At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead emergency care and make a real impact in a dynamic environment.
- Company: Colac Area Health, dedicated to high-acuity urgent care.
- Benefits: Permanent part-time role with competitive pay and professional growth.
- Other info: Join a supportive team and enhance your clinical expertise.
- Why this job: Step into leadership while providing critical care in a rural setting.
- Qualifications: Registered Nurse with emergency nursing experience and leadership skills.
The predicted salary is between 69300 - 84700 $ per year.
An exciting opportunity to lead emergency care. Make a real impact.
Colac Area Health is seeking an experienced and motivated Registered Nurse with emergency nursing experience to join our high acuity Urgent Care Centre as an Associate Nurse Unit Manager (ANUM).
Our Urgent Care Centre operates as the front line of acute and emergency care for the Colac Otway region — managing the full spectrum of high-acuity presentations, including trauma, stroke, STEMI, respiratory emergencies, and critical care. We see the full breadth of acuity across ATS Category 1–5, from immediate life-threatening emergencies through to lower-acuity presentations. It's a rural setting with genuine emergency-scope practice — autonomous decision-making, rapid assessment, and resuscitation-level care, where you're a key decision-maker from the moment a patient arrives. This is an ideal opportunity for a senior emergency nurse who wants hands-on acute clinical work paired with real leadership responsibility.
- Registered Nurse with current AHPRA registration
- Significant experience in Emergency, Urgent Care, ICU or Critical Care nursing
- Current or willing to update/obtain Advanced Life Support (ALS) certification
- Experience triaging patients in accordance with the Australasian Triage Scale
- Postgraduate qualification in Critical Care, Emergency Nursing or equivalent or, willing to work towards
- Proven ability to lead and coordinate teams in a fast-paced environment
- Demonstrated experience managing:
- Acute Stroke patients
- Mechanical ventilation
- BiPAP/CPAP/Mechanical ventilation
- Deteriorating and critically unwell patients
- Adult and paediatric patient retrieval
- Previous ANUM, Team Leader or Clinical Nurse Specialist experience
- Experience mentoring and developing staff
If you're a confident emergency nurse who thrives in a dynamic environment and is ready to step into leadership, we'd love to hear from you.
Applications will be assessed as they are received and interviews may be scheduled prior to the closing date.
We respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Owners of Country upon which we work, the Gulidjan people and their Elders past, present and future.
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