Registered Nurse - Post Acute Care Coordinator
Horsham, VIC, AU, 3400
Permanent Part Time | 20 Hours per week
YW15 | $59.09 per hour
About the Role
The Post Acute Care (PAC) Coordinator is responsible for coordinating short-term support services for patients discharged from Grampians Health and other public hospitals. The role delivers up to 28 days of funded care, including personal, nursing, domestic, and community assistance, to support recovery and independence at home.
Aligned with the Hospital Without Walls framework, this position ensures seamless care transitions between acute, subacute, and community settings. Through collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and community providers, the PAC Coordinator strengthens care pathways and promotes high-quality, person-centred care across the region.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct intake, screening, and assessment processes to ensure safe and timely discharges.
- Develop and review individualised care plans in partnership with patients, families, and providers.
- Coordinate and monitor the delivery of in-house and external support services.
- Provide clinical guidance and support to PAC Health Care Workers.
- Facilitate referrals and smooth transitions to ongoing community-based care.
- Maintain accurate documentation and uphold professional, person-centred standards in all interactions.
Qualifications & Experience
- Registered Nurse with current AHPRA registration and practising certificate.
- Strong experience in acute, subacute, or community settings.
- Demonstrated advanced assessment, clinical reasoning, and care coordination skills.
- Proven ability to manage competing priorities and perform under pressure.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills to build effective professional relationships.
- Proficiency in relevant systems (e.g., OPAL, UNITI, RIMS, Microsoft Teams) and understanding of healthcare funding streams (desirable).
To see a full copy of the Position Description please click here.
Interested?
Click APPLY or if you wish to discuss the role prior to applying, contact Zoe Frew, Team Leader - Hospital Without Walls on 0475709731 for a confidential discussion.
Job applications close: Thursday, 18 December 2025.
About Grampians Health
Grampians Health provides healthcare to a large region at our campuses based in Ballarat, Dimboola, Edenhope, Horsham and Stawell.
Our mission is to deliver sustainable healthcare tailored to evolving community and workforce needs. We strive to enhance services and careers, providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Joining Grampians Health means being part of a diverse team, with a variety of career opportunities in acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care and support services.
Culture & Benefits
At Grampians Health, we recognise our staff are our greatest asset. We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, patients, residents, visitors, volunteers and contractors at all sites.
- Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
- Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
- Access to Fitness Passport membership
- Staff rewards and recognition programs
Horsham Region
Located on the banks of the Wimmera River, Horsham is the retail, business & service centre of the Wimmera region. With a growing population of approximately 20,000, Horsham is a vibrant city in which to live, work and play. Horsham offers affordable housing, education and accessible community services.
With natural attractions such as the Grampians National Park, Mount Arapiles and the Little Desert National Park nearby, there is plenty to see and explore.
If you are dreaming of a career change with country lifestyle, Horsham is the place for you. To learn more about Horsham please click – Visit Horsham
Diversity and Inclusion
All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check.
All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role-dependent.
Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce.
We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.
