Senior Professional Nurse - Emergency Centre

Mediclinic; Milnerton; Sur place; ZAR 420 000 - 640 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Mediclinic Milnerton is seeking a Senior Professional Nurse to support the Unit Manager and ensure a safe, positive client experience by mitigating clinical risks and coordinating care delivery. You will provide direct patient care and mentor students and junior nurses in the unit.

The role requires a Professional Nurse qualification, with a Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing for specialist units, and at least three years' hospital experience plus one year mentoring.

Qualifications

• Registered professional nurse with current practicing certificate.
• Postgraduate qualification preferred for specialist units.
• Experience in a hospital setting is required.
• Mentorship experience is valued.

Responsabilités

• 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 (including stock and capital).

Connaissances

Pharmacology

Nursing record keeping

Nursing processes and procedures

Computer literate

Relevant nursing legislation

Infection prevention and control

Scientific nursing principles and过程

Audit patient records

Patient assessment skills

Develop/ modify a nursing care plan

Scope of practice for nursepractitione

For specialised wards; ACLS; ATLS; PAL

Risk identification

Analysing and interpretation skills

Basic life support trained

Mentorship

Formation

Professional Nurse qualification

Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing if managing a specialist unit (e.g. Perioperative Nursing)

Description du poste

Mediclinic is an international private healthcare services group, founded in South Africa in 1983, with divisions in Switzerland, Southern Africa (South Africa and Namibia) and the United Arab Emirates.

The Group is focused on providing specialist-orientated, multidisciplinary services across the continuum of care in such a way that the Group will be regarded as the most respected and trusted provider of healthcare services by patients, medical practitioners, funders and regulators of healthcare in each of its markets.

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB

The Senior Professional Nurse supports the Unit Manager in ensuring a safe and positive client experience by mitigating clinical risks and co-ordinating care delivery. They further provide direct patient care, as well as mentorship to new and student nurses in the unit.

KEY RESPONSIBILITY AREAS

• 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 (including stock and capital)

Required Education

ESSENTIAL EDUCATION

Professional Nurse qualification and

Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing if managing a specialist unit (e.g. Perioperative Nursing)

DESIRED EDUCATION

N/A

Required Experience

ESSENTIAL MINIMUM EXPERIENCE

3 years Professional Nurse experience in a hospital

1 year mentor experience

DESIRED EXPERIENCE

N/A

Required Job Skills And Knowledge

• Pharmacology
• Nursing record keeping
• Nursing processes and procedures
• Computer literate (Microsoft Office)
• Relevant nursing legislation
• 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
• For specialised wards; ACLS; ATLS; PALS trained;
• Risk identification
• Analysing and interpretation skills
• Basic life support trained
• Mentorship