Professional Nurse - Critical Care

Mediclinic; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 250,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Mediclinic in Pretoria is seeking a qualified nurse to deliver safe, comprehensive nursing care in collaboration with a multi-professional team to meet patient needs. You will contribute to patient safety, provide detailed nursing documentation and support a culture of learning and improvement.

The role requires infection control knowledge, pharmacology understanding, and the ability to manage stock and equipment while maintaining high standards of care and compliance.

Qualifications

• Essential education: Degree / Diploma in General Nursing.
• Desired education: Midwifery and postgraduate qualification.
• Essential minimum experience: None.
• Desirable experience: 1 year post-graduate qualification before placement in a specialised unit.

Responsibilities

• Deliver quality nursing care in collaboration with a multi-professional team
• Identify, prevent and manage risks to ensure patient safety
• Facilitate a positive patient 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 charged

Skills

Infection prevention and control

Pharmacology

Nursing record keeping

Patient assessment

Nursing care planning

Risk identification

Microsoft Office

BLS/ACLS/PALS

Education

Degree / Diploma in General Nursing

Midwifery

Postgraduate certificate/diploma in relevant specialty area

Job description

Mediclinic is an international private healthcare services group, founded in South Africa in 1983, with divisions in Switzerland, Southern Africa (South Africa and Namibia) and the United Arab Emirates.

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

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB

To deliver safe, comprehensive and quality nursing care according to the Scope of Practice

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 patient 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 charged

Required Education

• ESSENTIAL EDUCATION: Degree / Diploma in General Nursing
• DESIRED EDUCATION: Midwifery; Postgraduate certificate/ diploma in relevant specialty area

Required Experience

• ESSENTIAL MINIMUM EXPERIENCE: None
• DESIRED EXPERIENCE: 1 year post‑graduate qualification experience before placement in a specialised unit

Required Job Skills And Knowledge

• Infection prevention and control
• Pharmacology
• Scientific nursing principles and process
• Nursing record keeping
• Patient assessment skills
• Nursing processes and procedures
• Computer literate (Microsoft Office)
• Develop/ modify a nursing care plan
• Relevant nursing legislation
• Basic life support trained (ACLS; ATLS; PALS training for specialised wards)
• Risk identification