Registered Nurse | ICU Qualified

LIFE Healthcare Group; eNtabeni; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Registered Nurse ICU Qualified at Life Entabeni Hospital. Responsibilities include providing holistic nursing care to critically ill patients, managing nursing care operations, and ensuring adherence to safety protocols. The ideal candidate should have a 2-year ICU qualification, be registered with SANC, and possess strong interpersonal and time management skills. This position requires commitment to high standards of patient care, working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals.

Qualifications

• Registered at SANC as a Registered Nurse.
• 2-year ICU Qualification is compulsory.
• Excellent interpersonal and time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality basic and specialized nursing care.
• Maintain a safe and holistic patient environment.
• Educate and supervise staff on specialized equipment.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Good planning and organizing skills

Time management skills

Ability to make accurate decisions

Resilience and stress tolerance

Strong customer orientation

Education

Registered at SANC as a Registered Nurse

2-year ICU Qualification

Job description

Registered Nurse | ICU Qualified | SICU X2

Function Nursing Facility Life Entabeni Hospital Position Registered Nurse | ICU Qualified | SICU X2 Introduction

A vacancy exists for a Registered Nurse ICU Qualified, based at Life Entabeni Hospital, reporting to 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 patients’ 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

• Rotation on day and night duty
• Registered at SANC as a Registered Nurse
• 2-year ICU Qualification is compulsory
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Good planning and organizing skills
• Time management skills
• Ability to make accurate decisions
• Resilience and stress tolerance
• Strong customer orientation

Competencies

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

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Closing date Monday, February 2, 2026

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

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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.