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Registered Nurse
Mount Isa
Registered Nurse - Central Sterilising Services Department (CSSD) | Grow Your Career in a Regional Setting!
Join a dynamic perioperative team at Mount Isa Hospital, delivering essential sterilising and surgical support services across a busy rural and remote healthcare setting. This permanent full-time opportunity offers the chance to build your CSSD expertise while gaining valuable exposure to the operating theatre environment.
Job details
| Position status | Permanent |
|---|---|
| Position type | Full-time |
| Occupational group | Health - Nursing |
| Classification | Nurse Grade 5 |
| Workplace Location | North West Qld |
| Job ad reference | QLD/MI679103 |
| Closing date | 13-Apr-2026 |
| Job duration | Permanent |
| Contact person | Veroshnee Meek |
| Contact details | (07) 4744 4456 Access the National Relay Service |
About the role
As a Registered Nurse within the Central Sterilising Services Department (CSSD), you will play a vital role in supporting safe, high quality surgical care through the reprocessing of reusable medical devices in line with national and international standards. Working as part of a multidisciplinary perioperative team, you will contribute to both elective and emergency surgical services across a diverse case mix. This role also offers the opportunity to broaden your clinical capability, with exposure to the operating theatre environment and ongoing professional development to strengthen your perioperative skillset in a unique rural and remote setting.
- Collaborate within a multidisciplinary perioperative team supporting elective and emergency surgery.
- Expand your experience with exposure to operating theatre practice and perioperative care.
- Participate in on-call and after-hours services to support continuity of care.
Working with us
- For 1 year will get you an isolation bonus of AUD$3,605. If you stay for 2 years you will get AUD$10,815… and for your 3rd year (and every year after that) you will get AUD$7,210 (pro rata for part time employees).
In your downtime, we will provide 2 return airfares p.a. (full time employees) (inc. spouse/dependents) or 1 return airfare p.a. (part time employees) to the nearest east coast provincial city in conjunction with your recreation leave; of which we offer 5 weeks p.a. with leave loading/bonus.
- 12.75% employer superannuation contribution.
- Long Service Leave and Sick Leave accrual.
- Tax savings through salary sacrificing options are also available.
Plus 2 weeks p.a., travel as required and enrolment and conference costs for approved courses and conferences.
We also offer staff accommodation (if eligible) or a private rental subsidy of AUD$82.50 per week for up to 17 months.
Professionally, our HHS values professionalism, leadership capability, excellence and resilience in our staff. We are committed to providing extraordinary opportunities for career development including in-house training, development and mentoring programs.
Requirements
- Mandatory requirements are a relevant tertiary degree qualification and appropriate registration/licences.
- Appointees will be required to work in operating theatres to maintain skills.
- C Class Motor Vehicle Licence.
- Pre-employment screening will be conducted for the successful applicant, including Criminal History checks.
- This is a VPD risk role and may require evidence of vaccination or immunity to: Hepatitis A/B, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Pertussis, and Tuberculosis.
- A period of probation may apply.
About North West Hospital and Health Service
The North West Hospital and Health Service (NWHHS) delivers public health services across approximately 300,000 square kilometres, supporting remote communities throughout North Western Queensland and the Gulf of Carpentaria. We are committed to promoting community wellbeing and providing high-quality, accessible and effective healthcare for all.
The lifestyle in Mount Isa is family friendly; it is a vibrant city with an outback community feel. You will fall in love with the natural splendour of the North West Queensland region.
Interested?
Download the Role Description for further information and application / interview preparation.
Contact: Veroshnee Meek on (07) 4744 4456.
Applications close: Monday, 13 April 2026.
Further information
We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.
Our vision is to be Queensland's leading HHS delivering excellence in remote healthcare to our patients, working as an integral part of the community.
We are an equal opportunity employer.
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