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)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Nephrology Nursing or BTech Degree in Clinical Technology essential
• Relevant experience in renal nursing is considered a must for this position.
• The 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
• Communication

Key Performance Areas

• Ensure that all patient clinical records are maintained and updated in accordance with 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.
• Manage and maintain all medical equipment in accordance with NRC’s technical policies and procedures.
• Ensure that all NRC quality initiative programs are utilised for the patients under your management.
• To provide optimal patient care as per the nursing scope of practice and NRC’s clinical care pathways
• Improvement of Patient outcomes (QIs) for the area under your management
• Submission and usability of standard monthly clinical reports as per the clinical department’s requirements with the Machinery and Occupational Safety Act.
• The effective functioning of the training academy in your area i.e. all programs are implemented and are being trained in line with the training schedule.
• Unit Leader clinical training, i.e., the implementation of focused clinical training based on the clinical results of the unit.
• The complete implementation of the following in the area under management: i.e. Clinical Needs Analysis, Clinical training plan/In-Service Training, Patient Education and Research, 
• Ensure compliance with Occupational Health and Safety regulations, policies and procedures in the units under your management.
• Demonstrate the National Renal Care Values and Caring the Netcare Way in all my behaviour