Registered Nurse - Emergency Department

Queensland Health; Mount Isa City; On-site; AUD 105,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Isolation bonus

Airfares annually

Superannuation 12.75%

Salary sacrificing

Staff accommodation or rental subsidy

Professional development support

Job summary

Queensland Health's Mount Isa Hospital Emergency Department is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to deliver high-quality, patient-centred emergency care in a fast-paced rural setting. You will work with a multidisciplinary team to support communities across North West Queensland, expanding your emergency nursing capabilities and building clinical confidence.

This permanent, full-time role offers autonomy, variety and meaningful impact, with isolation and travel allowances, generous

Qualifications

• Mandatory requirements: relevant tertiary degree in nursing and appropriate registration/licences.
• Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent required.
• Current nursing registration with the nursing board or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe, compassionate, person-centred emergency care in a fast-paced ED.
• Work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to support rural communities.

Skills

Emergency nursing

RN registration

Critical care

Multidisciplinary team

Patient care

Education

Bachelor of Nursing

Current nursing registration

Job description

Bring Your Emergency Nursing Skills to the Heart of Outback Queensland!
Looking for an Emergency Nursing role that offers variety, autonomy and genuine impact? Join the Emergency Department at Mount Isa Hospital, where you'll be part of a skilled and supportive team delivering critical care to rural and remote communities across North West Queensland. Every day brings new challenges, opportunities to grow, and the chance to make a meaningful difference when it matters most.

Job details

• Position status: Permanent
• Position type: Flexible full-time
• Occupational group: Health - Nursing
• Classification: Nurse Grade 5
• Workplace Location: North West Qld
• Job ad reference: QLD/MI696179
• Closing date: 17-Nov-2026
• Job duration: Permanent, Full-time
• Contact person: Andrea Wallace
• Contact details: [phone]
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About the role

Mount Isa Hospital's Emergency Department is the frontline of healthcare for the North West region, caring for patients with a broad range of urgent and emergency health needs.

As a Registered Nurse within our Emergency Department, you'll deliver safe, compassionate, person-centred care while working alongside a multidisciplinary team in a fast-paced and rewarding environment.

This is an opportunity to further develop your emergency nursing capabilities, build clinical confidence, and play a vital role in supporting patients and communities across rural and remote Queensland.

Working with us

• For 1 year will get you an isolation bonus of AUD$3,714. If you stay for 2 years you will get AUD$11,140; and for your 3rd year (and every year after that) you will get AUD$7,426 (pro rata for part time employees).
• In your downtime, we will provide 2 return airfares p.a. (full time employees) (inc. spouse/dependents) or 1 return airfare p.a. (part time employees) to the nearest east coast provincial city in conjunction with your recreation leave.
• 12.75% employer superannuation contribution.
• Tax savings through salary sacrificing options are also available.
• Plus 2 weeks p.a., travel as required and enrolment and conference costs for approved courses and conferences.
• We also offer staff accommodation (if eligible) or a private rental subsidy of AUD$82.50 per week for up to 17 months.

Requirements

• Mandatory requirements are a relevant tertiary degree qualification and appropriate registration/licences.
• C Class Motor Vehicle Licence.
• Pre-employment screening will be conducted for the successful applicant, including Criminal History checks.
• This is a VPD risk role and may require evidence of vaccination or immunity to: Hepatitis A/B, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Pertussis, and Tuberculosis.
• A period of probation may apply.

About North West Hospital and Health Service

The North West Hospital and Health Service (NWHHS) delivers public health services across approximately 300,000 square kilometres, supporting remote communities throughout North Western Queensland and the Gulf of Carpentaria. We are committed to promoting community wellbeing and providing high-quality, accessible and effective healthcare for all.

• Unique locations
• Friendly communities
• Regional, rural and remote $$$ incentives

The lifestyle in Mount Isa is family friendly; it is a vibrant city with an outback community feel. You will fall in love with the natural splendour of the North West Queensland region, the experience of a rural/urban community and the opportunity to make a real and positive difference... and want to stay.

Mount Isa is a great place to live and work!

Interested?

Contact: Andrea Wallace on [phone].

Applications close: Tuesday, 17 November 2026.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Our vision is to be Queensland's leading HHS delivering excellence in remote healthcare to our patients, working as an integral part of the community.

We are an equal opportunity employer.