Health care jobs: New kid on the block
Sydney-NSW-Australia
December 10, 2019
Educator Mely Estanislao, Dr Frenn Aben and Erwin Abinguna at the Sydney Seniors and Disability Expo in Homebush
They’re the new kids on the block; they connect and they care.
“They” refers to Kalinga Health, from the Filipino word for ‘care’, an online job search platform, using an App for health care workers.
“Kalinga is a revolutionary healthcare mobile app that connects customers to care providers 24/7”, says CEO and founder Dr Frenn Aben, who finished Medicine at De La Salle University in Dasmarinas, Cavite and who has worked in the Newcastle and Central Coast areas.
Educator Mely Estanislao, Dr Frenn Aben and Arline Nicolas in front of the Kalinga Care exhibit at the Sydney Seniors and Disability Expo
Dr Aben said Kalinga aims to improve how clients search for, and hire, care providers according to their specific requirements and at more competitive rates.
His founding team includes: • Nurse Aira Abinguna, chief operating officer, who has been engaged in healthcare for over nine years, with experience in clinical and administrative roles in aged care facilities. • Entrepreneur Arline Nicolas, head of Marketing, who had owned and ran a successful telecom construction company in the Philippines before migrating to Australia. • Nurse Bob Bilaos, head of Product Development, who had worked with various institutions in different countries since 2010, enabling him to see the challenges both healthcare providers and clients face. • Software engineer Vaibhav Namburi, chief technical officer, who had built and led 48 software applications into production.
“It’s a win-win,” Dr Aben smiles, as he patiently explains the theory behind the Kalinga App:
• Easy-to-use interface.
• Enables aged care and disability clients to connect with carers and nurses who best meet their needs at competitive rates.
• No high agency commissions to pay.
• Healthcare workers can choose the hours and location they’d like to work.
• Healthcare workers have control over their hourly rates.
Dr Aben said skilled nurses, certified nursing assistants and companions from various locations across Sydney have been signing up with Kalinga.
To register, go to the App and provide a 100-point Justice of the Peace-attested identity check, an Australian Business Number, and a national police check.
Healthcare workers can quote rates between $20-50 per hour based on their current level of experience, education and training.
Dr Aben, however, recommends that healthcare workers “start low as one develops a profile and ratings improve.”
Kalinga currently serves these areas in metropolitan Sydney: Eastern Suburbs, Hills District, Northern Beaches, Northern Suburbs, Lower North Shore.
Further information is available at www.kalingahealth.com.au .
Watch out for the new kid on the block!