Registered Nurse

LIFE Healthcare Group; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 250 000 - 450 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in South Africa is seeking two experienced Registered Nurses to deliver high-quality care in a renal unit. This role involves providing specialized nursing care, equipment management, and working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team. The ideal candidates must possess a relevant nursing degree, SANC registration, and experience in renal care. Flexibility for a call system and travel is required.

Qualifications

• Current registration with SANC for Nurses.
• Current registration with HPCSA for Clinical Technologists (Renal).
• Nursing work experience in a Renal Unit.

Responsibilities

• Providing quality basic and specialized nursing care.
• Ensure quality management systems are conducted according to unit specifications.
• Maintaining a safe and holistic patient environment.

Skills

Problem-solving, analysis and judgment

Resilience

Engaging diversity

Verbal & written communication

Organisational awareness

Strong interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Education

Relevant Degree or Diploma in Nursing

Relevant Degree or Diploma in Clinical Technology

Job description

A vacancy exists for a Renal Registered Nurse X2 based Life Renal Dialysis, Panorama, reporting to the Unit Manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing holistic and optimal quality nursing care to renal patients in order to maximize a positive outcome for the customer in line with Company & Hospital strategic objectives.

Responsibilities

• Providing quality basic and specialized nursing care
• Continual communication with the patient and family with regards to the patient’s condition
• Administering medication in accordance with ethical, legal framework
• Review and comply with internal policies and protocols
• Ensure quality management systems and initiatives are conducted according to the unit specification
• Advocate the patient by motivating acuity to the case management and notify the doctor of any limitations

People Management

• Interacting and communicating with a multi-disciplinary team
• Provide training and development to ensure personal and professional growth
• Ensure the Renal team works according to the scope of practice in order to ensure the correct skills mix is utilized

Cost Management

• Managing all stock used according to unit specific policies and protocols
• Control and manage staff hours leave in accordance with the company policy

Infection Control and SHEQ

• Maintaining a safe and holistic patient environment in order to enforce infection control
• Promoting a safe and healthy working environment by completing SHEQ alerts and incident reports to the SHEQ Coordinator

Stakeholder Relationships

• Conducting in-service orientation on doctor specific preferences
• Execute doctor’s requests and prescriptions after patient rounds
• Assisting in multi-disciplinary team members with the execution of their duties

Equipment & Instrumentation

• Check equipment and instrumentation are in working condition on a daily basis and report any defaults to Unit Manager and Clinical Engineer
• Educate and supervise staff and doctors on the correct utilization of specialized equipment and instrumentation

Record Keeping

• Ensuring records and accurately completed and stored in accordance with legal and ethical requirements

Requirements

• Relevant Degree or Diploma in Nursing
• Relevant Degree or Diploma in Clinical Technology
• Nurses - Current registration with SANC
• Clinical Technologists (Renal) – Current registration with HPCSA
• Nursing work experience in a Renal Unit
• To administer both acute and chronic dialysis treatments
• Experience and knowledge of all acute and chronic dialysis treatments in ICU and High Care setting
• Must be willing to fulfill a role in the unit according to the flexi-hours system and acute dialysis call system
• Own vehicle with a valid license and flexibility to travel for acute dialysis
• Ability to work with dialysis machines makes and models

Competencies

• Problem-solving, analysis and judgment
• Resilience
• Engaging diversity
• Verbal & written communication and presentation
• Organisational awareness
• Drive & energy
• Excellence orientation
• Ethical behaviour
• Building relationships
• Customer responsiveness
• Teamwork
• Strong Interpersonal skills

Email: [e-mail]

Closing date: Friday, October 31, 2025

Internal applicants - Before making an application, you are requested to discuss your application with your line manager. External candidates will also be considered.

Life Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Applicants who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date of this advert, should consider their application as unsuccessful.