Registered Nurse

Make the move. Make a difference.

Looking for more than just a nursing job?

Experience everything Cairns has to offer while working as a Registered Nurse with the Cardiac Cath Lab, Cairns Hospital.

About us: 

Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service covers an area of 142,900 square kilometres. We go as far as Tully in the south, Cow Bay in the north and Croydon in the west.

Our values were developed by our staff, patients and community. They guide our work and actions every day. Our staff are part of the community we serve. We believe that we can improve health outcomes by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of their local health services.

We provide Cardiac Interventional, Structural and Electrophysiology services, investigative diagnostic measurements, and in-reach and outreach cardiac clinics.

About your role:

Your main tasks may include (but are not limited to):

• Routine patient cares including assistance with activities of daily living.
• Monitoring of telemetry including assessment of cardiac rhythms.
• Routine and complex medication administration including inotropic, vasoactive and anti-arrhythmic infusions.
• Pre and post procedural care for patients undergoing invasive treatment in our Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory (Cath Lab).
• Administering/assisting with advanced life support during emergent events.

For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

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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.

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