Registered Nurse | Trauma Qualified
- Function
- Nursing
- Facility
- Life Anncron Hospital
- Position
- Registered Nurse | Trauma Qualified
- Introduction
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A vacancy exists for Registered Nurse Trauma Qualified based in the Emergency and Accident Unit at Life Anncron Hospital, reporting to Unit Manager, Natashja Veldman. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing holistic patient care and collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders in line with Company & Hospital strategic objectives.
- Critical Outputs
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To provide quality patient care by
- Providing basic and emergency nursing care
- Continual communication with the patient and family with regards to the patient’s condition, triaging and waiting times
- 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
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 Trauma team works according to the scope of practice to ensure the correct skills mix is utilized
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 complying with policies and procedures.
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
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- General Nursing Degree / Diploma
- Registration with SANC
- Diploma in Trauma and Emergency Nursing Science
- Relevant experience and technical skill to meet the critical outputs
- Understanding of the private healthcare industry, its challenges and role players would be an advantage
- Computer proficiency would be an advantage
- Competencies
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- Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
- Resilience
- Engaging diversity
- Verbal & written communication and presentation
- Influencing
- Excellence orientation
- Building relationships
- Customer responsiveness
- Organisational awareness
- Leadership skills
- Ethical behaviour
- Drive & energy
- Anncron.Recruitment@lifehealthcare.co.za
- Closing date
- Sunday, August 10, 2025
Internal applicants - Before making an application, you are requested to discuss your application with your line manager. External candidates will also be considered.
Life Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Applicants who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date of this advert, should consider their application as unsuccessful.