Bring your advanced clinical and coordination skills to where they matter most. Join Rockhampton Hospital’s Medical Unit as a Clinical Nurse (Medical Care Coordinator).

As the Medical Care Coordinator, you’ll play a key role in optimising patient flow and coordinating safe, timely discharges for General Medical patients at Rockhampton Hospital. Working closely with multidisciplinary teams, you’ll use your advanced clinical and leadership skills to improve care continuity, support innovation, and enhance the patient experience.

Your skills, our patients, better outcomes start here.

Job details

About us:

The Medical Care Coordinator Clinical Nurse is a role that provides advanced problem-solving skills, expert planning, and coordination skills with the responsibility for enhancing flow for patients admitted under General Medical teams across Rockhampton Hospital including the optimisation and coordination of clinical care to provide patients with a safe, timely, effective, and streamlined discharge experience. The Clinical Nurse works closely with both internal and external partners including but not limited to Shift Coordinators, Senior Medical Officers, Transit Lounge staff, Imaging Department, Queensland Ambulance Service, various Community and Primary Health Services and the Central Queensland Patient Access and Coordination Hub Nurse Managers.

About the role:

The Clinical Nurse (CN) is required to lead and deliver person centred nursing care within a dynamic health environment at an advanced level based on the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia – Registered Nurse Standards of Practice. They are required to provide clinical leadership for clinical practice, education and research. This position is responsible for coordination of patient care and discharge planning of General Medical patients admitted to Rockhampton Hospital.

The Clinical Nurse is required to apply critical thinking across all the 5 domains as well as the expectation to work collaboratively to coordinate and support practice changes and clinical innovation. 

About you:

• Must hold a registration as a nurse with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency and a current practicing certificate.
• A relevant postgraduate qualification or working towards is desirable.

What we offer:

Total remuneration value of up to $97,536 p.a. is comprised of:

• An hourly rate between $54.44 -$58.30 p.h.
• 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
• 17.5% leave loading

Additional Benefits

• Ongoing Professional Development and Education Opportunities
• Flexible Work-Life Balance and Variety
• Generous Salary Sacrificing Options
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Discounted Private Health Insurance
• Fitness Passport

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) requirements:

It is a condition of employment for this role for the employee to be, and remain, vaccinated against vaccine preventable diseases as listed on the Role Description.

How to apply:

To apply, please submit the following:

• Your current CV or resume, including referees.
• A cover letter (1-2 pages) addressing how your experience, skills and values align with the key responsibilities and expectations outlined in the Role Description.
• Any additional forms / evidence as attached or listed on the Role Description.

For assistance:

1. Contact Recruitment.CentralQueensland@health.qld.gov.au
2. Quote the Job Ad Reference (JAR) RK5J667246

Applications close: Sunday, 9 November 2025

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Further information

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Documents

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• Information for Applicants (PDF, 316KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  RK5J667246 - Clinical Nurse - Med Care Coordinator (PDF, 339KB)
  Role Description