The Alfred Foundation
Hospital · Alfred, NY
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Hospital
- Shifts hiring now
- Days 1 · Nights 1 · Rotating 1
What stands out
New graduates
First-year RNs can enter Graduate Nurse Programs in General Nursing or Mental and Addiction Health across The Alfred, Caulfield Hospital, and Sandringham Hospital.
As of 2026Source: alfredhealth.org.auExperienced nurses
You can step into specialty inpatient work on Ward 4WA, a 20-bed renal, vascular, endocrine, and rheumatology ward co-managed with the Acute Dialysis Unit.
New graduates
Graduate programs are framed as a supportive place to consolidate practice and build skill in your first year.
As of 2026Source: alfredhealth.org.au
More about working here
Experienced nurses
Better at Home puts you on hospital-substitution visits in the community from 8am to 8pm, seven days a week, with a multidisciplinary team behind you.
Experienced nurses
Core service lines you may work beside include Emergency, ICU, Alfred Cancer, and Alfred Mental and Addiction Health.
Moving here
After the January 2026 merger into Bayside Health, the network spans 15-plus major sites and more than 22,000 staff serving about 1.2 million people across metro Melbourne and regional Victoria.
Experienced nurses
Workplace benefits on the books include salary packaging, flexible health insurance, onsite fitness facilities, and childcare services.
New graduates
Nursing education and leadership development show up in practice, including scholarship events aimed at advancing nursing leadership.
As of 2022Source: alfredhealth.org.au
Starting out and growing here
- Nurse residency
Graduate Nurse Programs (General Nursing; Mental and Addiction Health)
As of 2026Source: alfredhealth.org.au- Preceptors and orientation
Graduate programs described as providing a supportive environment for consolidation and skill development
As of 2026Source: alfredhealth.org.au- Career development
Nursing education and leadership development emphasized; Alfred Health Nursing Scholarship Lunch advancing nursing leadership noted
As of 2022Source: alfredhealth.org.au
Pay and benefits
- Annual pay
Nurse Manager 4WA & Acute Dialysis Unit estimated 72000-108000 USD per year
As of 2026Source: talents.vaia.com
Working conditions
- Scheduling
Nurse Manager role: permanent full-time 80hrs + ADO; Better at Home nursing visits 8am-8pm including weekends
The city
Living in Alfred, NY
Alfred is a quiet, rural college town in western New York's Allegheny foothills, home to Alfred University and Alfred State College. It offers a peaceful, close-knit community for nurses seeking a slower pace away from urban stress.
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- State price level · New York
- 8% above the national average
- State index 107.9 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $899/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $40,625/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Who they are
You are looking at nursing work tied to The Alfred and its sister campuses at Caulfield and Sandringham, now part of Bayside Health after the January 2026 merger.
- Hospital · Alfred
- Hiring days & nights & rotating
More about The Alfred Foundation
On the wards that means places like Ward 4WA, a 20-bed acute inpatient unit focused on renal care (AKI, CKD, PD, transplant), vascular surgery, endocrinology and diabetes, and rheumatology, with the Acute Dialysis Unit co-managed alongside it. If home-based care fits you better, Better at Home sends nurses on hospital-substitution visits from 8am to 8pm every day of the week with a multidisciplinary team. If you are a first-year RN, Graduate Nurse Programs in General Nursing and in Mental and Addiction Health are built to give you a supportive stretch to consolidate skills across those campuses. Experienced nurses will also recognize major service lines called out in recent operational highlights—Emergency, ICU, Alfred Cancer, and Alfred Mental and Addiction Health. Benefits described for staff include salary packaging, flexible health insurance, onsite fitness facilities, and childcare. One thing to know up front: many postings carry an Alfred, NY label even though the clinical detail describes Melbourne and regional Victoria operations, so you will want to confirm location before you invest a full application.
Purpose stated as improving lives of patients, families, communities and humanity; beliefs emphasize safety, teamwork, compassion, and innovation.
Working here
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Charity fundraising approach
- Commenter found Alfred Foundation shopping-centre solicitors' manner annoying
- As of 2024Source: reddit.com
What to weigh
Multiple job boards label roles as Alfred, NY while the clinical detail describes Alfred Health and Bayside Health in Melbourne and regional Victoria, with no confirmed New York bedside facility in the sources.
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Aug 16, 2026
- Website
- alfredhealth.org.au ↗
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A closer look at the units
Open counts come from the live roles below. Source links show where unit details were reported.
- CardiacNights 11 open
- Float-PoolRotating 11 open
- OncologyDays 11 open
Ward 4WA (Renal/Vascular/Endocrine/Rheumatology)
Acute 20-bed inpatient ward specialising in renal (AKI/CKD/PD/transplant), vascular surgery, endocrinology & diabetes, rheumatology.
Source location unconfirmedSource: talents.vaia.comAcute Dialysis Unit (ADU)
Acute Dialysis Unit co-managed with Ward 4WA under the Nurse Manager role at The Alfred Hospital.
Source location unconfirmedSource: talents.vaia.comGraduate Nurse Program (General Nursing)
Conducted at The Alfred, Caulfield Hospital and Sandringham Hospital for first-year registered nurses.
Source location unconfirmedSource: alfredhealth.org.auGraduate Nurse Program (Mental and Addiction Health)
Mental and Addiction Health graduate nurse program conducted at The Alfred.
Source location unconfirmedSource: alfredhealth.org.auBetter at Home
Hospital-substitution home program with daily nursing visits 8am-8pm Mon-Sun plus multidisciplinary team.
Source location unconfirmedSource: alfredhealth.org.auEmergency
Annual report highlights Emergency team providing urgent care; cover features Clinical Nurse Specialist in Emergency.
Source location unconfirmedSource: alfredhealth.org.auICU
ICU featured in operational highlights and patient stories; major critical-care service line.
Alfred Cancer
Alfred Cancer listed among core service lines in 2024-25 annual report operational highlights.
Source location unconfirmedSource: alfredhealth.org.auAlfred Mental and Addiction Health
Alfred Mental and Addiction Health is a named service stream in the 2024-25 annual report.
Source location unconfirmedSource: alfredhealth.org.au
Open roles
Current openings at The Alfred Foundation
Refreshed throughout the day.
Registered Nurse - 3 West (Cardiac)
$86k
The listing states $70,895 to $101,852 and doesn’t say the pay period.
Alfred, NY
- RN
- Night shift
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