Registered Nurse | ICU Qualified | Night

Life Healthcare; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in Pretoria is seeking an ICU qualified Registered Nurse for night shifts. In this role, you will provide holistic patient care, ensure compliance with nursing protocols, and manage equipment effectively. The ideal candidate must possess a nursing diploma, be strong under pressure, and have excellent interpersonal skills. This position offers a dynamic work environment in a leading hospital.

Qualifications

• Must be ICU Qualified.
• Strong customer orientation, team player, very energetic and well organised.
• Must be willing to fulfill a role in the unit according to the flexi-hours system.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality patient care and basic nursing care.
• Communicate with the patient and family regarding the patient’s condition.
• Ensure quality management and advocate for the patient.

Skills

ICU Qualified

Strong customer orientation

Problem-solving

Strong interpersonal skills

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Relevant Degree or Diploma in Nursing

Grade 12 National Senior Certificate

Job description

Overview

Function Nursing Facility Position Registered Nurse | ICU Qualified | Night Introduction

A vacancy exists for a (night) Registered Nurse ICU Qualified in SICU, based at Life Groenkloof Hospital, reporting to the Unit Manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing holistic and optimal quality nursing care to critically ill 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 ICU team works according to the scope of practice in order to ensure the correct skills mix is utilised

• 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
• Assisting in multi-disciplinary team members with the execution of their duties

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 utilisation of specialised equipment and instrumentation

Ensuring effective record keeping

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

Requirements

• Grade 12 National Senior Certificate
• Relevant Degree or Diploma in Nursing
• Must be ICU Qualified
• Strong customer orientation, team player, very energetic and well organised
• Must be able to work under pressure in a continuously changing environment
• Strong interpersonal skills required
• Must be willing to fulfill a role in the unit according to the flexi-hours system and call system

Competencies

• Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
• Resilience
• Engaging diversity
• Verbal & written communication and presentation
• Influencing
• Building relationships
• Customer responsiveness
• Organisational awareness
• Drive & energy
• Excellence orientation
• Ethical behaviour