Registered Nurse - Day Surgery and Treatment Unit

Queensland Health; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous leave entitlements

Salary packaging

Job summary

Queensland Health in Brisbane is seeking a Registered Nurse for the Day Surgery and Treatment Unit at Princess Alexandra Hospital. You will deliver expert nursing care, perform assessments, plan and evaluate care, and support patients in a fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes infusion nursing, IV therapy, vascular access management, and continuous professional development within a leading public health system.

Qualifications

• Current nursing knowledge and skills with infusion nursing experience.
• Ability to assess patient needs, prioritise care and recognise clinical deterioration.
• Commitment to professional development and collaborative practice.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality nursing care through assessment, care planning, implementation and evaluation.
• Safely administer IV and subcutaneous therapies, monitor patients and manage infusion reactions.
• Assess, insert and manage peripheral IV cannulas in line with guidelines and competencies.

Skills

Infusion nursing experience

Clinical judgement

Compassionate care

Education

Nursing degree

Registered Nurse credential

Job description

Registered Nurse - Day Surgery and Treatment Unit

Deliver expert nursing care in a collaborative, fast-paced environment where every patient counts.

Your new role:

Join the Day Surgery and Treatment Unit at Princess Alexandra Hospital, where you'll play an important role in delivering safe, compassionate and person-centred care. In this role, you will:

• Deliver high-quality nursing care through comprehensive patient assessment, care planning, implementation and evaluation.
• Safely administer intravenous and subcutaneous therapies, monitor patients and recognise and upscale infusion-related reactions.
• Assess, insert and manage peripheral intravenous cannulas in accordance with clinical guidelines and competencies.

About you:

You are a compassionate and motivated Registered Nurse who takes pride in delivering evidence-based, person-centred care. You bring sound clinical judgement, a commitment to professional development and the ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment. You will bring:

• Current nursing knowledge and skills, with experience in infusion nursing or a relevant clinical specialty.
• An understanding of safe IV and subcutaneous medication administration, infusion monitoring and management of vascular access, with current peripheral intravenous cannulation (PIVC) competency.
• The ability to assess patient needs, prioritise care, recognise clinical deterioration and expedite concerns appropriately.

What we can offer you:

• We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
• We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
• We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role
• You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

About us:

The Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) is a tertiary health care centre providing care in most major adult specialties. We provide world class health care to Brisbane City's southern suburbs across emergency, medical, mental health and surgical services, including liver and kidney transplant.

We are nationally recognised for our expertise in trauma management and organ transplants and are one of Australia's leading academic and research health centres. The PAH as a major medical research precinct hosts Australia's most advanced medical research facility, the Translational Research Institute (TRI) as well as a new Clinical Research Facility for the discoveries made at TRI to be trialed in a safe clinical environment.

We're expanding our hospital to make sure everyone gets the care they need. We're adding more beds, modernising our buildings, and improving our spaces to treat kidney and cancer patients with all new services and facilities planned to open by 2027.

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.

We are better together.