NURSES' EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFICATIONS. The following employment classifications and definitions apply to this Agreement: Assistant‐in‐Nursing (without qualifications) means a person, other than a registered nurse, enrolled nurse, AIN (qualified) or Care Service Employee who is employed in nursing duties in a residential aged care facility, and is in the process of obtaining a Certificate III. It is expected that such employees obtain a relevant Cert III qualification within their first year of employment in order to progress into the incremental scale for qualified AIN’s immediately following below. An Assistant‐in‐Nursing (qualified) means a person, other than a registered nurse, enrolled nurse, AIN (without qualifications) or Care Service Employee who is employed in nursing duties in a residential aged care facility, and holds a minimum qualification of either a Certificate Level III in Aged Care Work or other appropriate Qualifications/Experience acceptable to the employer. For the purposes of this classification, nursing duties includes: • giving assistance to a person who, because of disability, is unable to maintain their bodily needs without frequent assistance; and/or • carrying out tasks which are related to the maintenance of a person's bodily needs where that person because of disability is unable to carry out those tasks for themselves; and/or • performing some domestic duties (i.e. kitchen, laundry, cleaning) provided the majority of work is in nursing care; and/or • assisting a registered nurse, enrolled nurse or an employee with a Certificate IV or other relevant qualifications/experience in the course of their duties; and/or • in addition an AIN with a certificate III qualification can assist residents with medications within a delegated or assigned range of duties, subject to legislative requirements. Assistant in Nursing ‐ Team Leader means an employee who holds either a Certificate Level III in Aged Care Work or other appropriate Qualifications/Experience acceptable to the employer and who is designated by the employer as having the responsibility for leading and/or supervising the work of other Assistants in Nursing. A.I.N. Care Team Coordinator Grade 4 – Level 1 means an employee who holds either a Certificate Level IV in Aged Care Work or other appropriate Qualifications/Experience acceptable to the employer, and who is designated by the employer as having the responsibility for leading and/or supervising the work of other Assistants‐in‐Nursing and/or Care Service Employee...
NURSES' EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFICATIONS. The following employment classifications and definitions apply to this Agreement: Assistant in Nursing means an employee, other than one registered or enrolled pursuant to the Australian Health Practitioner Registration Agency (APRHA) whose substantial employment involves (i) giving assistance and care to a person who is unable to maintain their bodily needs without frequent assistance; (ii) carrying out tasks which are directly related to the maintenance of a person’s bodily needs where that person because of a disability is unable to carry out those tasks for themselves; and / or (iii) assisting a Registered Nurse or an Enrolled Nurse. Assistant in Nursing at Churches of Xxxxxx in NSW (Fresh Hope Care) must have or be working towards the qualification of Certificate III in Aged Care work. Assistant in Nursing - Team Leader means an employee by appointment who holds either a Certificate Level IV in Aged Care Work or other appropriate Qualifications/Experience acceptable to Fresh Hope Care and holds medication endorsement who is designated by Fresh Hope Care as having the responsibility for leading and/or supervising the work of other Assistants in Nursing and may assist in the administering of medication under the direction of the Registered Nurse.
NURSES' EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFICATIONS. The following employment classifications and definitions apply to this Agreement: Assistant in Nursing means a person, other than a registered nurse, trainee or enrolled nurse or Care Service Employee who is employed in nursing duties in a residential aged care facility. Assistant in Nursing - Team Leader means an Employee who holds either a Certificate Level III in Aged Care Work or other appropriate Qualifications/Experience acceptable to the Employer who is designated by the Employer as having the responsibility for leading and/or supervising the work of other Assistants in Nursing. Clinical Nurse Consultant means a registered nurse appointed as such to the position, who has had at least five years' post registration experience and who has in addition approved post registration nursing qualifications relevant to the field in which they are appointed or such other qualifications or experience deemed appropriate by the Employer. Clinical Nurse Educator means a registered nurse with relevant post registration certificate qualifications or experience deemed appropriate by the Employer, who is required to implement and evaluate educational programmes at the residential aged care facility. The Clinical Nurse Educator shall cater for the delivery of clinical nurse education at the residential aged care facility. The Clinical Nurse Educator may also be responsible for new Employee orientation at the residential aged care facility. A nurse will achieve Clinical Nurse Educator status on a personal basis by being required by the residential aged care facility to provide the educational programmes detailed above. Nothing in this clause shall affect the role carried out by the Clinical Nurse Specialist as a specialist resource and the Clinical Nurse Consultant in the primary role of clinical consulting, researching etc.
