care Coordinators work a rotating 7-day roster between the hours of 7am to 8pm. You will be rostered to work alternate weekends but enjoy the flexibility to work some shifts in the comfort of your own home. What will set you apart from the rest?Working in this highly autonomous position you will have an organised and flexible mindset that allows you to meet the unique needs of your clients. You will be client and goal focused who is driven to achieve positive customer outcomes together with:

•    Minimum 3 years' experience as a Registered Nurse with unrestricted AHPRA registration
•    Experience within community/home care packages sector is highly desirable 
•    Exceptional communication skills and the ability to build a rapport with clients
•    Strong clinical reasoning skills and the ability to ‘think outside the square’
•    Proficient computer skills and ability to navigate systems
•    Ability to work autonomously but contribute to a supportive team

What sets us apart from the rest?

Along with the benefit of joining an innovative organisation transforming the delivery of health care, working with us means;•    Great work life balance- flexible working options available
•    Work anywhere from Australia in the comfort of your own home
•    Permanent part time positions with a leading healthcare business
•    Competitive remuneration- salary plus superannuation plus penalties
•    Supportive team environment with full training provided 
•    Subsidised Medibank private health insurance

If you have the skills and experience we are searching for we will be in contact shortly.