Registered Nurse - Emergency Department

About the role

The Royal Melbourne Hospital is recruiting a Registered Nurse for its Emergency Department at the City Campus, one of Victoria's leading emergency departments. Full-time and part-time positions are available, with self-rostering and 8/8/10 and 12-hour roster options. The nurse provides safe, timely and equitable, evidence-based care to Emergency Department and Observational Medicine patients and their families, working in a multidisciplinary team.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver safe, timely and person-centred nursing care using evidence-based practice.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care in partnership with patients, families and the multidisciplinary team.
• Recognise and manage clinical risks, escalating concerns to protect patient and staff safety.
• Perform nursing interventions and keep accurate clinical documentation in line with hospital policy and professional standards.
• Collaborate across the hospital, contribute to service improvement and promote a culture of safety, wellbeing and speaking up.
• Maintain professional development and mandatory training, stay within scope of practice and work a rotating roster.

Required profile

• Registered Nurse with Emergency Department experience; current postgraduate qualifications are highly regarded.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, able to engage with clinical and executive stakeholders.
• An interest in research, with knowledge of research methodologies and processes.
• A collaborative approach and commitment to high-quality, person-centred care.

What we offer

• Career progression, learning and development, and salary packaging of up to $12,000 tax free.
• Generous leave, including additional annual leave and a monthly accrued day off for eligible full-time staff.
• Work in the Parkville precinct with good public transport, onsite parking and staff health services.

To apply, submit a cover letter and resume; interviews may start as applications arrive and early applications are encouraged. All appointments are subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and Working With Children Check.