Professional Nurse - Paediatrics

Mediclinic Milnerton; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 360,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Mediclinic Milnerton is seeking a Professional Nurse to deliver safe, comprehensive care in collaboration with a multi-professional team. You will lead nursing teams, ensure accurate records, and drive a learning environment to enhance staff competence.

The role emphasizes patient safety, infection control, and adherence to nursing standards and legislation, with opportunities to work across departments in a dynamic hospital setting in Cape Town.

Qualifications

• Must have nursing registration (General Nurse) or equivalent.
• ACLS/ATLS/PALS training considered an advantage for specialised wards.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and record keeping.
• Develop and modify nursing care plans.
• Knowledge of infection prevention and control measures.
• Understanding of nursing processes and procedures.
• Experience in nursing record keeping and patient assessment.
• Pharmacology knowledge relevant to nursing practice.
• Familiar with relevant nursing legislation.
• Ability to identify risks and apply scientific nursing principles.

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

Basic Life Support

ACLS

ATLS

PALS

MS Office

Nursing care plan

Infection prevention and control

Nursing processes and procedures

Nursing record keeping

Patient assessment skills

Pharmacology

Nursing legislation

Risk identification

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 (Critical Care, Emergency Care, Peri-operative Nursing)

Job description

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-oprative Nursing) if place 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)
• Computer literate (Microsoft Office)
• Develop/ modify a nursing care plan
• Infection prevention and control
• Nursing processes and procedures
• Nursing record keeping
• Patient assessment skills
• Pharmacology
• Relevant nursing legislation
• Risk identification
• Scientific nursing principles and process