Care-Jobs in Südafrika

Please note that this position is based in The Middle East, relocation, accommodation and additional benefits apply.

A trusted and well established client of ours in The Middle East is seeking an experienced Staff Nurse who would be responsible for providing comprehensive nursing care to their live-in employees.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides total patient care as assigned according to the core standards of patient care and established policies and evidence-based practices.
• Assumes accountability for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care as well as discharge planning for each patient.
• Contributes to decreasing the length of stay / waiting time as per unit specific goal.
• Works in collaboration with Case Management to achieve goals.
• Demonstrates collaborative multi-disciplinary partnerships working towards the achievements of constant improvement in quality patient care.
• Acts as an advocate for patients and families.
• Identifies ideas that will improve the quality of patient care and issues that will negatively affect patient care outcomes, using the professional practice framework.
• Promotes a safe environment and safe patient care by embracing a safety culture and identifying areas of risk to head nurse or designee.
• Complies with policies for personal and patient safety and for the prevention of healthcare associated infections.
• Contributes to the achievement of cost efficiency savings on unit.
• Maintains an awareness of resource utilization, exercising care in the ordering and use of staff, equipment, and materials.
• Participates in new staff / nursing student orientation aimed at developing competence and performance.
• Assists in maintaining a suitable learning environment and acts as a preceptor / mentor in the supervision and teaching of nursing students and new staff to develop their competence.

Requirements: Bachelor's Degree in Nursing. Minimum 3 years of clinical / staff nursing experience.