Registered Nurse | Neonatal | ICU | Experienced

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

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Gauteng is seeking a Registered Nurse with ICU experience. You will provide quality nursing care to critically ill patients, ensure compliance with protocols, and collaborate with the healthcare team. The ideal candidate must have a relevant nursing degree and strong interpersonal skills. This role offers an opportunity to work in a dynamic environment with a focus on patient care.

Qualifications

• Nursing experience in ICU.
• Must be able to work under pressure in a continuously changing environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills required.

Responsibilities

• Provide holistic and optimal quality nursing care to critically ill patients.
• Ensure compliance with internal policies and protocols.
• Manage nursing costs according to department’s labor hour norm.

Skills

Customer orientation

Team player

Strong interpersonal skills

Problem-solving skills

Resilience

Education

Relevant Degree or Diploma in Nursing

Job description

Registered Nurse | Neonatal | ICU | Experienced

Function Nursing Facility Life Brenthurst Hospital Position Registered Nurse | Neonatal | ICU | Experienced Introduction

A vacancy exists for a Registered Nurse (ICU), based at ICU Brenthurst, reporting to Tsholofelo Hlongwane, 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 utilized.
• Empower staff and ensure tasks are delegated appropriately.

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.
• Monitor and manage nursing costs according to department’s labor hour norm

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 doctors 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 are 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 behaviour
• Building relationships
• Customer responsiveness
• Organisational awareness
• Leading my example (Key for Managers)
• Motivating and developing people (Key for Managers)

Email [e-mail]. Closing date Thursday, September 18, 2025

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.