An opportunity exists for an ICU Qualified Registered Nurse based at Life Knysna Private Hospital , reporting to the 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 patient's 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
- Providing training and development to ensure personal and professional growth
- Ensuring the ICU team works according to the scope of practice in order to ensure the correct skills mix is utilized
Provide effective cost management by:
- Managing all stock used according to unit specific policies and protocols
- Controlling and managing 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
- Executing 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 by:
- Checking equipment and instrumentation are in working condition on a daily basis and reporting any defaults to Unit Manager and Clinical Engineer
- Educating and supervising staff and doctors on the correct utilization of specialized equipment and instrumentation
Ensuring effective record keeping by:
- Ensuring records are accurately completed and stored in accordance with legal and ethical requirements
Requirements
- Diploma/Degree in Nursing
- Current registration with SANC
- Postgraduate diploma/degree in Critical Care is a requirement for Trained /Shift Leader positions
- Current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Clinical competence in Critical Care essential
- Participative and collaborative with all members of the team to foster and develop a healthy and positive working environment that actively promotes a joint performance and value-based culture
- Effective leadership skills including highly developed skills in communication, problem-solving, conflict resolution, and negotiation
- Contemporaneous knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation, industrial relations, standards, codes, ethics, and competency standards for Nurses in the ICU
Competencies
- Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
- Resilience
- Engaging diversity
- Verbal & written communication and presentation
- Influencing
- Drive & energy
- Excellence orientation
- Ethical behaviour
- Building relationships
- Customer responsiveness
- Organisational awareness
- Leading by example
- Motivating and developing people
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Closing date: Thursday, August 22, 2024
Internal applicants - Before making an application, you are requested to discuss your application with your line manager. External candidates will also be considered.
Life Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Applicants who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date of this advert should consider their application as unsuccessful.
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