Professional Nurse - Medical

Mediclinic; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 250 000 - 350 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in South Africa is seeking a Professional Nurse to deliver comprehensive nursing care. This role involves coordinating nursing teams, ensuring patient safety, and maintaining accurate records. Ideal candidates will hold a nursing diploma and have basic life support training.

Qualifications

• Registered as a General Nurse or holds a 4-year Nursing Diploma.
• Basic life support trained (ACLS; ATLS; PALS).

Responsibilities

• Deliver quality nursing care in collaboration with a multi-professional team.
• Identify, prevent, and manage risks to ensure patient safety.
• Provide accurate and comprehensive records of all nursing interventions.

Skills

Basic life support

Infection prevention and control

Nursing processes and procedures

Pharmacology

Scientific nursing principles

Education

Diploma leading to registration as a General Nurse

4-year Nursing Diploma

Bachelor of Nursing

Postgraduate Advanced Diploma in Midwifery

Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing

Job description

Mediclinic is an international private healthcare services group, founded in South Africa in , with divisions in Switzerland, Southern Africa (South Africa and Namibia), and the United Arab Emirates.

The Group is focused on providing specialist-oriented, multidisciplinary services across the continuum of care to be regarded as the most respected and trusted provider of healthcare services by patients, medical practitioners, funders, and regulators in each of its markets.

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB

The Professional Nurse, in collaboration with a multi-professional team, delivers safe, comprehensive, and quality nursing care according to their Scope of Practice regulations.

They lead and coordinate nursing teams to enable optimal patient care.

KEY RESPONSIBILITY AREAS

Deliver quality nursing care in collaboration with a multi-professional team

Identify, prevent, and manage risks to ensure patient safety

Facilitate a positive client experience by creating a conducive environment

Provide accurate and comprehensive records of all nursing interventions

Create a learning environment that builds staff competence

Ensure that all utilised stock and equipment are accurately charted

Required Education

ESSENTIAL EDUCATION :

Diploma leading to registration as a General Nurse OR

4-year Nursing Diploma or Bachelor of Nursing

Desired Education

Postgraduate Advanced Diploma in Midwifery

Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing (e.g., Critical Care, Emergency Care, Peri-operative Nursing) if placed in a specialist unit

Required Experience

ESSENTIAL MINIMUM EXPERIENCE : None

Desired Experience : N / A

Required Job Skills And Knowledge

Basic life support trained (ACLS; ATLS; PALS training for specialised wards)

Develop / modify a nursing care plan

Infection prevention and control

Nursing processes and procedures

Pharmacology

Scientific nursing principles and process