A vacancy exists for Registered Nurse Trauma Experienced for the Emergency unit at Life The Glynnwood Hospital , reporting to the Unit Manager Estelle Dembskey. 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 for 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 Emergency 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
- 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 by:
- 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 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
- Registration with the South African Nursing Council as a Registered Nurse is essential.
- 1- years post qualification experience in an Emergency Unit.
- Willing to work night shift.
- Understanding of the private healthcare industry, its challenges and role players would be an advantage.
- Computer proficiency would be an advantage.
- Participative and collaborative with all members of the team to foster and develop a healthy and a positive working environment that actively promotes a joint performance and value-based culture.
- Updated knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation, industrial relations, standards, codes, Ethics and competency standards.
Competencies
- Problem-solving, analysis and judgment
- Resilience
- Engaging diversity
- Verbal & written communication and presentation
- Influencing
- Drive & energy
- Excellence orientation
- Ethical behavior
- Building relationships
- Customer responsiveness
- Organizational awareness
- Leading by example
- Motivating and developing people
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Closing date: Thursday, November 7, 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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