Registered Nurse | ICU Experienced

Function

Nursing

Facility

Life Anncron Hospital

Position

Registered Nurse | ICU Experienced

Introduction

A vacancy exists for a Registered Nurse ICU Experienced based in Critical Care Unit at Life Anncron Hospital, reporting to the Unit Manager, Martinette Botes. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing holistic and optimal quality nursing care to critically ill patients 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 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

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 utilized
• Supervision that allocated duties are completed and patient care rendered
• Motivate team to participate in Company projects e.g. CARE program, Domino 

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 Health and Safety by

• Maintaining a safe and holistic patient environment in order to enforce infection control
• Promoting a safe and healthy working environment by completing alerts and incident reports to the Quality Manager. 

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
• Registration with SANC
• General ICU experience will be added advantage
• Successful candidate would be required to work day and night duty
• Understanding of the private healthcare industry, its challenges and role players would be an advantage
• Computer proficiency
• Inquisitive and vibrant person to keep up in a fast-paced setting.

Competencies

• Compassion
• Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
• Resilience
• Engaging diversity
• Verbal & written communication and presentation
• Influencing
• Good interpersonal skills
• Excellence orientation
• Ethical behaviour
• Leading by example
• Building relationships
• Customer responsiveness
• Organisational awareness

Drive & energy

Email

Martinette.Botes@lifehealthcare.co.za

Closing date

Monday, April 15, 2024