Registered Nurse | Medical

LIFE Healthcare Group; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 250 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in South Africa is looking for a Registered Nurse for the Medical Ward. Responsibilities include providing comprehensive patient care, ensuring quality management standards, and fostering collaborative relationships with both internal and external stakeholders. Ideal candidates should be qualified nurses with registration from SANC and preferably have experience in private healthcare. This role emphasizes effective patient care and operational efficiencies, with flexible working hours required.

Qualifications

• Qualification as a Registered Nurse is required.
• Registration with SANC must be current.
• Experience in the private practice is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide holistic patient care and foster collaborations.
• Attend to quality management and audits.
• Ensure patient hygiene, comfort, and safety.

Skills

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Resilience

Professional proficiency

Customer responsiveness

Education

Qualification as a Registered Nurse

Registration with SANC

Job description

Registered Nurse – Medical Ward

Life Robinson Private Hospital is seeking a Registered Nurse for the Medical Ward, reporting to the Medical Ward Unit Manager. The role focuses on providing holistic patient care and fostering collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders in line with company and hospital strategic objectives.

Critical Outputs

Ensure effective quality management systems by:

• Attending and participating in Q programs and ensuring induction training is carried out
• Ensuring monthly Q evaluator cards are completed and reported to the shift leader or unit manager
• Attending and participating in reviews and ward meetings to ensure conformance to QMS audit standards
• Performing, understanding and complying with the company infection control standards in order to adhere to PPE standards and procedures
• Performing audits as delegated by Unit manager
• Adhering to safety measures

Ensure optimum operational efficiencies by:

• Ensuring correct and accurate stock administration
• Correctly reporting patient movements on discharge or transfer
• Ensuring correct and proper usage and maintenance of equipment
• Ensuring personal absenteeism is minimised and justified
• Working flexible hours to minimise agency costs and assist other departments

Ensure effective quality patient care by

• Performing and completing tasks assigned to maximize patient care
• Ensuring patient hygiene, comfort and safety are measured according to the nursing care plan
• Following correct techniques and wearing PPE to promote patient healing
• Monitoring and recording patient intake of fluids
• Managing and preparing for medical/surgical and diagnostic procedures

Effective relationship management with customers:

• Building and maintaining healthy relationships with internal and external customers and supporting new staff with the orientation program

Requirements

• Qualification as a Registered Nurse
• Registration with SANC
• Ability to work shifts according to hospital operational requirements
• Understanding of the private healthcare industry, its challenges and role players is an advantage
• Computer proficiency is an advantage
• 2 years of private practice experience is an advantage

Competencies

• Problem‑solving, analysis and judgement
• Attention to detail
• Resilience
• Engaging diversity
• Professional and technical proficiency
• Excellence orientation
• Building relationships
• Customer responsiveness
• Organisational awareness
• Action orientation
• Ethical behaviour

Contact: Email [e-mail]. Closing date: Friday, December 19, 2025.

Internal applicants are encouraged to discuss their application with their line manager prior to applying. External candidates are also considered.

Life Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Thank you for your interest. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date, consider your application unsuccessful.