Critical Care Trained Registered Nurse – Gauteng

Shift Pursuit; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Shift Pursuit is recruiting a Critical Care Trained Registered Nurse in Gauteng to join a leading private hospital. You will bring ICU nursing expertise, strong clinical judgment, and a drive for delivering exceptional patient care in a high-pressure environment.

You will perform frequent patient assessments, manage ventilated and unstable patients, and operate advanced ICU equipment. Collaboration with intensivists and multidisciplinary teams is essential to ensure optimal outcomes.

Qualifications

• Diploma/Degree in Critical Care Nursing.
• Registered with the South African Nursing Council (SANC) as a General Nurse.
• Diploma/Degree in General Nursing.

Responsibilities

• Deliver comprehensive, evidence-based critical care nursing to ICU patients.
• Perform comprehensive patient assessments and monitor critically ill patients.
• Provide specialised nursing care to ventilated, haemodynamically unstable patients.
• Operate and monitor advanced critical care equipment (ventilators, invasive monitoring, infusion pumps, RRT).
• Administer medications, IV therapies, inotropes, sedatives, analgesics, and blood products as ordered.
• Interpret vital signs, ABGs, ECGs to guide interventions.
• Assist with resuscitations, intubations, central line insertions in ICU.
• Collaborate with intensivists, physicians and multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

ICU Nursing

Communication

Teamwork

Critical thinking

BLS

ACLS

Education

Critical Care Nursing (degree/diploma)

SANC General Nurse registration

General Nursing (degree/diploma)

Job description

Join a leading private hospital in Gauteng, as a Critical Care Trained Registered Nurse. We are seeking a highly skilled and compassionate professional with ICU nursing experience, strong clinical expertise, and a passion for delivering exceptional patient care in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.

Requirements:

Education:

• Diploma/Degree in Critical Care Nursing.
• Registered with the South African Nursing Council (SANC) as a General Nurse.
• Diploma/Degree in General Nursing.

Experience:

• Previous ICU Nursing Experience.
• 2-3 Years Experience in ICU Department.
• Ability to function effectively in a fast-paced ICU Department.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• BLS certification advantageous.
• ACLS certification advantageous.

Key Performance Areas:

• Deliver comprehensive, evidence-based critical care nursing to patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in accordance with hospital policies, protocols, and best practice standards.
• Perform comprehensive patient assessments and continuously monitor critically ill patients, promptly identifying and responding to changes in their clinical condition.
• Provide specialised nursing care to ventilated, haemodynamically unstable, and high-acuity patients requiring intensive monitoring and interventions.
• Operate and monitor advanced critical care equipment, including mechanical ventilators, invasive monitoring devices, infusion pumps, and renal replacement therapy equipment where applicable.
• Administer prescribed medications, intravenous therapies, inotropes, sedatives, analgesics, and blood products safely and accurately in accordance with physician orders and hospital policies.
• Interpret and monitor vital signs, arterial blood gases, ECG rhythms, and other diagnostic results to facilitate timely clinical interventions.
• Assist with and support emergency procedures, resuscitations, intubations, central line insertions, and other critical care interventions within the ICU environment.
• Collaborate effectively with intensivists, physicians, allied healthcare professionals, and multidisciplinary teams to ensure optimal patient outcomes and continuity of care.