ACE Nurse: Acute Care of the Elderly (Full-Time)

Health; Adelaide; Hybrid; AUD 79,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Superannuation

Salary Sacrifice

Job summary

Lyell McEwin Hospital in Adelaide's north seeks Registered Nurses for the Acute Care of the Elderly (ACE) unit. Full-time contracts run to 30 July 2027, offering substantial opportunity to deepen clinical expertise within a major public health network.

Applicants must hold current RN registration with AHPRA, have acute inpatient experience (preferably with older adults), and demonstrate strong assessment and patient-centred care within a busy metro hospital.

Qualifications

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (AHPRA).
• Experience in an acute inpatient setting, ideally with older adult or general medical populations.
• Sound clinical assessment skills and ability to manage complex, co-morbid presentations.
• Ability to work within a large public health network and pace of a busy metro hospital.
• Commitment to person-centred, culturally safe care aligned with SA Health's Care Always values.
• Understanding of comprehensive geriatric assessment principles.

Responsibilities

• Assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating individualized care for acutely unwell elderly patients.
• Collaborating with medical, allied health, and support staff to coordinate safe, timely patient journeys.
• Recognising and responding to clinical deterioration using escalation frameworks.

Skills

RN registration

Acute care

Clinical assessment

Cultural safety

Education

Bachelor of Nursing

Job description

Lyell McEwin Hospital in Adelaide's north seeks Registered Nurses for the Acute Care of the Elderly (ACE) unit. Full-time contracts run to 30 July 2027, offering substantial opportunity to deepen clinical expertise within a major public health network.

Applicants must hold current RN registration with AHPRA, have acute inpatient experience (preferably with older adults), and demonstrate strong assessment and patient-centred care within a busy metro hospital.