Registered Nurse | Cardiac ICU | Qualified Job Mount Edgecombe South Africa,Nursing

Location: Mount Edgecombe

Function Nursing Facility Position Registered Nurse | Cardiac ICU | Qualified Introduction

A vacancy exists for a Registered Nurse (ICU) qualified - Cardiac
, based at Life Mount Edgecombe Hospital reporting to,
Unit Manager
. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing holistic and optimal quality nursing care to critically ill patients in order 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 patients 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 utilised

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 SHEQ by

Maintaining a safe and holistic patient environment in order to enforce infection control

Promoting a safe and healthy working environment by completing SHEQ alerts and incident reports to the SHEQ Coordinator

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 requirement.

Requirements

Grade 12 National Senior Certificate

Post Basic qualification in Critical Care required

Registration with SANC

Demonstrated experience in Cardiac ICU (minimum 2–3 years).

Ability to work shifts according to the operational requirements of the hospital

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

Attention to detail

Resilience

Engaging diversity

Professional and technical proficiency

Excellence orientation

Building relationships

Customer responsiveness

Organisational awareness

Action orientation

Ethical behaviour


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