Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Unit
Zuid-Afrikaans Hospital is a private, independent non-profit hospital with 181 hospital beds, committed to providing superior patient-centric care, whilst advancing towards world class clinical innovation. The hospital’s core services include cardiology, cardio thoracic surgery, spinal surgery, orthopaedic surgery, general surgery, ear-nose and throat surgery, specialist physicians and the following paediatric services – general, neurological, cardiology and gastroenterology services.
We currently have vacancies for Registered Nurses in our Intensive Care Units – Cardio ICU, Multi ICU and General ICU for night and day duty.
Responsibilities
- Ensure assessment, planning, executing and supervising the implementation of cost-effective holistic care to meet patient needs
- Practice patient care according to his/her Scope of Practice and assumes total responsibility for these activities
- Ensuring a safe working environment according to the health & safety standards and policies.
- Working with the multi-disciplinary team to ensure all the patients’ needs are met.
- Ensure accurate patient records and auditing of such records to ensure compliance to legal requirements.
- Maintain a safe patient environment in order enforcing infection control principles and policies.
- Participate in Doctor’s rounds and ensure that the requests and prescriptions are executed according to the hospital standard.
- Assisting with in service training and orientation when applicable.
- Controlling, billing, and managing stock according to the hospital protocol.
- Management and care of equipment and reporting faults to the clinical engineering department.
- Maintain a healthy relationship with external stakeholders by reporting and escalating unresolved issues to the Unit Manager.
- Performing all duties in accordance with the South African Nursing Council (SANC), Department of Health (DOH) and National Core standards
Experience and Requirements
- Work experience in a private hospital will be an advantage.
- Minimum of two years’ experience in an Intensive Care Unit is essential.
Additional Information
Interested candidates must please submit their CV’s to recruitment@zah.co.za
Only shortlisted candidates to be contacted. If you did not receive feedback from the hospital within four weeks of the closing date your application was unsuccessful.
Zuid-Afrikaans Hospital and Bronberg Pharmacy is an equal opportunity employer.