Professional Nurse - Paeds

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in South Africa is seeking a Professional Nurse to deliver quality nursing care in a multi-professional team setting. Responsibilities include ensuring patient safety, maintaining detailed records of care, and leading nursing teams. Ideal candidates should have a Diploma leading to registration as a General Nurse and a 4-year Nursing Diploma or Bachelor of Nursing.

Qualifications

• Diploma leading to registration as a General Nurse required.
• 4-year Nursing Diploma or Bachelor of Nursing mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Deliver quality nursing care in collaboration with a multi-professional team.
• Ensure patient safety by identifying and managing risks.
• Maintain accurate records of nursing interventions.

Skills

Basic life support trained (ACLS; ATLS; PALS)

Computer literate (Microsoft Office)

Patient assessment skills

Infection prevention and control

Nursing processes and procedures

Education

Diploma leading to registration as a General Nurse

4-year Nursing Diploma or Bachelor of Nursing

Job description

Mediclinic is an international private healthcare services group, founded 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

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
• 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 place in a specialist unit

Required 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