Glenn Asschert Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

The Associate Nurse Unit Manager (ANUM) in Community Palliative Care provides leadership and clinical expertise to support patients receiving palliative care in a community setting. This role involves assisting the Nurse Unit Manager (NUM) with the management and coordination of palliative care services delivered in patients homes. The ANUM works closely with an interdisciplinary team to ensure the delivery of high-quality, compassionate care that respects the dignity, needs, and preferences of patients and their families.Key Responsibilities - Support and collaborate with the Nurse Unit Manager (NUM) in managing daily operations of the community palliative team.- Act as a team leader and role model for the nursing team, offering guidance, mentorship, and clinical guidance to staff.-Oversee the triage process for incoming palliative care referrals, assessing the urgency and appropriateness of each case.- Coordinate with healthcare providers to gather necessary clinical information and ensure smooth transitions into care.- Provide timely and compassionate phone support to patients, families, and caregivers seeking guidance on palliative care options.- Serve as a primary contact for clinical staff seeking advice guidance, and support via phone on palliative care issues including symptom management, care planning, and best practices.- Assess patient needs and determine appropriate staff allocations based on clinical requirements, staff competencies, and patient acuity

Malvern, Melbourne, Victoria

Key responsibilities:•Being the shift team leader and clinical expert for the team, leading the coordination of nursing and health care across different care contexts to facilitate optimal health outcomes, providing support and guidance.•Providing ongoing safety assessment in the home, identifying the need for additional services, and facilitating referrals to the multidisciplinary team and/or community services.•Educating patients and families on symptom management, including medication management, risk management, general nursing care, end-of-life care, and management strategies for carer distress.• Organising and facilitating discharge planning within a multidisciplinary approach.•Communicating and consultation with other relevant health professionals, service providers, and community and support services.•Using evidence-based practice and decision-making.•Identifying the need and facilitating medical review and/or transfer to the hospital as required.•Triage community calls for documenting clinical information and outcome.•Acting as the emergency response coordinator according to local and organisational policies and procedures.•Participate in family meetings regarding patient care and discharge planning.•Providing an integrative and multidisciplinary treatment approach that helps patients maintain physical, mental, and emotional health.

Prahran, Melbourne, Victoria

Key Responsibilities:•Being the shift team leader and clinical expert for the team, providing support and guidance.•Report risk, escalate accordingly to appropriate senior staff per policies and procedures, and ensure follow-up.•Managing complaints and concerns in conjunction with the nurses and doctors according to hospital policy, protocols and procedures.•Ensuring all palliative care standards are met, and PCOC assessments are reviewed and monitored with appropriate interventions.•Organizing and facilitating discharge planning within a multidisciplinary approach.•Maintain communication with hospital security and engineering regarding relevant concerns/events.•Responsibility for overseeing the process after the patient has deceased, including compliance with policy and legislative requirements.•Triage community calls documenting clinical information and outcome.•Assisting the service in managing human resources effectively and ensuring the skill profile matches optimal service delivery on a shift-by-shift basis.•Manages demand and capacity, including the flow of patients to beds and the provision of adequate skill mix and resources for prospective shifts.•Acting as the emergency response coordinator according to local and organisational policies and procedures.•Utilising Kronos for rostering, payroll and operational purposes.

Prahran, Melbourne, Victoria

Key responsibilities:•Deliver evidence-based palliative care to patients.•Works effectively as a multi-disciplinary team member, maintaining effective communication and teamwork. •Participate in family meetings regarding patient care and discharge planning. •Provided direction and supervision to Enrolled nurses and ward assistants and mentoring student nurses.•Work within specific workplace health and safety guidelines and report concerns, near misses and clinical risks to the appropriate line managers and Riskman.•Responsible for checking, administrating and evaluating medication administration according to policy and procedures.•Provides an integrative and multi-disciplinary treatment approach that helps patients maintain physical, mental, and emotional health.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Key responsibilities:• Creating the organisation's mission and vision statements.• Identifying new business opportunities and building quality referral networks.• Developing innovative palliative care approaches with effective resource allocation and strategic planning.• Recruiting, training and managing nursing scheduling to meet the quality standards, policies and procedures • Analysing business needs while soliciting patient feedback for process improvements. • Providing education and advice to patients, families and staff on pain and other symptom management.• Assisting decision-making relating to end-of-life care and grief and bereavement support. • Building and maintaining relationships with hospitals and palliative care services providers. • Coordinating and participating in delivering long-term patient care ensuring compliance.• Managing equipment and maintaining a stock inventory.• In charge of marketing and social media content.

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Mebourne, Victoria, Australia

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