Role Purpose
To provide nursing care for patients in line with the scope of practice as prescribed by the South African Nursing Council.
Requirements
- A National Senior Certificate is essential
- A certificate in Enrolled Nursing is essential
- The incumbent must be registered with the South African Nursing Council (SANC) as an Enrolled Nurse
- 2 – 3 Years’ proven working experience as an Enrolled Nurse is essential
- MS Office / Office 365 proficiency
Duties and Responsibilities
- Ensure medical documentation is accurately maintained and available for retrieval when required.
- Ensure stock is charged appropriately, well controlled and managed.
- Ensure awareness of conditions that affect employee safety.
- Adhere to medical waste management principles.
- Responsible for ensuring correct use, cleaning and storage of equipment.
- Report equipment needing repair or replacement, as well as potential and/or actual risks.
- Maintain a therapeutic, clean and safe environment by maintaining good infection control practices.
- Performing, interpretation, recording and reporting of vital signs.
- Wound dressing as well as the removal of wound sutures and clips.
- Assist doctors and professional nurses when necessary.
- Collection of various laboratory specimens and updating of the register.
- Administration of injections for indicated patients, family planning injectables and intravenous infusion.
- Issuing and recording of chronic medication.
- Compilation of daily observations data.