Job Description

Registered Nurse - Cardiac Care Unit & Cardiac Ward

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Make the move. Make a difference.

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Sunshine outside. Support inside.

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An exciting opportunity currently exists for you to join the Cardiac Services team as a Registered Nurse.

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Make the move, Make a difference

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The Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service covers a large geographic area with a diverse and growing population. The Health Service provides a wide range of primary care, acute and specialist services.

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Our staff are a part of the community we serve, and we strongly believe that health outcomes are enhanced by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of local health services.

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About us:

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We're committed to improving the health and wellbeing of people in Far North Queensland by providing high quality acute health care services.

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About your role:

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- Responsibility for planning and delivery of service to an allocated patient load.
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- Monitoring of telemetry including assessment of cardiac rhythms.
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- Routine and complex medication administration including anti-arrhythmic infusions and insulin infusions.
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- Pre and post procedural care for patients undergoing invasive treatment in our Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory (Cath Lab).
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- Administering/assisting with advanced life support during emergent events.
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For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description and Role Overview

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Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD)evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.

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What we offer:

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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.

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Learn what it's like to work with us, in an inclusive and supportive work environment.

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Discover our agile and culturally diverse region through community and lifestyle.

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Listen to what some of our staff have to say about working in our regions.

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Visit our website to learn more about our hospitals and health centres.

📌 Registered Nurse - Cardiac Care Unit & Cardiac Ward (Cairns Regional)
🏢 Queensland Health
📍 Cairns Regional