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Take the next step in your nursing journey with Emergency Department, Yarrabah as a Registered Nurse. Whether you're ready to lead or looking to develop your expertise, we offer excellent support, diverse settings, and a welcoming team, all set in stunning Far North Queensland. In your new role you will provide secure, 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:

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. 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.

Yarrabah is a discrete First Nations community located one hour south of Cairns with a population of over 2800 people. 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 Emergency Department features two resuscitation bays, three acute care beds and a dedicated isolation/mental health room, with on-site X-ray services and direct QAS integration, where a multidisciplinary team collaborates to deliver protected, timely and high-quality patient care and outcomes.



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

- Triage patients using ETEK guidelines, 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 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.

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.

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As part of the Public Sector Act 2022, Public Service employees are required to have valid working rights for Australia. Sponsorship is not currently available for this position.

Documents

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

- CHHHS Information for applicants (PDF)

CHHHS Application Kit (PDF)

CAH694765B Role Overview (PDF)

CAH694765B Role Description (PDF)

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