Registered Nurse

LIFE Healthcare Group; Worcester; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in South Africa is seeking a Renal Registered Nurse Acute for Life Renal Dialysis at Wits Donald Gordon. The candidate will provide holistic nursing care, manage patient relationships, and ensure quality infection control. Candidates must have relevant nursing qualifications and experience, and must be registered with the appropriate bodies.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Provide quality patient care by administering basic and specialized nursing care.
• Manage stock according to unit policies and protocols.
• Check equipment and instrumentation daily for functionality.

Skills

Problem-solving, analysis and judgment

Verbal & written communication

Teamwork

Strong Interpersonal skills

Education

Relevant Degree or Diploma in Nursing

Relevant Degree or Diploma in Clinical Technology

Job description

A vacancy exists for a Renal Registered Nurse Acute based at Life Renal Dialysis, Wits Donald Gordon, 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.

Critical Outputs

To provide quality patient care by

• Providing quality basic and specialized nursing care
• Continual communication with the patient and family with regards to the patient’s condition
• Administering of medication in accordance to ethical, legal framework
• Review and comply with internal policies and protocols
• Ensuring 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

Provide effective people management by

• 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

Provide effective cost management by

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

Provide effective Infection Control and SHEQ by

• 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

Ensuring effective relationships with internal/external stakeholders by

• Conducting in-service orientation on doctor specific preferences
• Execute doctor’s requests and prescriptions after patient rounds

  Ensuring the effective functioning of equipment and 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

  Ensuring effective record keeping by

  • 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 Wednesday, November 5, 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.