At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide nursing care in a fast-paced emergency department and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team.
- Company: Join a leading Northern QLD hospital known for its supportive environment.
- Benefits: Enjoy agency rates, accommodation, and travel allowance.
- Other info: Opportunity for short-term contracts with potential for ongoing work.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in patients' lives while gaining valuable experience.
- Qualifications: Minimum 3 years in Emergency Nursing and relevant certifications required.
The predicted salary is between 40.5 - 49.5 $ per hour.
Job type: Temporary
About the role
A Northern QLD hospital requires a Registered Nurse (RN) in Accident & Emergency from 25 May 2026 to 19 July 2026 (and additional periods).
The Emergency Department is a Level 4 clinical service with adult and paediatric clients.
The ED includes 2 Resuscitation/Trauma bays, 3 High Dependency (HDU) bays, 12 acute bed spaces, 5 Paediatric bays, 12 Fast track, 16 short stay beds, 2 Mental health and 1 isolation HDU bay and sees on average over 150 patients per day.
Responsibilities
Provide nursing care to patients in the emergency department, triage and assess patients, manage acute conditions, administer medications, record patient information, and collaborate with the multidisciplinary team.
Maintain compliance with infection control, medication safety, and reporting protocols.
- Minimum Experience
- Minimum 3 years experience in an Emergency Department.
Desirable Experience
- Knowledge of ie MR and proficiency in using this system.
- Previous experience working in Australia, QLD Health and/or Mackay HHSM.
- Mandatory Competencies
- Advanced Life Support (ALS) certificate.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certificate.
- Manual and patient handling.
- Infection control including hand hygiene.
- Mandatory reporting of reasonable suspicions of child abuse and neglect.
- Occupational Violence Prevention Training incorporating de‑escalation skills, situational awareness, and maintaining personal safety.
- Medications management including QPHS (Drugs and Poisons) Regulations November 2012.
- Additional Training and Requirements
- Integrated electronic medical record training.
- Online induction training.
- Other training as requested by Health and Hospital Services (HHS).
- Must hold medical registration with AHPRA and have the right to work in Australia.
Benefits
- Agency rates.
- Accommodation provided & Travel Allowance.
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