Registered Nurse - Medical Ward

Mater Health Services; Mackay Regional; Hybrid; AUD 92,000 - 118,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career growth opportunities

Professional development

Salary packaging

Health & wellbeing support

Fitness Passport

Discounted parking

Supportive culture

Job summary

Mater Private Hospital Mackay is seeking Registered Nurses to join the Sacred Heart (Medical) Ward. This busy 31-bed unit offers full-time and part-time roles with flexible rosters to suit lifestyle and career goals.

Join a supportive multidisciplinary team committed to high-quality patient care, professional growth, and clinical excellence. APHRA registration and post-graduate experience are required, with competitive hourly salary and superannuation.

Qualifications

• Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse.
• Digital and computer proficiency.
• Minimum of one-year post-graduate experience.
• Effective communication and clinical problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-based, patient-centred clinical care.
• Ensure safe and efficient care management within scope of practice.

Skills

Communication

Clinical problem-solving

Teamwork

Digital literacy

Job description

About the role

Mater Private Hospital Mackay has exciting opportunities for experienced Registered Nurses to join the Sacred Heart (Medical) Ward. We have permanent full-time and part-time opportunities available, with flexible rostering options to support your lifestyle and career aspirations. Join a team where you'll feel valued, supported and empowered to deliver exceptional patient care.

Mater Private Hospital Mackay is seeking Registered Nurses to join our Sacred Heart (Medical) Ward. Whether you're an experienced nurse ready for a new challenge or a Graduate Nurse looking to build your career, we'd love to hear from you.

Sacred Heart is a busy 31-bed medical ward caring for patients with a wide range of acute and chronic medical conditions. This diverse clinical environment offers excellent opportunities to develop your medical nursing skills while working alongside a highly experienced multidisciplinary team. If you're looking for a supportive workplace that values teamwork, professional growth and clinical excellence, Sacred Heart offers the opportunity to grow your confidence, expand your expertise and make a meaningful difference every day.

Salary range: $44.06 - $56.52 per hour plus superannuation and access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900 + access to many staff benefits!

What you’ll be doing

• Our Registered Nurses provide evidence-based and contemporary patient-centred clinical care in collaboration with other multidisciplinary healthcare team members. The delivery of care extends to patient advocacy with particular consideration to patients' physical, emotional and spiritual needs that contribute to optimal clinical outcomes.
• Registered Nurses are responsible for ensuring safe and efficient care management within the scope of practice and professional guidelines. Still, they may not be limited to legislation, regulations, standards, codes, qualifications, registration and clinical competencies.

About you

You will enjoy working in a busy and rewarding environment where you can become part of a team of professionals who take pride in providing the highest levels of patient care.

To be successful in this position, you will have the following:

• Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse with no practice restrictions
• Digital and computer proficiency
• Minimum of one-year post-graduate experience
• Effective communication and clinical problem-solving skills to maximise patient care and outcomes
• Knowledge and commitment to continuous improvement of health care and nursing practice
• Demonstrates a collaborative and engaging approach to teamwork and the ability to work within the multi-disciplinary team

Why join us?

Mater is Queensland’s largest not-for-profit network of public and private hospitals and healthcare services, bringing together world-class expertise across healthcare, education, fundraising & philanthropy and research. With more than 14,000 employees, 13 facilities and almost 700,000 patients cared for each year, we're committed to empowering people to live better lives through improved health and wellbeing.

Here, we are proud to be a community-based hospital, and it’s our people who make the difference. We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our team and help shape the future of care. At Mackay, you’ll be part of a supportive and values-led team where innovation, compassion and high-quality care are at the heart of everything we do.

What’s in it for you?

• Career growth opportunities across healthcare, corporate, research and leadership pathways
• Professional development and learning through Mater Education and internal development programs
• Generous salary packaging to help maximise your take-home pay
• Health and wellbeing support, including EAP, pastoral care and discounted private health insurance
• Fitness Passport access and a range of lifestyle, retail and travel discounts
• Discounted parking and reduced prices at Mater cafés and coffee outlets
• A supportive culture where your contributions are recognised and your development matters

At Mater Private Hospital Mackay, we keep things personal and local. From our beginnings in 1927 to our modern 105-bed campus on the banks of the Pioneer River, we’ve grown with our community, combining advanced technology, including robotic-assisted surgery and the region’s first da Vinci surgical system, with genuine, compassionate care.

Be part of something bigger. Make your move with Mater. #GetBetterWithMater

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