Enrolled Nursing Auxiliary at Faircape Group

Description

• The Faircape Group owns and manages six luxury retirement/lifestyle villages with state of the art and technologically advanced Healthcare Centres at each village.
• These busy facilities with a versatile range of patients inclusive of frail, mental health, sub-acute and assisted living, are situated in prime locations across the Western Cape: (Bridgewater and Heritage Manor -Somerset West, Cle du Cap – Kirstenhof, Noordhoek Manor- Noordhoek, Onrus Manor- Onrusriver and Tokai Estate - Tokai).
• We are seeking an experienced ENA at our Cle Du Cap facility in Kirstenhof to assist in the healthcare.
• To ensure high quality patient care, we also invest in continuous development of our staff, which includes both internal and external training.
• If you would like to work in an exciting, dynamic healthcare centre and have a passion for care then apply now!

Duties include but is not limited to the following:
HANDOVER:

• Participate in handover by communicating observations of residents verbally and in the handover book
• Act on reports from opposite shift in handover
• Regular observations and intervention of residents according to ECP care plan, including:
• Catheter care
• Pressure care
• Blood pressure
• Intake and output
• Pulse
• Temperature
• Oxygen saturation
• Hb
• Hgt. Urine testing
• Weighing of residents
• Administering of eye drops

CLINICAL:

• Do all wound dressings according to care plan and record and report wound progress
• Communicate to Shift Leader immediately any change in a patient’s condition
• Any other clinical tasks within scope of practice as requested by the Shift Leader

ECP:

• Log all actions as per the care plan on ECP
• Make suggestions to the Shift Leader regarding possible amendments to care plans
• Total intake and output charts and the end of each shift and record on ECP

ADMINISTRATION AND REPORTING:

• Manage and issue nappy stock
• Record all tasks on ECP
• Complete handover book
• Report all duties and any concerns to the Shift Leader

Requirements

• Qualifications - Qualified and SANC registered as Nursing Auxilinary( ENA)
• Experience and Knowledge – Experience in Neuro, Stroke, Orthopaedics, Geriatrics, as well as experience within Sub Acute environment advantageous
• Skills and Attributes - Strong interpersonal skills, professional communication, ability to work under pressure, making sound decisions, computer literate, professional, focused, well spoken, neat, be able to converse with people on different levels - staff, families.
• Working Hours - Normal working days are Monday to Sunday, as per the roster. You will be required to work 16.25 shifts per month. Shifts will be worked between 07h00 to 19h00.

Benefits

• Salary on offer from R 9,500 Cost to Company per month.