Senior Critical Care Nurse & Mentor - On-site

Mediclinic Group; Fraserburg; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 450 000; Full time

Job summary

A private healthcare provider in South Africa is looking for a Senior Professional Nurse to support the Unit Manager in ensuring safe patient care in a critical care setting. The role involves providing direct patient care, managing clinical quality standards, and mentoring new nurses. Candidates must have a Professional Nurse qualification and at least 3 years of experience in a hospital. The position requires strong skills in pharmacology, nursing regulations, and patient assessment. This is an on-site permanent role.

Qualifications

• 3 years Professional Nurse experience in a hospital.
• 1 year mentor experience.

Responsibilities

• Ensure comprehensive and safe patient care by mitigating risks and meeting set clinical quality standards.
• Manage the client experience.
• Ensure optimal supply, retention, and utilisation of staffing resources.
• Empower and build staff competence through continuous assessment and development.
• Assist with the effective management of operational expenses.

Skills

Pharmacology

Nursing record keeping

Nursing processes and procedures

Computer literate (Microsoft Office)

Infection prevention and control

Scientific nursing principles and process

Audit patient records

Patient assessment skills

Develop/modify a nursing care plan

Scope of practice for nurse practitioners

Risk identification

Analysing and interpretation skills

Basic life support trained

Mentorship

Education

Professional Nurse qualification

Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing

Job description

A private healthcare provider in South Africa is looking for a Senior Professional Nurse to support the Unit Manager in ensuring safe patient care in a critical care setting. The role involves providing direct patient care, managing clinical quality standards, and mentoring new nurses. Candidates must have a Professional Nurse qualification and at least 3 years of experience in a hospital. The position requires strong skills in pharmacology, nursing regulations, and patient assessment. This is an on-site permanent role.