Registered Nurse | Aged Care | 482 Visa Sponsorship Available
Southern Cross Care (SA, NT & VIC) Inc has secured a South Australian Designated Area Migration Agreement (SA DAMA) which allows us to nominate Registered Nurses for sponsorship under the subclass 482 visa.
The sponsorship is for up to four years, and is limited to Full-Time Registered Nurse Filler positions working across selected locations within South Australia.
Full Availability Required: This Full-Time Filler position requires the flexibility to work morning, afternoon, and night shifts across a 7-day roster for the duration of the sponsorship.
Ordinary Hourly Rate: $46.89 – $55.89 per hour, plus applicable shift penalties.
About the role
The Registered Nurse (RN) provides holistic leadership to care and support teams, ensuring the delivery of person-centred, safe, and high-quality services tailored to residents’ needs. This role involves assessing and reviewing residents’ health and functional abilities, developing and maintaining care plans, promoting meaningful social and physical activities, and supervising staff in daily living and clinical care. The RN also provides leadership and guidance each shift, monitors care quality and resident wellbeing, and ensures a safe work environment by adhering to and enforcing workplace health and safety policies.
For further details regarding the scope of the role, please refer to the position description.
About you
Bachelor of Nursing with current unrestricted AHPRA registration as an Registered Nurse
Current First Aid (HLTAID011) and CPR (HLTAID009) Certificates
1+ year full-time equivalent experience as a Registered Nurse in an Aged Care environment within Australia
- Strong communication skills with a level of English literacy that enables you to speak in a manner that older people can understand, as well as the ability to read written instructions and to write clearly and concisely particularly in progress notes
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Exceptional time management and ability to support other staff.
Outstanding problem-solving skills, balancing resident independence and safety.
High-level understanding of dementia care, including supporting residents with challenging behaviours
Understanding of how to apply AN-ACC to ensure optimum levels of funding are achieved
Excellent contemporary clinical knowledge, including medicines used in aged care.
Strong knowledge of Aged Care Standards as they relate to accreditation.
About Us
Southern Cross Care is one of Australia’s leading charitable aged care, health and retirement living service providers. We value the diversity in our team, live and breathe our values of Service, Courage and Compassion and offer salary packaging benefits to maximise your take-home pay. When you work for us, we value you as an individual, care for your wellbeing and develop your skills to help you build your career.
Apply online: careers.southerncrosscare.com.au/jobs/search
Enquiries only: [email protected]
Applications close: 05 August 2026
