**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 in office X-ray services and direct QAS integration, where a multidisciplinary team collaborates to deliver safe, 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.

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.

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.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.**

📌 Registered Nurse, Emergency Department- Yarrabah (North Queensland)
🏢 Cairns and Hinterland Hosp and Hlth Svc
📍 North Queensland