Care Manager - Rockhampton

Mercy Community is seeking a strong clinical leader to join Leinster Place, our 80-bed residential aged care home in Rockhampton.

This is a key leadership role supporting the Facility Manager and providing clinical oversight, team guidance and accountability for resident care outcomes.

If you are an experienced Registered Nurse who understands aged care reform, AN-ACC, compliance and real clinical leadership.

About the Role

The Care Manager supports the Facility Manager in the overall accountability for clinical governance, quality and resident outcomes across the home.

You will:

• Provide hands-on clinical leadership and oversight
• Ensure care plans, assessments and documentation are compliant and meaningful
• Oversee risk areas including wounds, falls, medication, nutrition, hydration and continence
• Support SIRS management and incident response
• Prepare the home for audits and accreditation activity
• Coach, guide and hold nursing and care staff accountable
• Support a strong, positive and safe clinical culture

This role is suited to someone who is confident, calm under pressure and capable of leading through change.

About You

To be successful, you will have:

• Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse
• Strong experience in residential aged care
• Demonstrated knowledge of AN-ACC, accreditation and aged care reform
• Experience leading and developing clinical teams
• Confidence in managing audits, documentation and regulatory compliance
• Strong communication skills with residents, families and multidisciplinary teams
• A proactive approach to risk management and quality improvement

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, do 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.