Senior Professional Nurse – Icu Plettenberg Bay – Reference Ssspn

Main job function
To ensure a safe, positive patient experience by supporting the unit manager in the coordination of patient care and management of the unit.
KEY RESPONSIBILITY AREAS

Ensure comprehensive and safe patient care by mitigating risks and meeting set clinical quality standards.
Manage the patient experience.
Ensure optimal supply, retention, and utilization of staffing resources.
Empower and build staff competence through continuous assessment and development.
Assist with the effective management of operational expenses (including stock and capital).

REQUIRED EDUCATION
ESSENTIAL EDUCATION:

Degree/Diploma in General Nursing.

DESIRED EDUCATION:

Midwifery.
Postgraduate certificate/diploma in specialty area.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL MINIMUM EXPERIENCE:

3 years post-qualification experience.

DESIRED EXPERIENCE:

None.

REQUIRED JOB SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

Pharmacology.
Nursing record keeping.
Nursing processes and procedures.
Computer literate (Microsoft Office).
Relevant nursing legislation.
Infection prevention and control.
Scientific nursing principles and process.
Audit patient records.
Patient assessment skills.
Develop/modify a nursing care plan.
Scope of practice for nurse practitioners.
For specialised wards; ACLS; ATLS; PALS trained.
Risk identification.
Analysing and interpretation skills.
Basic life support trained.
Mentorship.

A Consultant will be in touch if you are shortlisted for the position. Please consider your application unsuccessful should you not have been contacted within 2 weeks. We will keep your CV on our database and contact you should you match the criteria of any other vacancies.
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