Requirements
Requirements and Experience

• Relevant qualification within a specialist area or equivalent NQF 7.
• Registration with the South African Nursing Council as a Registered Nurse/ Midwife or Registration with HPCSA as a Clinical Technologist (Independent Practice)
• Experience in renal nursing is a strong recommendation.
• Capacity to implement and maintain health practice standards required by accredited bodies and appropriate health legislation.
• Must be able to work under pressure in a constantly changing environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills required.

Competencies

• Excellence orientation (concern for a high quality of work)
• Strong customer orientation
• Team Player
• Ethical behaviour (Honesty)
• Leadership ability
• Well organised

Key Performance Areas

• To perform dialysis according to prescription in a safe manner and follow NRC’s internal policies and procedures.     
• To provide optimal patient care per the nursing scope of practice and NRC’s clinical care pathways.
• Manage and maintain all medical equipment following NRC’s technical policies and procedures.
• Ensure that all NRC quality initiative programs are utilised for the patients under your management.
• Ensure that all patient clinical records are maintained and updated according to the deadlines, policies and procedures, and NRC standards.
• Ensure that all financial policies and procedures are followed in the unit, i.e. confirmation, billing, private patients, stock, waste, etc.
• Responsible for leading the shift and supervising all subcategories on the floor daily.
• Demonstrate the National Renal Care Values and Caring the NRC Way.