Job Description

Our client, a leader in the private healthcare industry, is urgently looking for an experienced Senior Professional Nurse with proven work experience in a Critical Care Unit. This is a permanent opportunity at a private hospital in Plettenberg Bay in the Western Cape.BENEFITS INCLUDE:

• Pension fund membership and subsidy from the company
• Medical aid membership and subsidy from the company
• Annual nursing bonus starting from month 18 after start date
• Complimentary indemnity cover
• Uniform allowance
• Thirteenth cheque

Requirements

• Valid SANC
• Postgraduate Diploma or Certificate in Critical Care is essential
• At least 5 years Clinical experience as a Professional Nurse in a Critical Care Unit
• Pharmacology
• Nursing record keeping
• Nursing processes and procedures
• Computer literate (Microsoft Office)
• Relevant nursing legislation
• Infection prevention and control (IPC) principles and protocols
• Scientific nursing principles and process
• Audit patient records
• Patient assessment skills
• Develop/ modify a nursing care plan
• Scope of practice for nurse practitioners
• For specialised wards; ACLS; ATLS; PALS trained;
• Risk identification
• Analysing and interpretation skills
• Basic life support trained

Key Outputs

• Provides unit management support by maintaining quality management, performance management and people management practices
• Executes duties and responsibilities according to nursing scope of practice
• Ensure comprehensive and safe patient care by mitigating risks and meeting set clinical quality standards
• Manage the patient experience
• Ensure optimal supply, retention and utilisation of staffing resources
• Empower and build staff competence through continuous assessment and development
• Assist with the effective management of operational expenses (including stock and capital)

Other InformationIf you are interested in this opportunity and meet the requirements, apply directly by clicking on Apply. Kindly ensure that your profile is complete and up to date. For any online support, please contact our Career Centre:

• Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern and Western Cape: T 0219436270 / talent@mhr.co.za
• Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and North West: T 0219436269 / careers@mhr.co.za

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