Life Healthcare Recruitment – Registered Nurse MICU

Job Description:

A vacancy exists for a Registered Nurse – Medical ICU, based at Life Cosmos Hospital, Mpumalanga, reporting to the Unit Manager, Aphiwe Gcilitshana. The successful candidate will be responsible for driving quality patient care along with other team members in the NICU; in line with clinical protocols of the company and hospital strategic objectives.

Job Responsibilities:

• Ensuring daily care rounds are conducted and investigation of complaints.
• Monitoring and implementing preventative measures to minimise risk
• Minimising unnecessary stock wastage and facilitating maintenance of equipment
• Maintain cleanliness and hygiene standards of the unit to ensure adherence to infection control and safety policies and procedures
• Identifying and ensuring staff undergo department specific micro orientation
• Providing accurate, appropriate and adequate information to patients and family members during hospitalisation
• Comply with ISO requirements in order to facilitate infection control
• Assist doctors to perform daily cases and/or procedures
• Evaluating employee labour hours and manage debit and credit hours
• Identifying doctor’s preferences and stakeholders needs and implement in the working environment

Job Requirements:

• Influencing
• Drive & energy
• Resilience
• Organisational awareness
• Customer responsiveness
• Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
• Engaging diversity
• Ethical behaviour
• Verbal & written communication and presentation
• Building relationships
• Excellence orientation

Qualification & Experience:

• Understanding of the private healthcare industry, its challenges and role players would be an advantage
• Relevant Degree or Diploma in Nursing
• ICU qualification an advantage
• Current registration with the relevant professional or regulatory body
• Nursing Experience of at least 2 years in ICU essential
• Computer proficiency

Job Details:

Company: Life Healthcare

Vacancy Type:  Full Time

Job Location: Emalahleni, Mpumalanga, SA

Application Deadline: N/A