Job Description

Registered Nurse, Emergency Department- Mareeba Hospital

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Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service – Mareeba QLD

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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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Mareeba experiences a tropical savanna climate, characterized by a short, hot wet season and a long, warm dry season. Agriculture and tourism drive the local economy, with diverse tropical fruits, vegetables, poultry, and cattle contributing to the region's prosperity.

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Mareeba Hospital provides healthcare services to the local community, supporting primary health centres and Lotus Glen Correctional Centre. It offers emergency care, medical imaging, maternity, and medical wards, along with a variety of specialist outpatient services.

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The Mareeba Hospital Emergency Department provides a twenty-four-hour, seven day a week emergency service for the assessment, treatment, admission, transfer and discharge of adults and children with emergent, urgent, and non-urgent illnesses and injuries.

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About your role:

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Clinical care provided in the Emergency Department is based on the rural generalist model of care. This model is supported by a clinical staffing configuration that supports sustainability and retention of clinical staff and services across the facility.

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

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- Full patient assessments.
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- Direct patient care
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- Performing vitals, ECGs, urinalysis and othertesting.
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- Triage (with relevant experience).
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- Resus (with relevant experience).
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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.

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What we offer:

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Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health service offer a number ofworkplace 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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Learnwhat it's like to work with us, in an inclusive and supportive work workplace.

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Discover our dynamic and culturally diverse region throughcommunity and lifestyle.

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

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📌 Registered Nurse, Emergency Department- Mareeba Hospital
🏢 Cairns & Hinterland Hospital and Health Service
📍 Mareeba