Professional Nurse - Critical Care

Mediclinic George; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Mediclinic George is seeking a Professional Nurse for the Critical Care unit to deliver safe, comprehensive nursing care within a multidisciplinary team.

You will identify and mitigate risks to safeguard patients, ensure accurate documentation of nursing interventions, and foster a learning culture to grow staff competence and ensure proper stock charging.

Qualifications

• Essential: Degree/Diploma in General Nursing.
• Desirable: Midwifery; post-graduate certificate/diploma in relevant specialty area.

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

Pharmacology

Nursing principles

Nursing processes

Care plan development

Basic life support

Education

Degree/Diploma in General Nursing

Midwifery

Post-graduate certificate/diploma in relevant specialty

Job description

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; Post-graduate certificate / diploma in relevant specialty area

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL MINIMUM EXPERIENCE: None

DESIRED EXPERIENCE: Experience in a similar unit

REQUIRED JOB SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

• Infection prevention and control
• Pharmacology
• Scientific nursing principles and process
• Nursing processes and procedures
• Develop/ modify a nursing care plan
• Basic life support trained (ACLS; ATLS; PALS training for specialised wards)

Professional Nurse - Critical Care George