Registered Nurse - ICU Melomed Mitchells Plain at Melomed Private Hospitals

Requirements:

• Current Registration with SANC as a Registered Nurse
• Post Basic Qualification in Critical Care General will be advantageous
• Minimum 2 -3 years’ proven experience as a Registered Nurse in ICU 
• Ventilator competency is essential 
• Shift work compulsory and work overtime when required
• Be flexible and willing to assist in other departments 

Key Outputs:

• Strong quality patient care orientation
• BLS competent
• Supervise and orientate junior staff members and students
• Perform teaching rounds with junior staff members and students
• Competently administering oral medication
• Perform wound care
• High energy levels and tolerance for stress/pressure
• Problem analysis/solving skills and accurate record keeping
• Adaptable and able to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills at all levels
• Ability to render basic and advanced nursing care without supervision
• Be prepared to partake in in-service training program, by attending and presenting talks formally and informally
• Adhere to hospital policies, protocols and best practices
• Knowledge and insight into infection prevention principles
• Promote and maintain patient health and give health education
• Knowledge of scientific nursing process
• Able to complete patient assessments, compiling and implementation of appropriate nursing care plan
• Safe administration of medication, and knowledge of management of schedule medication
• Adhere and enforce hospital policies and protocols and quality improvement initiatives
• Ad hoc duties 

Kindly utilize "MMP_RNICU" as the job reference.