Registered Nurse – Durban

Nazareth Care; Durban; On-site; ZAR 240,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Nazareth House Durban is seeking a motivated Registered Nurse to join our care team. You will perform nursing procedures, manage medications, and develop wellness and support plans for residents, aligned with person-centered care.

You will supervise caregivers, participate in training, communicate with residents' families, monitor dietary needs, and ensure safety and compliance with policies. Shifts may include day and night, with a focus on dignity, confidentiality, and high standards of care.

Qualifications

• Must be a registered nurse with current practicing credentials.
• Experience in geriatric or resident-centered care is preferred.
• Able to work day or night shifts as required by operations.

Responsibilities

• Perform nursing procedures within the scope of a Professional Nurse/Registered Nurse and administer medicines per prescribed protocols.
• Ensure a current wellness and support plan for each resident and update as necessary.
• Report changes in residents’ care requirements to the Quality Care Manager and document in the resident’s file; conduct ongoing assessments and care plans.
• Manage, order, check, and supervise safe medication administration in line with organisational protocols and regulatory requirements.
• Assist residents with physical and mental health needs, maintaining high hygiene, care and safety standards.
• Supervise and support caregivers to meet care standards and organisational protocols.
• Contribute to staff training and ongoing skills development.
• Maintain effective communication with team leaders, residents, families, and stakeholders.
• Monitor dietary needs and liaise with catering staff; oversee meals served daily.

Job description

We are looking for a motivated and compassionate Registered Nurse to strengthen our care team at Nazareth House Durban. This is an opportunity to bring your skills, compassion, and commitment to person-centered care into a role that truly makes a difference.

YOUR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform nursing procedures within the scope of a Professional Nurse/Registered Nurse and administer medicine as per prescribed protocols.
• Ensure a current wellness and support plan for each resident according to their needs and update as necessary.
• Report changes in residents’ care requirements to the Quality Care Manager and document in the resident’s file. Conduct ongoing resident assessments, care support plans, and other core geriatric evaluations.
• Manage, order, check, and supervise safe medication administration as per organisational protocols and statutory requirements, ensuring strict control of
  Schedule 5, 6, and 7 drugs.
• Assist residents with their physical and mental health needs, maintaining the highest hygiene, care, and safety standards.
• Supervise and support caregivers, ensuring they deliver high standards of care in line with organisational protocols and procedures.
• Assist with staff training, continuous skills development, and knowledge enhancement.
• Maintain effective communication with team leaders, residents, residents’ families, and all stakeholders.
• Monitor residents’ dietary needs, liaising with catering staff. Oversee meals served daily.
• Participate in professional development and compulsory education.
• Care for all medical/non-medical equipment and report any negligence, abuse, damage or theft.
• Promote residents’ independence and mobility, counsel residents and families, and maintain confidentiality in line with the requirements as stipulated in the POPI Act.
• Be prepared to workday or night shifts as per operational needs.
• Maintain the quality and standard of care, ensuring continuity and good interpersonal relationships with staff and residents, and effectively manage conflict and other challenging behaviour amongst staff, residents, and family members.
• Manage daily required consumables and disposables and inform the Quality Care Manager of required needs.
• Ensure the emergency trolley and all emergency equipment are checked and compliant with regulations.
• Supervise and control subordinates, ensuring proper delegation of duties.
• Evaluate staff monthly and assist with in-service training. Manage time sheets, attendance, and relief staff.
• Maintain accurate residents’ records and ensure proper administration, recording, and storage of ward stock medication, consumables, and all other disposables used.
• Control stock and order supplies in a timely manner.
• Organize staff duty rosters, manage leave, and maintain the resident staff allocation
  register.
• Manage admission and discharge registers, assist with probation reports, and manage resident surveys. Keep resident information and medication scripts up to date.
• Liaise with the Quality Care Manager and medical practitioners, keeping them informed of residents’ issues and treatments.
• Maintain progress reports and communicate with residents’ families.
• Foster close working relationships with subordinates, house management, multidisciplinary
  members, conduct objective performance assessments, reporting to the Quality Care Manager.
• Provide quality resident care with dignity and respect, contributing positively to the team and care environment.
• Follow organizational policies and legislative requirements, adhere to the organisational code of conduct, and understand reporting structures and
  responsibilities.
• Establish and maintain positive relationships with team members.
• Perform additional tasks as requested, facilitate and participate in monthly in-service training and quarterly staff reviews, and adhere to the Core Values of the Sisters of Nazareth.
• Ensure that all OHS requirements and waste management protocols in line with organisational and statutory requirements are adhered to.