Registered Nurse | Canberra

Ageing Australia; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 76,000 - 197,000; Full time

Job summary

Contract Care is seeking Registered Nurses to join our agency workforce across Canberra and Yass. We partner with multiple residential aged care facilities to keep nurses on consistent local rosters, avoiding long travel or scattered shifts.

Applicants must hold AHPRA registration, ≥12 months aged care RN experience, and current First Aid/CPR with vaccinations. You will join a supportive team focused on quality resident care and flexible scheduling.

Qualifications

• Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse (Division 1) with no restrictions.
• Minimum 12 months' Australian aged care experience as an RN.
• Confident with medication management, wound care, care planning and ACFI/AN-ACC documentation.
• Current National Police Check or NDIS Worker Screening Check.
• Current First Aid and CPR certificates.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care across Canberra & Yass aged care facilities.
• Assist with medication administration and documentation.
• Support residents and families, ensuring safety and well-being.
• Coordinate shifts and onboarding with allocations team.

Skills

Medication management

Wound care

Care planning

ACFI/AN-ACC docs

First Aid

CPR

COVID-19 testing

Nursing home care

Education

AHPRA Registered Nurse (Division 1)

Job description

Health, Medical & Pharmaceutical
Source: uWorkin

Skills Required: Confident and Emotionally Stable Care Planning Administration of Medications Nursing Home Care Wound Care First Aid and Preparedness Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) COVID-19 Testing

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Description

Contract Care is looking for experienced Registered Nurses to join our agency workforce across Canberra & Yass. We work with multiple residential aged care facilities in Canberra, Yass and the surrounding region, and we focus on keeping our nurses on consistent local rosters - not chasing one-off shifts across the state.

About the Candidate

• Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse (Division 1) with no restrictions
• Minimum 12 months' Australian aged care experience as an RN
• Confident with medication management, wound care, care planning and ACFI/AN-ACC documentation
• Current National Police Check (or NDIS Worker Screening Check)
• Current First Aid and CPR certificates
• Up-to-date COVID-19 and seasonal influenza vaccinations
• Right to work in Australia

Whether you're looking for full-time agency work, a few shifts a fortnight around family commitments, or extra hours alongside your permanent role, we'll work around what you need.

Pay & shifts

• Agency pay rates: $55-$143 per hour
• AM, PM and night shifts available
• Weekday and weekend shifts across multiple partnered aged care facilities
• Choose your own availability - work as much or as little as suits you
• Same-day and advance bookings via our allocations team
• Local-focused agency - minimal travel between shifts across Canberra and Yass
• Consistent, ongoing work with the same facilities - build real relationships with residents and staff
• Consultants who specialise in aged care, with combined 10+ years in the sector
• Fast, supportive onboarding so you can start earning quickly, National

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