Registered Nurse | Trauma Qualified
- Function
- Nursing
- Facility
- Life Cosmos Hospital
- Position
- Registered Nurse | Trauma Qualified
- Introduction
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A vacancy exists for a Registered Nurse Trauma Qualified for the Accident and Emergency Unit based at Life Robinson Private Hospital. The successful candidate will report to the Unit Manager, Mpho Gumbi.
- Critical Outputs
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Provide quality emergency care by
- Ensure compliance to the correct triage process
- Lead the implementation of the nursing care plan and co-ordinate and facilitate the delivery of the correct treatment plan
- Function as clinical expert in achieving patient outcomes
- Ensure competence of staff and students in the unit
- Promote customer satisfaction within unit, address customer complaints, conduct quality care rounds and clinical practice audits and manage time related complaints effectively
- Ensure all internal policies and work procedures are implemented
- Ensure all quality management systems and initiatives are conducted according to unit specification
- Identify clinical and safety risks and trends in all of the above, implement corrective action where necessary and monitor on an ongoing basis.
- Shifleading, supervision of nursing staff.
Provide effective Infection Control and SHEQ by
- Ensure compliance to all Infection Control processes and management of infection bundles
- Ensure compliance to handwashing protocols and utilization of PPE
Provide effective cost management by financial management (including equipment)
- Manage nursing cost through flexing of staff and minimizing of overtime and agency cost
- Manage stock utilization and drive product management processes within unit together with relevant stakeholders.
- Checking of equipment, instrumentation and emergency trolley on a daily basis. Ensure staff are trained on the operation of equipment within unit.
- Ensure correct billing practices and update of Impilo board
Effective relationships with internal & external stakeholders
- Build and maintain productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders (i.e. HOD’s, Enabling functions, patients, family members, ambulance personnel and other service providers etc.) through ongoing communication and feedback.
- Build and maintain productive relationships with doctors by executing doctor’s requests and prescriptions. Inform doctors regarding all results of tests and procedures that were ordered
Ensure effective record keeping
- Ensure accurate and timeous completion of all patient documentation
- Requirements
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- Degree or Diploma in Nursing
- Diploma in Trauma and Emergency Nursing
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a Trauma Unit
- Current registration with SANC
- Understanding of the private healthcare industry, its challenges and role players would be an advantage
- Computer proficiency
- Driver’s license and ability to travel
- Must be willing to work flexi hours on day or night duty as per the unit requirements
- Competencies
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- Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
- Resilience
- Engaging diversity
- Verbal & written communication and presentation
- Influencing
- Action orientation
- Building relationships
- Customer responsiveness
- Organizational awareness
- Leading by example
- Motivating and developing people
- Excellence orientation
- Ethical behavior
- Recruitment.Robinson@lifehealthcare.co.za
- Closing date
- Friday, September 13, 2024
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.