Registered Nurse - Emergency Department, Gympie Hospital

About the role

Queensland Health is recruiting a Registered Nurse for the Department of Emergency Medicine at Gympie Hospital, in the Sunshine Coast region of southeast Queensland. The RN leads the coordination and delivery of nursing and midwifery care and contributes to education, research, quality and safety to achieve the best patient outcomes. The Emergency Department provides non-discretionary 24-hour emergency care for adults and children, including resuscitation and stabilisation before transfer, and nurses also care for the inpatients in the co-located short-stay unit.

Key responsibilities

• Practice according to the code of ethics, professional standards and legislation affecting nursing practice, keeping current knowledge and competence within the scope of the position.
• Fulfil the role in line with Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service values.
• Support quality human resource management, including employment equity, anti-discrimination, work health and safety and ethical behaviour.
• Follow service quality standards, work health and safety policies and procedures, and manage information in line with legislation, standards and procedures.

Required profile

• Nurse Grade 5 classification.
• Permanent part-time position of 72 hours per fortnight; a permanent full-time position is also available.
• Applications must be submitted online through the Queensland Health careers site; only direct applications are accepted.

What we offer

• Pay of $44.27 to $56.79 per hour, with employer superannuation contribution of 12.75% and annual leave loading of 17.5%.
• Wellness program, salary packaging and flexible working arrangements.
• Career training and development, and salary increases.