Clinical Nurse

Queensland Health; Mareeba Shire; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Queensland Health’s Mareeba Hospital is seeking a Clinical Nurse for the Emergency Department in a rural Queensland setting. You will deliver advanced level nursing care, provide leadership to other staff, and ensure patient-centered, evidence-based practice within a busy ED.

This role offers the chance to live in one of Australia’s most beautiful tropical regions while contributing to Far North Queensland health outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Influence and promote high standards of clinical practice within a multidisciplinary team.
• Be accountable for planning, provision and communication of nursing practice including evaluation and revision of practice, and for staff and client safety across a shift.
• Provide leadership to effectively plan, manage and evaluate patient care activities at an advanced practitioner level within the specified clinical setting and promote patient flow in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team.
• Apply critical thinking across all the domains.

Job description

Looking for more than just a nursing job?

Looking for more than just a nursing job? Join the Rural and Remote Services as a Clinical Nurse in the Emergency Department and experience the unique opportunity to deliver care that truly matters – while living in one of Australia’s most beautiful and relaxed tropical regions. You will provide advanced level clinical skills to ensure patient-focused evidence-based nursing care. You will provide leadership and support to other nursing staff within the Emergency Department.

Make the move. Make a difference.

Looking for more than just a nursing job? Join the Rural and Remote Services as a Clinical Nurse in the Emergency Department and experience the unique opportunity to deliver care that truly matters – while living in one of Australia’s most beautiful and relaxed tropical regions. You will provide advanced level clinical skills to ensure patient-focused evidence-based nursing care. You will provide leadership and support to other nursing staff within the Emergency Department.

About us:

Mareeba Hospital services a local population of approximately 10,500 people, and provides a variety of inpatient, outpatient, and emergency services. The facility has an overnight capacity of 52 beds, including 12 maternity beds, as well as supporting clinical and diagnostic services such as allied health, medical imaging, pharmacy, and pathology.

The Mareeba region features local attractions such as mountain bike riding, various wineries, and several coffee plantations, and is a short drive away from other scenic towns in the Atherton Tablelands region.

We’re committed to improving the health and wellbeing of people in Far North Queensland by providing high quality acute health care services.

Our values were developed by our staff, patients and community. They guide our work and actions every day. Our staff are part of the community we serve. We believe that we can improve health outcomes by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of their local health services.

About your opportunity:

In this position you will…

• Influence and promote high standards of clinical practice within a multidisciplinary team.
• Be accountable for the planning, provision and communication of nursing practice including the evaluation and required revision of practice, and for staff and client safety across a shift.
• Provide leadership to effectively plan, manage and evaluate patient care activities at an advanced practitioner level within the specified clinical setting and promote paitient flow in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team.
• Apply critical thinking across all the domains.

For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD)evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.

What we offer:

Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health service offer a number of workplace benefits. Besides attractive remuneration, generous superannuation, salary packaging and career development opportunities, we value a healthy work/life balance that allows you take advantage of the sunshine, hiking tracks, swimming spots, reef and rainforest.

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