Company Description:

Summerset St Johns is a beautifully landscaped, brand new, premium village located in the heart of the eastern suburbs, with spectacular views of Rangitoto Island and Auckland City.

Job Description:

We are looking for an inspirational Wellness Coordinator who is looking for their next challenge to provide leadership and direction to our brand-new village. Working Full Time Monday - Friday, you will be able to make a difference by providing top quality services and providing best of life care to our Summerset residents.
The Wellness Coordinator works as part of the resident care team with the GP/NP, Reporting to the Resident Experience Manager with Care Centre Manager providing professional supervision.
As part of the Wellness Coordinator role, some of the tasks you will be responsible for are:

• Conducting wellness, chronic disease and primary health screening assessments following requests from village residents
• Providing nursing services and interventions as indicated and within the scope of practice including wound care, post-surgery and procedure monitoring, continence support for catheters, support with medication administration and education
• Respond to residents' general health-related inquiries, offer advice, and refer them to appropriate healthcare professionals when indicated
• Assisting residents to plan when their health declines and their support
• Running vaccination clinics for village residents and staff (in conjunction with the pharmacy and/or GP practice) as indicated by each annual vaccination programme for influenza, Covid-19 and other relevant vaccinations within the scope of the incumbent
• Maintaining professional, accurate and up-to-date documentation in compliance with company policies and legal requirements
• Fostering a positive and friendly atmosphere within the village by engaging with residents and their families, understanding their individual needs, and promoting a sense of community.
• Management of clinical supplies and equipment

Here, you'll gain experience and skills you'll use through your entire career.

Qualifications:

Our successful applicant will have:

• A NZ Registration and a current Practicing Certificate
• Good communication skills both written and verbal
• Excellent clinical skills and knowledge of ageing well practices for older people
• Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team
• Honesty and integrity
• Current First Aid certificate

Additional Information:

Come to Summerset
Summerset's known for its excellent benefits and strong sense of values around care, teamwork and drive for excellence. With some of the best benefits in the sector, some of these include:

• Weekend rates of an additional 40% of the hourly rate
• Overtime rates at T1.5
• Birthday leave
• Quarterly draws to win one of three $3000 vouchers.
• We hold our annual company Applause Awards where we recognise and thank those that exemplify bringing the best of life.
• We contribute to your fundraising efforts for nationwide charities.

By bringing the best of life to our residents, we stand apart in the aged care sector. There's truly no better place to develop your nursing career.
We welcome overseas applicants for this role who are currently working through relocation or looking to move to NZ. Please note all applications will be considered on merit.
The safety of our residents and staff is important to us. For this reason, we require all our employees to be fully vaccinated and boosted against Covid-19 before commencing work at Summerset The safety of our residents and staff is important to us. For this reason, we require all our employees to be fully vaccinated and boosted against Covid-19 before commencing work at Summerset