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 a night Registered Nurse ICU Qualified for its SICU. The ideal candidate will deliver holistic nursing care to critically ill patients and coordinate with a multi-disciplinary team to ensure optimal patient outcomes. Applicants must hold a National Senior Certificate, a relevant nursing qualification, and be ICU qualified, demonstrating strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a dynamic environment. This position involves effective cost management and ensuring infection control standards.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 National Senior Certificate is required.
• A relevant Degree or Diploma in Nursing is necessary.
• ICU Qualification is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Provide holistic nursing care to critically ill patients.
• Ensure effective people management through training.
• Manage stock efficiently according to unit policy.

Skills

Customer orientation

Team player

Problem-solving

Strong interpersonal skills

Education

Grade 12 National Senior Certificate

Relevant Degree or Diploma in Nursing

ICU Qualification

Job description

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 specialised 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 by

• Ensuring records and 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