Registered Nurse | Newcastle

Contract Care; Newcastle; Hybrid; AUD 72,000 - 216,000; Full time

Job summary

Contract Care is seeking experienced Registered Nurses to join our agency workforce across Newcastle. We partner with multiple residential aged care facilities across the city—north, south, east and west—and match nurses with facilities that suit their location and availability.

Whether you’re full-time agency, picking up a few shifts a fortnight, or supplementing a permanent role, we’ll build a roster around what works for you, with same-day and advance bookings and dedicated allocations

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 months’ Australian aged care experience as an RN.
• Confident with medication management, wound care, care planning and AN-ACC documentation.
• Current National Police Check or NDIS Worker Screening Check.
• Current First Aid and CPR certificates.
• Vaccinations for COVID-19 and seasonal influenza.
• Right to work in Australia.

Skills

Aged care experience

Medication management

Wound care

Care planning

AN-ACC documentation

Education

AHPRA Registered Nurse (Division 1)

Job description

Consistent agency RN shifts across Newcastle. Reliable rosters, responsive allocations, partnerships with multiple aged care facilities.

About the role

Contract Care is looking for experienced Registered Nurses to join our agency workforce across Newcastle. We partner with multiple residential aged care facilities across the city - north, south, east and west - and match nurses with facilities that suit their location and availability.

Whether you’re full-time agency, picking up a few shifts a fortnight, or supplementing a permanent role, we’ll build a roster around what works for you.

Pay & shifts

• Agency pay rates: [$52-$157 per hour]
• AM, PM and night shifts available
• Weekday and weekend shifts across multiple different aged care facilities
• Choose your own availability - work as much or as little as suits you
• Same-day and advance bookings via our allocations team
• Genuine Newcastle coverage - we’ll match you with facilities close to home or work
• Consistent placements with the same facilities so you know the residents, staff and systems
• Consultants who specialise in aged care, with 10+ years in the sector
• Fast, supportive onboarding handled end-to-end by our team
• Responsive allocations team available when you need them

What you’ll need

• Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse (Division 1) with no restrictions
• Minimum 12 months’ Australian aged care experience as an RN
• Confident with medication management, wound care, care planning and AN-ACC documentation
• Current National Police Check (or NDIS Worker Screening Check)
• Current First Aid and CPR certificates
• Up-to-date COVID-19 and seasonal influenza vaccinations
• Right to work in Australia