Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Unit

Queensland Government; Mount Isa City; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Isolation bonus

Employer superannuation 12.75%

Salary sacrificing options

Job summary

North West Hospital and Health Service is seeking a Registered Nurse to join the Level 4 CSCF ICU at Mount Isa. You will deliver compassionate, evidence-based care to adults, paediatrics and maternity patients with complex needs, and contribute to quality improvement and staff development.

This role includes isolation bonuses for tenure, a generous employer superannuation, and salary-sacrificing options. A C Class Licence is required, with probation and pre-employment screening part of the

Qualifications

• Mandatory requirement: relevant tertiary degree and appropriate nursing registration/licence.
• C Class Motor Vehicle Licence is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, compassionate, evidence-based care to ICU patients with complex acute needs.
• Contribute to quality improvement initiatives and professional development.
• Deliver nursing care across the ICU, coronary care and high dependency units, including adult, paediatric and maternity patients.

Education

Relevant tertiary degree in nursing

Tools

C Class Licence

Job description

About the roleThe Intensive Care Unit is a Level 4 CSCF, five-bed mixed ICU, Coronary Care and High Dependency Unit that provides critical care services to adult, paediatric and maternity patients.As a Registered Nurse, you will play a vital role in delivering safe, compassionate, and evidence-based care to patients with complex and acute healthcare needs.This role offers the opportunity to develop your expertise, contribute to quality improvement initiatives and make a meaningful difference in the lives of people across the North West community.Working with usFor 1 year will get you an isolation bonus of AUD$3,695. If you stay for 2 years you will get AUD$11,085; and for your 3rd year (and every year after that) you will get AUD$7,390 (pro rata for part time employees).12.75% employer superannuation contribution.Tax savings through salary sacrificing options are also available.Professionally, our HHS values professionalism, leadership capability, excellence and resilience in our staff. We are committed to providing extraordinary opportunities for career development including in-house training, development and mentoring programs.RequirementsMandatory 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 ServiceThe 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 locationsFriendly communitiesRegional, rural and remote $$$ incentivesThe 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?Download the Role Description for further information and application / interview preparation.Contact: Jacob Mwero on [phone].Applications close: Monday, 19 October 2026.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.