X3 Registered Nurse | Medical (ICU) Qualified

Life Healthcare; Roodepoort; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a qualified Registered Nurse (ICU) for Life Flora Hospital in Roodepoort. The role involves providing high-quality nursing care to critically ill patients and working collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary team. Candidates must have a relevant nursing degree, ICU experience, and strong interpersonal skills. This position offers an opportunity to make a significant impact on patient outcomes in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Nursing experience in ICU is required.
• Must be able to work under pressure in a continuously changing environment.
• Willingness to fulfill a role in the unit according to the flexi-hours system.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality basic and specialized nursing care.
• Ensure continual communication with patient and family.
• Administer medication in accordance with ethical, legal framework.
• Maintain a safe and holistic patient environment for infection control.
• Educate staff on the correct utilization of specialized equipment.

Skills

Customer orientation

Team player

Strong interpersonal skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Resilience

Education

Relevant Degree or Diploma in Nursing

Job description

Function Nursing Facility Position X3 Registered Nurse | Medical (ICU) Qualified Introduction

Three vacancies exist for a Registered Nurse Medical (ICU) Qualified , based at Life Flora Hospital , reporting to Dumay Joubert , 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.

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 patients 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 utilised

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 and accurately completed and stored in accordance with legal and ethical requirements

Requirements

• Relevant Degree or Diploma in Nursing
• Nursing experience in ICU
• Strong customer orientation, team player, very energetic and well organised
• 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 my example (Key for Managers)
• Motivating and developing people (Key for Managers)