Registered Nurse: Adult ICU

Company description: The Clinix Health Group (CHG) assists communities to live longer, healthier lives through the provision of quality and affordable healthcare. The group provides integrated world-class healthcare systems both internally and externally to the broader ecosystem as a trusted local citizen.

Job Title : Registered Nurse

Specialisation : Adult ICU

Location : Clinix Health Group - Hospital/s

Reports to : Unit Manager: Adult ICU

To promote and deliver quality patient care and wellness in accordance with industry standards and to execute Nursing duties within the standards, procedures and protocols set down by the South African Nursing Council and Scope of Practice. The incumbent will collaborate with Doctors, multi-disciplinary team members and the community in providing holistic support to patients and their family and loved ones whilst supervising allocated team members, within a specialized unit.

• Diploma in Nursing
• Registration with SANC as a Registered Nurse
• A relevant certificate qualification in ACLS
• ICU Trained
• Certificate in BLS, PALS, ATLS will be advantageous

• Must have 2-5 years experience post community service in ICU
• Private healthcare experience will be advantageous
• Must have knowledge of Adult critical care and Hospital operations

• Attention to detail
• Planning and organising
• Problem Solving
• Results management

• Perform essential medical procedures, such as inserting intravenous lines, running tests and administer medication to ill infants and children and administer medication following age-appropriate guidelines
• Lead the continuity of care through an accurate, comprehensive handover to related units like operating theatre and diagnostics
• Plan daily tasks for the Enrolled nurses, Ward Clerks and Enrolled Auxiliary Nurses to ensure an efficient and effective service delivery in area of accountability
• Assure quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards, measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards, and making recommendations according to the hospital's requirements of best and safe practices and unit specific protocols and procedures.
• Maintain accurate files and records of patient medication, incidents and complaints and steps taken to resolve patient problems or prevent incidents from recurring.
• Conduct structured ward rounds including accompanying Doctors and other Medical Practitioners for creating and evaluating customized care plans including implementing Doctors instructions and prescriptions.
• Drive the reduction in healthcare associated infections.
• Provide guidance and advice, whilst applying good clinical judgment, to other Nursing staff working in the critical care setting and regarding the safe and effective use of critical care technologies (i.e. monitoring and supporting critically ill patients and diagnostic and therapeutic techniques).
• Provide first line assessment at the bedside with regards to aspects of medical technology including ventilators, renal replacement therapy equipment, physiological measurement monitors and the like.
• Set up and provide a renal replacement therapy service within the unit including the setting up of equipment and contributing to patient care programs.
• Manage and support the introduction of new critical care technologies into the unit.
• Collaborate with relevant stakeholders to develop early warning systems to enable nurses outside ICU to implement Preventive Critical Care
• Support the Nursing Services Manager and Unit Managers in controlling budget expenditure, by ensuring nursing resource spend is in line with budget, patient care and actual activities.