Registered Nurses Intensive Care Unit

Limelight People; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent position in a private ICU

Supportive critical care team

Ongoing education and development

Job summary

Limelight People seeks an experienced Registered Nurse to join a private ICU in Sydney, providing advanced care to critically ill patients requiring intensive monitoring and life support. You will collaborate with intensivists and a multidisciplinary team to ensure patient-centred outcomes in a high-stakes setting.

The role requires strong clinical judgement and resilience, with opportunities for ongoing professional development within a leading private ICU environment.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current AHPRA registration.
• Experience in ICU, HDU, or critical care nursing.
• Strong clinical assessment and decision-making skills.
• Ability to work effectively in high-pressure environments.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Commitment to delivering safe, high-quality patient care.
• Competency in advanced monitoring and ICU equipment.
• Desirable postgraduate qualification in Critical Care Nursing.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-level nursing care to critically ill ICU patients.
• Monitor and manage patients requiring mechanical ventilation and organ support.
• Perform comprehensive patient assessments and respond to clinical deterioration.
• Administer and titrate critical care medications in line with protocols.
• Collaborate with intensivists, doctors, and allied health professionals.
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation and care planning.
• Respond effectively to emergency and life-threatening situations.
• Ensure adherence to infection control and ICU safety standards.

Skills

ICU nursing

AHPRA registration

Clinical assessment

Decision making

Teamwork & communication

Education

Postgraduate in Critical Care Nursing

Job description

Limelight People are seeking an experienced and dedicated Registered Nurse to join a dynamic Intensive Care Unit (ICU) team within a well-established private acute hospital in Sydney.
In this role, you will provide advanced, high-quality care to critically ill patients requiring intensive monitoring and life support. You will work collaboratively with intensivists, critical care specialists, and a multidisciplinary healthcare team to ensure safe, effective, and patient-centred outcomes. This position requires strong clinical judgement, resilience, and a commitment to excellence in critical care nursing.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver high-level nursing care to critically ill ICU patients
• Monitor and manage patients requiring mechanical ventilation and organ support
• Perform comprehensive patient assessments and respond to clinical deterioration
• Administer and titrate critical care medications in line with protocols
• Collaborate with intensivists, doctors, and allied health professionals
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation and care planning
• Respond effectively to emergency and life-threatening situations
• Ensure adherence to infection control and ICU safety standards
• Support and mentor junior ICU staff and nursing students
• Participate in ongoing professional development and critical care education
• Contribute to quality improvement and patient safety initiatives
• Permanent position in a leading private ICU environment
• Supportive and highly skilled critical care team
• Ongoing education and professional development opportunitiesExposure to a wide range of complex and high-acuity cases
• Strong career progression within critical care nursing

About the Role

Limelight People are seeking an experienced and dedicated Registered Nurse to join a dynamic Intensive Care Unit (ICU) team within a well-established private acute hospital in Sydney.
In this role, you will provide advanced, high-quality care to critically ill patients requiring intensive monitoring and life support. You will work collaboratively with intensivists, critical care specialists, and a multidisciplinary healthcare team to ensure safe, effective, and patient-centred outcomes. This position requires strong clinical judgement, resilience, and a commitment to excellence in critical care nursing.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver high-level nursing care to critically ill ICU patients
• Monitor and manage patients requiring mechanical ventilation and organ support
• Perform comprehensive patient assessments and respond to clinical deterioration
• Administer and titrate critical care medications in line with protocols
• Collaborate with intensivists, doctors, and allied health professionals
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation and care planning
• Respond effectively to emergency and life-threatening situations
• Ensure adherence to infection control and ICU safety standards
• Support and mentor junior ICU staff and nursing students
• Participate in ongoing professional development and critical care education
• Contribute to quality improvement and patient safety initiatives

Benefits & Perks

• Permanent position in a leading private ICU environment
• Supportive and highly skilled critical care team
• Ongoing education and professional development opportunities
• Exposure to a wide range of complex and high-acuity cases
• Strong career progression within critical care nursing

Requirements

• Registered Nurse with current AHPRA registration
• Experience in ICU, HDU, or critical care nursing
• Strong clinical assessment and decision-making skills
• Ability to work effectively in high-pressure environments
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Commitment to delivering safe, high-quality patient care
• Competency in advanced monitoring and ICU equipment

Additional Requirements

• Compliance with staff health screening and immunisation policies (including required vaccinations)
• Commitment to workplace safety, professional conduct, and organisational policies

Desirable

• Postgraduate qualification in Critical Care Nursing
• Experience with ventilated and haemodynamically unstable patients
• Experience in private hospital ICU settings
• Experience mentoring or preceptoring junior staff
• Participation in ICU education or quality improvement programs