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Emergency Department Registered Nurse

JobFinder · Canberra, ACT · Full-time

  • Salary: $85,000 - $110,000 per year
  • Location: Canberra, ACT
  • Type: Full-time
  • Visa: Employer sponsored
  • Category: Healthcare

Job description

An emergency department in Canberra needs an experienced Registered Nurse, full time.

The essentials first. You would be based in Canberra, ACT, on $85,000 - $110,000 per year, in a full-time post that runs on a rotating roster with evenings, nights and weekends. Visa sponsorship is available for eligible candidates.

Expect quick shifts and high turnover of patients. You assess people as they come in, plan and give their care, check the result and back up their families, always as part of a mixed clinical team. Good judgement and plain, calm communication count for a lot here.

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Key responsibilities

  • Assess incoming emergency patients
  • Plan, implement and evaluate their care
  • Give safe, effective nursing that puts the patient first
  • Back up patients and their families during treatment
  • Work inside a multidisciplinary emergency team
  • Rotate through evening, night and weekend shifts

Requirements

  • Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse, or being eligible for registration
  • At least 2 years' post-graduate nursing experience
  • Postgraduate qualification in emergency nursing, or equivalent
  • High-quality nursing care in line with professional competency standards
  • Strong critical thinking and clinical decision-making
  • Strong communication
  • Able to work on your own and within a multidisciplinary team

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