Registered Nurse (Endoscopy) - Cairns Hospital
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An exciting opportunity currently exists for you to join the Endoscopy Team as a Registered Nurse at the Cairns Hospital.
Make the move. Make a difference.
About us
Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service provide an extensive range of health services at more than 30 regional, rural and remote facilities across a geographical area of 142,900 square kilometres.
The Health Service is 95 percent self-sufficient with only a small number of high- level acute services being provided in Townsville and Brisbane.
The Endoscopy Unit at Cairns Hospital is a purpose-built multidisciplinary unit operating three procedure rooms. It provides diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy as well as gastroenterology (GE) outpatient services, Manometry, Pillcam, Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) and Endoscopic Bronchial Ultrasound (EBUS).
The unit provides 24-hour emergency care. Cairns Hospital Endoscopy Unit is the leading unit in Australia for Endoscopist Directed Nurse Administered Propofol Sedation (EDNAPS).
This element sets the department to a high clinical standard, especially when developing nursing leaders within the department.
About your role
Assess, prepare, educate, and admit patients for endoscopic procedures.




Assist with endoscopy procedures, sedation, and patient monitoring.
Provide post-procedure recovery care, discharge education, and documentation.
Support specialised and high-risk procedures, including theatre-based cases.
Undertake endoscope reprocessing and contribute to infection prevention and quality management processes.
For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.
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.
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📌 Registered Nurse (Endoscopy) - Cairns Hospital (Queensland)
🏢 Queensland Health
📍 Queensland