Registered Nurse - SICU Experienced

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in North West, Rustenburg seeks an experienced Registered Nurse for the Surgical Intensive Care Unit. The role requires ensuring high-quality patient care, effective people management, and adherence to infection control protocols. The ideal candidate must have a relevant nursing degree, ICU experience, and strong interpersonal skills, along with the ability to thrive in a dynamic environment. This position emphasizes teamwork, quality management, and patient advocacy within a supportive healthcare setting.

Qualifications

• Must be registered with SANC and possess all relevant qualifications.
• Experience in ICU nursing is required.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality patient care in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit.
• Advocate for patients and manage medical protocols.
• Ensure effective communication within the multi-disciplinary team.

Skills

Strong customer orientation

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Verbal & written communication skills

Team player

Education

Relevant Degree or Diploma in Nursing

Midwifery Qualification

Job description

Job Location : North West, Rustenburg

Deadline : February 26, 2026

A vacancy exists for Registered Nurse - SICU Experienced based in Surgical Intensive Care Unit at Life Peglerae Hospital reporting to Christine Kholungoane - Unit Manager . The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring delivery of uncompromising quality care in line with Company strategic objectives and applicable Health / Nursing legislation.

Critical Outputs

To provide quality patient care by :

• 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 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 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
• 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

• Relevant Degree or Diploma in Nursing
• Midwifery Qualification an advantage
• Nursing Experience in ICU
• Must be able to function independently as well as inter-dependently
• Registered with SANC. All qualifications to be registered.
• 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 fulfil a role in the unit according to the flexi-hours system and call system

Competencies

• Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
• Attention to detail
• Resilience
• Engaging diversity
• Verbal & written communication skills
• Influencing skills
• Building relationships
• Customer responsiveness
• Organisational awareness
• Action orientation
• Excellence orientation
• Ethical behaviour

Closing date

Wednesday, December 31, 2025