Clinical Nurse Practitioner at Northern Cape Department Of Health

REQUIREMENTS :

• Degree/diploma in nursing (General, Psychiatric, Community) and Midwifery or equivalent qualification that allows registration with the SANC as a Professional Nurse. Registration with the SANC as Professional Nurse. Post basic qualification in Clinical Nursing Science, Health Assessment, Treatment and Care, with a duration of at least 1 year accredited with the SANC.

Experience: 

• Grade 1: Minimum of 4 years’ appropriate/recognizable nursing experience after registration as Professional Nurse with the SANC in General Nursing. 
• Grade 2: Minimum of 14 years’ appropriate/recognizable nursing experience after registration as a Professional Nurse with SANC in General Nursing, at least 10 years of the period referred to above must be appropriate/recognizable experience after obtaining the 1-year post-basic qualification in the relevant specialty.  

DUTIES :

• Provide administrative services: Plan and organise the clinic, ensure completion of statistics, ensure ordering and control of stationery and consumables, ordering of medication.
• Ensure implementation of 95 95 95 strategies in all aspects of all programmes especially HIV/AIDS and TB Provision of educational services In-service training, personnel development, health education to patients. Provision of clinical services: Initiate the implementation of programme and evaluation of patients conditions, initiate minor treatments, individual consultation sessions. Function as a member of the therapeutic team.
• Continuous evaluation of nursing care and nursing services. Identify community needs. Ensure effective crisis management in the clinic. Initiate resuscitation if necessary. Assist in regional and departmental research projects. Ensure accurate data and information management systems.
• Ensure accurate monthly reporting to the Operational Manager or Health Area Manager. Ensure implementation of the ideal PHC/CHC standards.