Better at Home Care Coordinator

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Better at Home Care Coordinator

Central Gippsland Health | bairnsdale, VIC, AU

Posted 13 days ago

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Description

  • EFT- Full Time 6month contract (Maternity Leave Replacement)
  • “Dip your toe” into Care Coordination at CGHS
  • Innovative Model of Care
  • Challenging and rewarding work environment
  • Ongoing training and development opportunities

    • About Department

    The Better@Home Team is a small and supportive team with a diverse group of professionals who are passionate about supporting patients to receive specialised care closer to home and improving the wellbeing and health outcomes of patients in our community.

    This State initiative seeks to integrate home-delivered and virtual care models with remote monitoring to support the way we view and deliver health care to our patients ensuring it is truly person-centered.

    About the Role

    The Better@Home Care Coordinator will walk beside the participants on their journey to achieve outcomes that matter to them and in the setting of choice. This is achieved by using tailored individual care plans, daily monitoring of symptoms and regular coaching to improve their activation in their health and keep them in the community and out of hospital living their best life. Important identification of referrals to support independence & better health is key component of is coordination role.

    Duties

  • Develop individual care plans that focus on the outcomes that matter to the participant
  • Provide daily monitoring and regular, coaching for activation support
  • Deliver a “team” response to patient and client outcomes, working closely with specialists, GP's, Nurse Consultants, and the wider MD team in all aspects of the journey. Including effective and timely communication.
  • Complete case notes and statistics regularly and efficiently.
  • Continue to look for opportunities to develop and enhance the program and relay ideas to the team

    • About You

  • Excellent communication skills including an ability to develop rapport with people quickly
  • Good Time management skills
  • Experience in case management
  • Team Player
  • Understanding of health and the health system

    • Benefits

  • Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Staff Car Park
  • Culture of continuous improvement