Registered Nurse | ICU Qualified | TICU

LIFE Healthcare Group; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 250,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in Pretoria seeks a Registered Nurse ICU Qualified to deliver high-quality nursing care to critically ill patients. The candidate will communicate with families, manage medication, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team. ICU experience and relevant nursing qualifications are essential. Join us to make a positive impact in patient care. Email your CV to apply.

Qualifications

• Nursing experience in ICU.
• Must be well-organized and energetic.
• Willingness to work flexi-hours and call system.

Responsibilities

• Provide holistic and optimal quality nursing care.
• Communicate continually with patients and families.
• Administer medication according to legal framework.
• Ensure quality management systems are followed.

Skills

Customer orientation

Interpersonal skills

Problem-solving

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Relevant Degree or Diploma in Nursing

Job description

Overview

A vacancy exists for a Registered Nurse ICU Qualified, based at Life Wilgers Hospital. 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.

Responsibilities

• 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

• 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

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

• 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

• Conducting in-service orientation on doctor specific preferences
• Execute doctors requests and prescriptions after patient rounds
• Assisting in multi-disciplinary team members with the execution of their duties

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

Requirements

• Relevant Degree or Diploma in Nursing
• Nursing experience in ICU
• 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
• Drive & energy
• Excellence orientation
• Ethical behavior
• Building relationships
• Customer responsiveness
• Organisational awareness
• Leading by example (Key for Managers)
• Motivating and developing people (Key for Managers)

Email [e-mail]

Closing date Tuesday, September 23, 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.