Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Unit

Queensland Health; Mount Isa City; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Isolation bonus

Employer superannuation

Salary packaging options

Job summary

North West Hospital and Health Service in Mount Isa seeks a Registered Nurse to deliver safe, compassionate, and evidence-based care in a Level 4 ICU with five beds, Coronary Care and High Dependency Unit. The role supports adult, paediatric and maternity patients and offers opportunities to develop expertise and contribute to quality improvement initiatives.

A period of probation may apply; mandatory vaccination or immunity verification may be required.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe, compassionate, and evidence-based care to patients with complex and acute healthcare needs.
• Provide expert, patient-centred care in a dynamic clinical environment.
• Contribute to quality improvement initiatives and support career development within ICU.

Skills

Registered Nurse

Clinical nursing

Patient care

Education

Nursing degree or relevant tertiary qualification

Job description

Join Our High-Performing ICU Team!

As part of our Intensive Care Unit you will deliver expert, patient-centred care in a dynamic and rewarding clinical environment.

About the role

The 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 us

• For 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.

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.

• 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?