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Enrolled nurse aged care jobs in Australia

Sanctuary Recruitment is an aged care recruitment consultancy that is employing enrolled nurses for aged care jobs across Australia. Through our longstanding relationships and solid connections within the industry, we are assisting with staff shortages on a permanent, contract and temporary/casual basis.

We are recruiting enrolled nurses for aged care homes across the country. If you are an enrolled nurse and are looking for a new opportunity or would like to get into aged care, contact us today.

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Enrolled Nurse - Aged Care | Regional & Remote WA Contracts

Enrolled Nurse

Are you an experienced Enrolled Nurse with a background in residential Aged Care? Ready to swap city life for the charm of regional or remote WA?

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Enrolled Nurses | Aged Care | Local Casual Shifts

Adelaide SA

Enrolled Nurse

We are looking for Enrolled Nurses with Residential Aged Care experience in Metro Adelaide and Regional areas.

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Duties of an enrolled nurse in aged care

An EN (enrolled nurse) is a qualified healthcare professional who has obtained a Diploma of Nursing.
They work in the scope of their practice usually underneath a registered nurse and with
assistant in nursing/personal care workers to provide high quality care to residents.

Roles and responsibilities of an enrolled nurse include the following:

Providing routine care such as assisting with hygiene and ADLS (activities of daily living)
Administering medications
Reporting and care planning, which will document residents conditions and ongoing medical support required
Recording any changes to a resident and escalating this to the appropriate individual(s)
Liaising with doctors and other external parties when necessary
Providing support to families

Our ENs work on an ad-hoc basis, on AM, PM and night shifts. We have
an amazing team of enrolled nurses within Sanctuary and we are always looking for
passionate and committed individuals to join our community.

If you are interested in working with Sanctuary, give us a call today on: 02 8459 8101

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Enrolled nurse roles across Australia

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