Registered Nurse | Renal Qualified

Function

Nursing

Facility

Life Flora Hospital

Position

Registered Nurse | Renal Qualified

Introduction

A vacancy exists for a Registered Nurse Renal Qualified based at Life Flora Hospital, Renal Department, reporting to Unit Manager, Nthabeleng Morakabe. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing holistic and optimal quality nursing care to renal patients to maximize a positive outcome for the customer in line with Company & Hospital strategic objective.

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 Renal team works according to the scope of practice in order to ensure the correct skills mix is utilized
• Give feedback to the unit manager in order to assess optimal performance
• Provide effective Financial 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
• Ensuring the use of personal protective clothing and complying with ISO requirements
• Ensuring the disposal of medical waste in order to effectively control infection
• 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 line manager and 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
• Maintain a healthy relationship with external stakeholders by reporting and escalating unresolved issues to the unit manager
• 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

• General Nursing Degree / Diploma
• Registration with SANC
• Qualification in Renal Speciality
• Nursing experience in Renal; administer chronic dialysis treatments
• Relevant experience and technical skill to meet the critical outputs
• Must be willing to fulfill a role in the unit according to the flexi-hours system
• Own vehicle and a valid license
• Understanding of the private healthcare industry, its challenges and role players would be an advantage
• Computer proficiency would be an advantage

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)

Email

Flora.Recruitment@lifehealthcare.co.za

Closing date

Thursday, March 6, 2025