Registered Nurse - ICU

Role summary

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The Registered Nurse – ICU provides specialised, high-acuity care to critically ill patients in intensive care settings. Applicants generally need current AHPRA registration, recognised nursing qualifications, recent ICU experience, and strong skills in patient assessment, ventilator management, medication administration and emergency response. Current Basic Life Support and Advanced Life Support certification is commonly required, along with appropriate immunisations, police checks and professional references. Healthcare Australia expects nurses to deliver safe, evidence-based care, communicate effectively with patients, families and multidisciplinary teams, and work flexibly across shifts. Candidates should be calm under pressure, clinically competent, adaptable and committed to professional standards and patient safety.

About the employer

Healthcare Australia is a major Australian healthcare staffing and workforce solutions provider. The organisation connects nurses, doctors, allied health professionals and support workers with hospitals, aged-care services, community providers and other healthcare employers across Australia. It offers permanent, temporary, casual, locum and travel-based assignments, supporting professionals at different stages of their careers. For registered nurses, Healthcare Australia may provide access to metropolitan, regional and remote opportunities, together with flexible rostering and recruitment assistance. Roles vary by state, specialty and facility, so employment conditions, pay rates and benefits depend on the specific assignment. The company’s work focuses on helping healthcare organisations meet workforce needs while giving qualified professionals greater choice over where, when and how they work.