Job Demand: High
Average weekly wage: $1,917
Where you could work:
Hospitals - Allamanda Private, Gold Coast University Hospital
Aged Care Centres - Ozcare, Bluecare, Anglicare
Nurse Managers do the following tasks:
- Developing, implementing and monitoring policies and objectives of nursing care as they apply to units, staff and community groups
- Coordinating the allocation of human and material resources for a health service unit such as recruitment of staff, human resource management, preparation of budgets and fiscal management
- Monitoring and controlling the performance of nursing and support staff within the unit, and providing leadership
- Initiating studies to evaluate the effectiveness of nursing services in the unit in relation to objectives, costs and nursing care
- Promoting working relationships with community agencies and health and education providers
- Contributing to organisational objectives in relation to quality, safety and risk management