3x Registered Nurse | ICU Qualified

LIFE Healthcare Group; Randburg; On-site; ZAR 400 000 - 600 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Randburg is seeking ICU qualified Registered Nurses to deliver high-quality care to critically ill patients. The role entails managing nursing staff, ensuring effective communication, and maintaining high standards of patient care. Candidates must possess a relevant nursing degree and a post-basic qualification in critical care, with at least two years of ICU experience. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a dynamic healthcare team in a critical environment.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of critical care qualified nursing experience in ICU.
• Registered with SANC as critical care qualified.

Responsibilities

• Provide holistic and optimal quality nursing care to critically ill patients.
• Interact with a multi-disciplinary team for effective care delivery.
• Educate and supervise staff on the use of specialised equipment.

Skills

Customer orientation

Team player

Ability to work under pressure

Strong interpersonal skills

Problem-solving

Education

Relevant Degree or Diploma in Nursing

Post Basic Qualification in Critical Care

Job description

Vacancy exists for 3x Registered Nurse (ICU Qualified), based at Life Fourways Hospital, reporting to Bethany Sivraman, ICU Unit Manager. The successful candidate will provide holistic and optimal quality nursing care to critically ill patients in order to maximize a positive outcome for the customer in line with Company & Hospital strategic objectives.

Critical Outputs

• Providing quality basic and specialized nursing care
• Continual communication with the patient and family with regards to the patient’s condition
• Administering medication in accordance to ethical, legal framework
• Review and comply with internal policies and protocols
• Ensuring quality management systems and initiatives are conducted according to the unit specification
• Advocate the patient by motivating acuity to the case management and notify the doctor of any limitations

Provide effective people management by

• Interacting and communicating with a multi-disciplinary team
• Provide training and development to ensure personal and professional growth
• Ensure the ICU team works according to the scope of practice in order to ensure the correct skills mix is utilised

Provide effective cost management by

• Managing all stock used according to unit specific policies and protocols
• Control and manage staff hours leave in accordance with the company policy

Provide effective Infection Control and SHEQ by

• Maintaining a safe and holistic patient environment in order to enforce infection control
• Promoting a safe and healthy working environment by completing SHEQ alerts and incident reports to the SHEQ Coordinator

Ensuring effective relationships with internal/external stakeholders by

• Conducting in-service orientation on doctor specific preferences
• Execute doctors requests and prescriptions after patient rounds
• Assisting in multi-disciplinary team members with the execution of their duties

Ensuring the effective functioning of equipment and instrumentation

• Check equipment and instrumentation are in working condition on a daily basis and report any defaults to Unit Manager and Clinical Engineer
• Educate and supervise staff and doctors on the correct utilisation of specialised equipment and instrumentation

Ensuring effective record keeping by

• Ensuring records and accurately completed and stored in accordance with legal and ethical requirements

Requirements

• Relevant Degree or Diploma in Nursing
• Post Basic Qualification in Critical Care registered with SANC as critical care qualified Nursing experience in ICU, at least 2 years.
• Strong customer orientation, team player, very energetic and well organised
• Must be able to work under pressure in a continuously changing environment
• Strong Interpersonal skills required
• Ability to work shifts according to the operational requirements of the hospital, which includes day and night duty.

Competencies

• Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
• Resilience
• Engaging diversity
• Verbal & written communication and presentation
• Influencing
• Drive & energy
• Excellence orientation
• Ethical behaviour
• Building relationships
• Customer responsiveness
• Organisational awareness

Email [e-mail] Closing date Monday, December 8, 2025

Internal applicants - Before making an application, you are requested to discuss your application with your line manager. External candidates will also be considered.

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Life Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Applicants who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date of this advert, should consider their application as unsuccessful.