Lutheran Services
Lutheran Services
Lutheran Services
Lutheran Services

Registered Nurse

Job No: ORARN261708
Location: Kingaroy

Make a Difference Every Day - Join Our Orana Aged Care team as a Registered Nurse, do more than deliver clinical care, build relationships, provide reassurance, and help residents live with dignity, comfort and purpose. 

Location: Orana Aged Care, Kingaroy, QLD
Employment Type: Casual position
Salary: $50.83 - $60.53 Hourly Base Rate (Including casual loading) + Shift Penalties, Allowances + Super 

The Impact You'll Make:

As a Registered Nurse, you'll be responsible for delivering and overseeing high-quality clinical care while supporting residents with a range of complex and changing needs.
Your responsibilities will include:
  • Conducting clinical assessments and developing person-centred care plans
  • Monitoring resident health and evaluating care outcomes
  • Providing complex nursing care, including wound management and chronic disease support
  • Responding to health concerns, acute deterioration and clinical emergencies
  • Supporting residents living with dementia through safe behavioural management practices
  • Delivering palliative and end-of-life care with compassion and professionalism
  • Administering and managing medications in line with best practice guidelines
  • Supporting infection prevention and control initiatives
  • Leading, mentoring and supporting Enrolled Nurses and Personal Carers
  • Maintaining accurate clinical documentation and care records
  • Working collaboratively with residents, families and multidisciplinary teams to achieve positive outcomes

What You'll Bring:

  • Current unrestricted AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse
  • Degree or postgraduate qualification in Nursing
  • Strong clinical assessment and care planning skills
  • Ability to lead and support care teams in a residential aged care environment
  • Strong interpersonal skills to engage with residents, families, and teams, committed to person-centered care and growth
  • Sound computer literacy and clinical documentation skills
  • Valid Police Check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Clearance (or eligibility to obtain)

Why You’ll Love Working With Us:

  • Additional $30 regional allowance per shift
  • Salary Packaging Benefits: take home more pay (up to $15,900 tax-free + $2,650 meals & entertainment).
  • Discounts: on Health Cover, Energy, Appliances, Holidays, and more.
  • Employee Assistance Program for wellbeing support.
  • Fitness Passport: Stay active with discounted gym memberships for you and your family.
  • Ongoing Training & Development opportunities to grow your career

We are proud to be part of the Lutheran Services family—one of Queensland’s longest-standing community service organisations, celebrating 90 years of care in 2025.  Our focus is on enhancing the wellbeing and quality of life of every resident through compassionate care, meaningful relationships, and a strong sense of community. Orana is a 94-bed aged care facility offering residential, dementia, and respite care. Nestled in the heart of Kingaroy, Orana provides a peaceful country lifestyle and is deeply connected to the local community. Kingaroy’s rich history, welcoming community, and beautiful natural surroundings make it a wonderful place to live and work.

How to Apply

Please attach your resume, complete the application form, and answer the questions below. For a copy of the position description, please [click here].

Please note: Valid working rights in Australia are required.  Sponsorship is not available for this role.

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About Us

We draw on our rich Lutheran tradition of caring for everyone - the individual, family and the community. We support older people, young people and their families, people living with a disability or mental illness, and families experiencing domestic violence and hardship.

We are committed to providing safe, respectful and inclusive environments where our staff, residents, clients, children and young people are protected from harm. Safeguarding children is everyone's responsibility, and we promote a culture where the safety, wellbeing and rights of children are always a priority.

Together with the congregations that founded us, we've been serving Queenslanders since 1935. We are a not-for-profit organisation with more than 2,200 dedicated people, working across more than 20 sites from South-East to Central Queensland.