About us:
Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service provide an extensive range of health services at more than 30 regional, rural and remote facilities across a geographical area of 142,900 square kilometres. The Health Service is 95 percent self-sufficient with only a small number of high- level acute services being provided in Townsville and Brisbane.
Yarrabah Emergency Service is a unique rural and remote healthcare facility located in the Aboriginal community of Yarrabah, around 50 km from Cairns in Far North Queensland. The service provides 24/7 emergency care to a close-knit community of approximately 2,500 residents and works closely with local primary healthcare providers and retrieval services.
For Registered Nurses, Yarrabah offers a highly rewarding environment where clinicians can work to an expanded scope of practice across emergency, acute, chronic disease, and community-focused care. Nurses are supported by experienced multidisciplinary teams, telehealth retrieval services, point-of-care testing, and strong collaboration with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers.
The hospital and surrounding health services place strong emphasis on culturally safe, patient-centred care and meaningful community engagement. Staff have the opportunity to build genuine relationships with patients and contribute to improving health outcomes for First Nations peoples in a rural setting.
About your role:
This position will be required to work across all areas of the Emergency Department including resuscitation roles.
At times, this position will be required to participate in the transfer of patients via Queensland Ambulance Service to other health facilities
For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.
Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.
What we offer:
Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health service offer a number of workplace benefits. Besides attractive remuneration, generous superannuation, salary packaging and career development opportunities, we value a healthy work/life balance that allows you take advantage of the sunshine, hiking tracks, swimming spots, reef and rainforest.
Learn what it's like to work with us, in an inclusive and supportive work environment.
Discover our dynamic and culturally diverse region through community and lifestyle.
Listen to what some of our staff have to say about working in our regions.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.
