Registered Nurse, Emergency Department - Atherton Hospital

Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service – Atherton QLD

COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | INTEGRITY | RESPECT

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.

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

Atherton Hospital services include emergency, general medical, surgical, low-risk maternity, cancer care, and renal dialysis services. Atherton Hospital has 56 inpatient beds, 10 emergency department treatment spaces, 5 HDU beds, 8 chemotherapy chairs, 8 dialysis chairs and 5 maternity beds as well as diagnostic support services such as medical imaging, pharmacy, and pathology.
The hospital is located in the picturesque Atherton Tablelands, 1.5 hours drive from Cairns. The hospital was redeveloped in 2023 and provides outreach services to Malanda, Millaa Millaa, Mount Garnet, Ravenshoe, Croydon, Forsayth and Georgetown.

Atherton is also a hub for nearby attractions such B8as waterfall walks, gourmet food and wine, and unique wildlife, as well as hiking, mountain biking, and a variety of water sports.

The Atherton Hospital Emergency Department (ED) 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.





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.

About your role:

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

- Full patient assessments (including cardiac, respiratory, paediatric etc)
- Phlebotomy, IV cannulation and management of central lines (PICCS, PORTS etc).
- Performing wound care and insertion & management of IDCs, NGTs.
- Recognising and responding to deteriorating patients.
- Triage (with relevant experience).
- Resus (with relevant experience).

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

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.

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

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