Full-timeNursingICUPatient CareCPR
Based in Netcare Linksfield Hospital, South Africa at Netcare. Sector: Healthcare.
Responsibilities
Administration Management
- Ensure that all documentation is maintained timeously and accurately, reflecting patient care
- Ensure all stock is charged appropriately
- Assist with file compilation
Governance, Quality and Risk Management
- Maintain a therapeutic, clean and safe environment that is free from medico-legal hazards
- Adhere to Netcare medical waste management principles and all other waste management principles
- Maintain a safe working environment in accordance with the Machinery and Occupational Safety Act
- Report potential/actual risks identified
- Ensure all stock is well controlled
- Responsible for ensuring correct use, cleaning and storage of equipment
- Report equipment needing repair or replacement to sister-in-charge
- Maintain professional conduct and standards at all times in accordance with hospital policies and procedures
- Maintain patient confidentiality at all times
- Act in a supervisory capacity over ENAs
Patient Care
- Practice patient care according to scope of practice and assume total responsibility for these activities
- Contribute to the holistic care of patients
- Participate in ward/unit's quality improvement programme
- Attend handover of report at shift commencement
- Provide effective communication with patients regarding their care
- Promote patient overall health and wellbeing
- Practice the principles of infection prevention and all standard precautions
- Promote and maintain good public relations with patients, relatives and visitors
- Execute all procedures according to hospital standards
- Refer all complaints from patients and doctors to sister-in-charge of the unit
- Carry out all departmental duties as assigned by supervisors
Teamwork
- Support the education and training of ENAs
- Actively participate as a member of a team to achieve goals
- Work effectively and cooperatively with others to establish and maintain good working relationships
- Develop collaborative relationships to help accomplish work goals
Personal and Professional Development
- Active involvement in own professional development to maintain a satisfactory level of skill and knowledge
- Keep up to date with Netcare's evolving policies and procedures
- Assume responsibility for maintaining competence in CPR
Requirements
- Registration with the South African Nursing Council as an Enrolled Nurse
- Compliance with the SANC code for an Enrolled Nurse and all applicable health care legislation
- Relevant experience in the nursing discipline
