Registered Nurse | Trauma Experienced

LIFE Healthcare Group; Komani; On-site; ZAR 360 000 - 480 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Komani is seeking a Registered Nurse with trauma experience to join their team at Life Queenstown Private Hospital. The role involves providing quality nursing care to critically ill patients, maintaining communication with families, and adhering to healthcare standards. Candidates must have a relevant nursing qualification and experience in emergency care. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to thrive in high-pressure environments are essential. This position offers opportunities for professional growth and development.

Qualifications

• Nursing experience in the emergency department is required.
• Current BLS certification is essential.
• ACLS certification is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality basic and specialized nursing care.
• Ensure constant communication with patients and families.
• Administer medication following ethical and legal standards.
• Maintain a safe patient environment to enforce infection control.
• Educate staff on correct utilization of specialized equipment.

Skills

Problem-solving

Customer orientation

Team player

Strong interpersonal skills

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Relevant Degree or Diploma in Nursing

Tools

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

Job description

A vacancy exists for a Registered Nurse Trauma Experienced, based at Life Queenstown Private Hospital, reporting to Pam Naidoo 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.

Function Nursing Facility Life Queenstown Private Hospital Position Registered Nurse | Trauma Experienced Introduction

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 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

People Management

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 EU team works according to the scope of practice in order to ensure the correct skills mix is utilized.

Cost Management

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

Infection Control and SHEQ

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

Stakeholder Relationships

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

Equipment and Instrumentation

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.

Record Keeping

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
• Nursing experience in emergency department
• Current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) is essential and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) is advantageous
• 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.

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, December 11, 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.