The Role
We’re thrilled to offer an exciting opportunity for experienced nurses with backgrounds in Intensive Care, Critical Care, Coronary Care, or Remote Nursing to join our dynamic Urgent Care Centre in Fairfield.
Urgent Care Centres are an emerging and essential part of the healthcare landscape. They are becoming increasingly integrated into how we deliver accessible, timely care to patients in need—providing an alternative to emergency departments for non-life-threatening conditions. By offering fast, effective treatment in a community-based setting, Urgent Care Centres play a critical role in supporting the broader healthcare system and easing pressure on hospitals.
As an Urgent Care Registered Nurse, you will play a pivotal role in the delivery of timely, high-quality care. Working closely with the Urgent Care medical practitioner, you will:
- Assess and triage patients on arrival to determine service suitability
- Deliver immediate front-line clinical care
- Contribute to a collaborative, fast-paced team environment focused on patient-centered outcomes
The Company
At ForHealth, we're redefining how urgent care is delivered across Australia. With a rapidly growing network of 80+ Urgent Care Centres nationwide, we are committed to providing fast, accessible, and high-quality healthcare to communities in need. Backed by our broader network of 95+ medical centres and 1,500+ independent healthcare practitioners, ForHealth supports over 8 million patient consultations annually.
As part of the ForHealth Group, we are proud to lead with innovation, collaborative culture, and a strong commitment to exceptional patient care, helping to ease pressure on emergency departments and improve health outcomes for all.
Why Join Us?
- Top of Scope Practice: Enhance your skills with opportunities to perform suturing, plastering, and more.
- Innovative Healthcare Model: Be part of an emerging and growing healthcare model.
- Competitive Pay: Earn above award rates.
- Healthcare Leadership: Join the leading provider in this emerging part of primary healthcare.
- ForHealth Group branded uniform provided.
- Dental Discounts: Enjoy dental discounts for you and your family.
- Join a high performing collaborative team.
- No night shift.
- Set rosters – no rotating changes, set your lifestyle.
Your Responsibilities
- Responsible for Triage of all patients who present to Urgent Care
- Conduct comprehensive and accurate nursing triage
- Act promptly for any triaged patients requiring emergency escalation or due to deterioration.
- Perform procedural work such as suturing and plastering
- Demonstrate flexibility and adaptability for the dynamic Urgent Care environment.
- Deliver high-quality, person-centered care in collaboration with patients, families, carers, and medical practitioners.
- Ensure patients achieve desired clinical outcomes.
- Provide essential health education to patients.
- Complete all documentation accurately and promptly.
About You
- AHPRA Registered Nurse.
- Must be available evenings and weekends.
- You will be required to provide a Working with Children Check and National Police Check.
- Previous experience in triage within an emergency department preferred but not essential.
- Please apply if you have experience in remote nursing, coronary care, critical care, ICU, or a minimum of 3 years of experience in acute care settings.
- 3 years’ experience as an RN preferred.
- ICU nursing experience is welcomed.
- Ability to assess and recognise health deterioration and escalate appropriately.
- Strong communication skills both verbal and written and a high level of critical thinking.
- Can work autonomously and delegate when appropriate.
- A passion for people with a personable approach.
This role is ideal for nurses with advanced assessment skills, clinical decision-making experience, and a passion for providing care in a high-acuity, team-based setting. The onboarding process includes paid training in Triage with the Australasian Triage Scale for those transitioning into the urgent care space.
What We Offer
- 20% off dental treatments for you and your family
- Fitness Passport – discounted gym benefits for you and your family
- 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Health insurance discounts
- Provided Uniforms
- Free onsite parking
- Ongoing training, development and support
- Work around your schedule! Full time, Part Time, Casual opportunities!
- Better work-life balance - No more night shifts
- Competitive Rates
Join Us
Join us in creating a healthier Australia and be part of a company that values training, development, and internal promotion. If you're ready to be part of this first-class team, apply now!
ForHealth Group is committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from people with: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ancestry; disability; culturally and linguistically diverse groups; the LGBTIQA+ community; veterans; carers; refugees; and people of all ages. ForHealth Group fosters a safe, respectful, and inclusive organisational culture which aims to eliminate behaviours that are unlawful and not in line with with the 10 things that make us tick (our Values) 10 things that make us tick | ForHealth
