We're excited to welcome a Registered Nurse to the Emergency Department at Sunshine Coast University Hospital (SCUH). In this role, you will provide safe, compassionate, person-centred care while working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to achieve excellent patient outcomes. Guided by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia Registered Nurse Standards of Practice, you will deliver high-quality clinical care, exercise professional judgement, and continue developing from a novice to a proficient practitioner with increasing autonomy.
The Registered Nurse plays a key role in coordinating and delivering nursing care, while also contributing to education, research, quality improvement, and patient safety initiatives.
SCUH Emergency Department is a 24-hour Level 5 Emergency Service, providing treatment for a broad range of emergency presentations across adult and paediatric populations. This level of service provides initial assessment and treatment for all emergency presentations, definitive care for many conditions, and resuscitation and stabilisation of adults and children prior to transfer when required.
Sunshine Coast Health is a values-based organisation. We are committed to the maintenance of a culture in which we treat our colleagues with respect as we do our patients, consumers and the community. We respect, protect and promote human rights in our decision-making and actions.
Key Responsibilities include:
Practice in accordance with code of ethics, professional standards and legislation affecting nursing practice by maintaining current knowledge and competence within scope of position.
Fulfil the responsibilities of this role in accordance with Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service Values.
Actively participate in a working environment supporting quality human resource management practices including employment equity, anti-discrimination, work health and safety and ethical behaviour.
Follow defined service quality standards, work health and safety policies and procedures relating to the work being undertaken to ensure high quality, safe services and workplaces and manage all information in accordance with legislation, standards, policies, and procedures.
Salary between $87 368 - $112 064 p.a. or $3348.80- $4295.40 p.f. (f/t) or salary rates: $44.06 - $56.51 p.h. (p/t), employer contribution to superannuation (12.75%) and annual leave loading (17.5%) (Nurse Grade 5) Multiple Permanent and/ or Fixed Term Temporary Full-time and/ or Part-time positions available, hours negotiable. ). Applications will remain current for 12 months. Please note: only applications from candidates will be accepted (applications that may result in an agency fee will not be considered).
Why work for us?
We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance. As a Queensland Health employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases. We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace for our people and our community. We encourage people of all genders, races, ages and abilities to apply for roles within our Health Service.
You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Sunshine Coast here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/sunshinecoast/careers
As a Sunshine Coast Health employee, you will receive competitive remuneration and have access to:
A wellness program;
Generous superannuation;
Flexible work arrangements;
Career training and development; and
Salary packaging.
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