Registered Nurse | ICU Experienced, Empangeni Central

Function Nursing Facility Position Registered Nurse | ICU Experienced Introduction

A vacancy exists for a Registered Nurse - ICU Experienced position in the ICU / High Care Unit, based at Life Empangeni 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 patients 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 Requirements Relevant Degree or Diploma in Nursing Nursing experience in ICU 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 Building relationships Customer responsiveness Organisational awareness Leading my example (Key for Managers) Motivating and developing people (Key for Managers) Ethical behaviour