Make the move. Make a difference.

Care where you are truly needed.

Looking for more than just a nursing job? Join the Yarrabah Emergency Department as a Registered Nurse and experience the unique opportunity to deliver care that truly matters – while living in one of Australia’s most beautiful and relaxed tropical regions. In your role, you will provide protected, high-quality emergency care as part of a multidisciplinary team, supporting positive health outcomes for the Yarrabah community through collaborative and culturally responsive practice.

About us:

Yarrabah is a coastal town and Aboriginal community, home to approximately 2,500 residents and located just 55km south of Cairns, with its international airport.

The Yarrabah Emergency Department is operated by Cairns and Hinterland HHS and the primary health service is managed by Gurriny Yealamucka Health Services Aboriginal Corporation. A whole-of-community approach is at the core of the health equity agenda and is critical to improving health access and health outcomes for the Yarrabah people.

About your role:

The ED consists of 2 resus beds, 3 acute beds and 1 room that can be quarantined for isolation or mental health patients. There are X-Ray facilities on-site where appropriately trained staff can provide chest and limb images. QAS is directly attached to the ED. We work together in our ED as a multi-disciplinary team to provide safe patient care, interventions and outcomes.

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

- Triage and assess patients,



including history-taking and DRSABCDE assessment.
- Perform clinical observations, diagnostics, and examinations.
- Escalate findings and contribute to treatment planning.
- Document all assessments, interventions, and outcomes in ieMR FirstNet.

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.

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 dynamic and culturally diverse region through community and lifestyle.

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

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

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

- CAH694765 Role Description (PDF)

CAH694765 Role Overview (PDF)

CHHHS Information for applicants (PDF)

CHHHS Application Kit (PDF)

📌 Registered Nurse, Emergency Department- Yarrabah
🏢 Queensland Health
📍 Yarrabah