Professional Nurse Specialised_ICU

Mediclinic; Durbanville; On-site; ZAR 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Mediclinic is an international private healthcare group delivering multidisciplinary care. The Main Purpose of Job is to provide safe, comprehensive nursing care per Scope of Practice within a multi-professional team.

Key responsibilities include delivering quality care, managing risks for patient safety, fostering a positive patient experience, and maintaining accurate nursing records. The role emphasizes learning and ensuring proper stock/asset charging across wards.

Qualifications

• Essential education: General Nursing qualification (degree or diploma).
• Desirable: Midwifery or postgraduate qualification in a specialty.
• No formal experience required, though 1 year in a specialist unit is preferred.

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 stock and equipment are accurately charged.

Skills

Infection prevention

Pharmacology

Scientific nursing

Nursing record keeping

Patient assessment

Nursing processes

Microsoft Office

Care plan development

Nursing legislation

Basic life support

Risk identification

Education

Degree / Diploma in General Nursing

Midwifery (desirable)

Postgraduate certificate / diploma (desirable)

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