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Apply for HCA's Emergency Response Team

We currently have significant surge demand in rural and remote NSW, SA and WA. Deployments are available immediately and in the near future.

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HCA is a preferred provider and holds a reputation for being quick to rally our troops to provide much needed staff to health services all the while ensuring great perks and remuneration.

Continue reading below for further information regarding rates, allowances, perks, and requirements for these limited time opportunities

What are Healthcare Australia Surge Contracts?

Surge describes the need for Rapid Deployment to critical areas based on workforce shortages due to services being in furlough, affected by natural disasters, COVID response, quarantine facilities and more. The remuneration package is typically higher then traditional agency work in response to surge workers deploying quickly and being flexible in location ready to hit the ground running supporting the needs as prescribed by that service within your scope of practice.

  • RN Pay rates start at $75.50
  • EN Pay rates start at $50.00
  • Daily Travel allowance upwards of $700/fortnight
  • RNs (ED, Community MH, Acute, Paeds, OT), ENs (Acute, ED), RANS, & RMs in demand
  • Return travel + free accommodation provided
  • Access to HCA's attractive rewards programs including CA$H4HOUR$ and our Education allowance.
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  • NSW contracts minimum 4 weeks
  • WA contracts minimum 8 weeks

"Massive thanks to the HCA Rural & Remote team for helping me find work during this massive healthcare worker shortage in this region of Australia. Please, if you have the experience and are up for the challenge, come on over and work in the various rural and remote hospitals in this beautifully untouched part of Australia. We need your help!"

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Kingston L, HCA Emergency Response RN