Mater Hospital Brisbane Emergency Department is seeking motivated and enthusiastic Registered Nurses to join our team. In this role, the RN provides contemporary, evidence-based nursing care to patients throughout their emergency department stay.

At the Mater, we have a strong focus on professional development and building a team that strives to provide exceptional emergency care. As an RN in the MHB ED, you will have the opportunity to progress through all roles in the department, where appropriate, including roles within the resuscitation team and triage team.

About the role

Key responsibilities and duties include:

• Perform comprehensive patient assessments, implement nursing interventions and plans of care and evaluate nursing care
• Provide patient and family centred care using best practice, within the standard of practice of an RN
• Communicate effectively and engage with members of the multidisciplinary team, patients, relatives and visitors whilst displaying a high level of professional nursing care
• Achieve optimal patient outcomes throughout the patient ED journey, with a focus on continuum of care
• Respond appropriately to sudden alterations in the health status of the patient using comprehensive nursing assessment and intervention skills
• Develop and maintain current knowledge and skills to ensure continued professional growth
• Demonstrate evidence of increasing autonomy and professional judgement in the clinical environment as the employee moves from a beginning practitioner to experienced clinician

The Mater Hospital Brisbane Emergency Department offers a 24-hour comprehensive emergency service for public adult patients, seeing approximately 50,000 patients per year.  The department provides care to patients over the age of 16, with acute illness and injuries including Medical, Surgical, Oncology, Orthopedic and Gynaecological emergencies. Care is provided by a large multidisciplinary team of emergency doctors, nurses, and allied health. 

In this role, you will enjoy being part of a team of professionals who take pride in providing excellence patient care, whilst acting with compassion and integrity.

Salary range: $41.47 - $53.30 (Registered Nurse Level 1) per hour plus 11.5% superannuation and access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900  + access to many staff benefits! 

About you

To be successful in your application you will need to demonstrate: 

• Contemporary clinical knowledge of Emergency nursing
• The ability to provide patient and family centred care using evidence-based practice within the standard of practice of a Registered Nurse
• The ability to communicate effectively and engage with a multidisciplinary team, patients, relatives and visitors
• The ability to build and maintain strong relationships, effectively communicate and a support a positive environment within a multidisciplinary team
• Active contribution to the learning and development of yourself and others
• Ability to comprehensively assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care

Mandatory Requirements:

• AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse

Why join us?

Mater is Queensland’s largest and most innovative not-for-profit healthcare service, providing care for almost 700,000 patients a year across a network of 11 hospitals.

We are a leader in healthcare, education and research — and that’s because we employ exceptional people. #MAKEYOURMATERMOVE

• Via salary packaging arrangements, allocate some living expenses directly from your pre-taxable income and ultimately increase your take-home pay
• Access to package meal and entertainment expenses via salary packaging
• Access to leading education and professional development via Mater Education
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
• Discounts to local and national business/venues for Dining/Retail/Travel & Accommodation/Other
• Unlimited access to a multitude of discounted fitness facilities through Fitness Passport
• Access to on-site, discounted parking
• Discounted food and beverage at various campus cafés and coffee venues

Applications close 30th November 2024. Please note, we may contact applications prior to the closing date, please do not hesitate to APPLY NOW!

Mater is committed to the wellbeing of their staff, and it is underpinned by our flexible and remote working policies.

Please Note: We will not require any support from Recruitment Agencies at this time and kindly request no contact is made. Only direct applications will be considered.

Mater Group is dedicated to creating a workplace that values diversity and inclusion. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and abilities. We believe in providing equal opportunities for all qualified candidates.

For more information regarding Reconciliation at Mater, please visit our Reconciliation webpage.