Registered Nurse | Qualified ICU

Life Healthcare; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Gauteng is seeking a qualified Registered Nurse to join their ICU team. The role involves delivering holistic nursing care to critically ill patients, managing equipment and documentation, and ensuring quality patient interactions. Candidates should have relevant nursing qualifications, ICU experience, and strong interpersonal skills. This position offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic and rewarding environment.

Qualifications

• Nursing experience in ICU is required.
• Must be willing to fulfill a flexi-hours role.
• Strong organisational skills are needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality patient care to critically ill patients.
• Manage stock and ensure effective infection control.
• Educate staff and doctors on equipment usage.

Skills

Strong customer orientation

Team player

Problem-solving

Strong interpersonal skills

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Relevant Degree or Diploma in Nursing

Diploma in Critical Care

Job description

Overview

Function Nursing Facility Position Registered Nurse | Qualified ICU Introduction

A vacancy exists for Registered Nurse Qualified (ICU) x2, based at Life Bedford Gardens 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.

Responsibilities

To provide quality patient care by

• 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

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

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 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
• Diploma in Critical Care as an additional qualification
• Nursing experience in ICU
• Strong customer orientation, team player, very energetic and well organized
• 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 by example (Key for Managers)
• Motivating and developing people (Key for Managers)