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The Faircape Group is an independent development and property management company with more than 30 years of success in the industry. We incorporate free standing homes, sectional title units, as well as mixed use residential and commercial buildings. The recent acquisition in joining the retirement sector has seen the Group grow beyond expectation. We are a ...
Job description
Duties Include But Are Not Limited To:
ADMINISTRATION AND REPORTING:
- Sister on duty checklist to be monitored daily
- Ensure all staff are fully informed about all related policies and procedures
Reporting
- Daily reporting to the Unit Manager on any interventions during the shift
- Thorough reporting during shift change
- Incident reporting
- Report IOD to HR and Unit Manager
- Comprehensive reporting of patient/resident on the ECP observation system
- Time stamping on ECP
- Medication on ECP
- ECP Summary Report/non Charting Auditing
- Altering of care plans and investigation of non charting items
STAFF ALLOCATION AND MANAGEMENT
- Allocate staff on shift according to patient needs and operational requirements and specific activities and information from the handover process
- Do changes in staff allocation throughout the shift according to changes in needs and requirements
- Ensure full compliment of staff on duty
- Ensure standy list is populated
- Performance appraisals with staff
- Promote sound relationships and motivation in team members
- Address any issues with regards to staffing in terms of performance and discipline with the assistance of HR where needed
RESIDENT ADMISSIONS AND DISCHARGES
- Assessment of patient upon admission
- Ensure necessary documentation is completed and sent to Clinical head for review
- Draw up person centered care plan and put on ECP
- Contact with medical doctors and families
- Organise medication for patient and follow up on scripts at discharge
- Follow up with appointments with doctors
- Draw up discharge plan and discuss with family
CATERING
- Check trays and diet list and approve
- Confirm meal sheets, cancellations and new admissions are correctly added to meal sheets daily
- Ensure that the Food Ambassador performs duties according to job description
- Handle all food related complaints and refer to relevant parties
- Send special instruction / changes / ad hoc to the kitchen in liaison with dietician
- Control cancellations
- Do referrals to inhouse dietician
- Oversee intake and outputs and adjust care plan if necessary
- Intervene where necessary
CLINICAL TASKS
- Oversee and do dressings, wound care and pressure care
- Deal with skin lesions
- Do catheter care and flushing intervention
- Do daily resident rounds and measure vitals
- Assess patients on specific areas of concern and adjust the care plan as needed
RISK MANAGEMENT
- Educate and manage staff on health and safety related issues
- Maintain effective infection control practices
- Manage the prevention of incidents
INHOUSE TRAINING
- Assist with topic specific inhouse training
- Assist with training as required
Requirements
Qualifications
Relevant nursing qualification, SANC registered. Up to date BLS. Evidence of continous learning.
Experience and Knowledge
Relevant experience as a shift leader, palliative care, rehab, strokes, sub-acute.
Skills and Attributes
Strong interpersonal skills, professional communication, ability to work under pressure, managerial skills, making sound decisions, computer literate, professional, focused, fluent in English, proactive, organisational skills, be able to converse with people on different levels - staff, families, MDT and other professionals coming into the facility. The incumbent should be well presented and professional.
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