Registered Nurse Neonatal Qualified
lhc_001084
Under Review
21 May 2022
Position Summary
Industry: Medical, Health & Social Care
Job category: Nursing Staff
Location: Johannesburg
Contract: Permanent
EE position: No
Introduction
A vacancy exists for a Registered Nurse Qualified (NICU), based at Life Fourways Hospital, reporting to Claudia Liebenberg, 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.
Job description
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
- Provide training and development to ensure personal and professional growth
- Ensure the ICU team works according to the scope of practice in order to ensure the correct skills mix is utilised
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
- 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 utilisation of specialised equipment and instrumentation
Ensuring effective record keeping by
- Ensuring records and accurately completed and stored in accordance with legal and ethical requirements
Minimum requirements
- Relevant Degree or Diploma in Nursing
- Nursing qualification in NICU
- 2-3 years of nursing experience in the NICU ward
- Strong customer orientation, team player, very energetic and well organised
- Must be able to work under pressure in a continuously changing environment
- Strong Interpersonal skills required
- Must be willing to fulfill a role in the unit according to the flexi-hours system and call system
Competencies:
- Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
- Resilience
- Engaging diversity Verbal & written communication and presentation
- Influencing
- Drive & energy
- Excellence orientation
- Ethical behavior
- Building relationships
- Customer responsiveness
- Organisational awareness
- Leading my example (Key for Managers)
- Motivating and developing people (Key for Managers)
Life Healthcare has a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy in place which requires all employees to be COVID-19 vaccinated.
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 week of the closing date of this advert, should consider their application as unsuccessful
Before making application, you are requested to discuss your application with your line manager.
Life Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
External candidates will also be considered.