Professional Nurse- Medical

Professional Nurse - Critical Care and High Care 1

Mediclinic is an international private healthcare services group, founded in South Africa in 1983, with divisions in Switzerland, Southern Africa (South Africa and Namibia) and the United Arab Emirates. The Group is focused on providing specialist‑oriented multidisciplinary services across the continuum of care in a way that it will be regarded as the most respected and trusted provider of healthcare services by patients, medical practitioners, funders and regulators of healthcare in each of its markets.

The Professional Nurse, in collaboration with a multi‑professional team, delivers safe, comprehensive, and quality nursing care according to their scope of practice regulations. They lead and coordinate nursing teams to enable optimal patient care.

• Deliver quality nursing care in collaboration with a multi‑professional team.
• Identify, prevent, and manage risks to ensure patient safety.
• Facilitate a positive client experience by creating a conducive environment.
• Provide accurate and comprehensive records of all nursing interventions.
• Create a learning environment that builds staff competence.
• Ensure that all utilised stock and equipment are accurately charted.

Required

Education:

• Diploma leading to registration as a General Nurse, OR
• 4‑year Nursing Diploma or Bachelor of Nursing.

Desired

Education:

• Postgraduate Advanced Diploma in Midwifery.
• Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing (e.g., Critical Care, Emergency Care, Peri‑operative Nursing) if placed in a specialist unit.

Essential

Minimum Experience:

None.

Desired

Experience:

N/A.

• Basic life support trained (ACLS; ATLS; PALS training for specialised wards).
• Computer literate (Microsoft Office).
• Develop / modify a nursing care plan.
• Infection prevention and control.
• Nursing processes and procedures.
• Nursing record keeping.
• Patient assessment skills.
• Pharmacology.
• Relevant nursing legislation.
• Risk identification.
• Scientific nursing principles and process.