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Website Life Healthcare
Job Description:
A vacancy exists for a Registered Nurse x 1 (ICU Qualified), based at Life Bedford Gardens Hospital, reporting to the ICU Unit Manager, Elizabeth Mukupa. 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.
Job Responsibilities:
- Advocate the patient by motivating acuity to the case management and notify the doctor of any limitations
- Continual communication with the patient and family with regards to the patient’s condition
- Review and comply with internal policies and protocols
- Providing quality basic and specialized nursing care
- Ensure the ICU team works according to the scope of practice in order to ensure the correct skills mix is utilized
- Interacting and communicating with a multi-disciplinary team
- Educate and supervise staff and doctors on the correct utilisation of specialised 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
- Control and manage staff hours leave in accordance with the company policy
- Provide training and development to ensure personal and professional growth
- Ensuring quality management systems and initiatives are conducted according to the unit specification
Job Requirements:
- Ethical behaviour
- Resilience
- Verbal & written communication and presentation
- Influencing
- Engaging diversity
- Excellence orientation
- Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
- Drive & energy
Qualification & Experience:
- Relevant ICU post basic Qualification
- Relevant Degree or Diploma in Nursing
- Must be able to function independently as well as inter-dependently
- Strong customer orientation, team player, very energetic and well organized
- Adult ICU working background of not less than 2 years & shift leading experience.
- Registered with SANC. All qualifications to be registered.
- Must be able to work under pressure in a continuously changing environment
Job Details:
Company: Life Healthcare
Vacancy Type: Full Time
Job Functions: N/A
Job Location: Germiston, Gauteng, SA
Application Deadline: N/A
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