Registered Nurse- Theatre (Scrub) needed at Clinix Health Group Ltd

Minimum Qualifications and Experience:

• Diploma in General Nursing.
• Diploma or Certificate in Operating Theatre
• BLS qualification
• Post-registration experience preferred.
• Previous experience in a private hospital environment advantageous.
• Computer proficiency.

Minimum Job Requirements:

• Perform all duties in accordance with South African Nursing Council (SANC), Department of Health (DOH) and National Core Standards.
• Supervise, organize, lead and control work for self and team to ensure efficient completion of tasks
• Devise a working knowledge of, and understand the Nursing Strategy, in order to contribute towards unit goals
• Document patient care services by accurately charting inpatient and department records including updating care plans as patient needs changes.
• 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.
• Monitor activities of nurses to ensure compliance with protocols, security, safety of patient environment, Group Nursing policies and procedures, SANC requirements and act on findings through regular unit rounds.
• 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.
• Managing and supporting the introduction of new critical care technologies into the unit