Registered Nurse | ICU Qualified/2IC at Life Healthcare

• A vacancy exists for a Registered Nurse ICU Qualified to act as 2 in charge in our Multi care ICU at Life Bay View Private Hospital, reporting to Melinda Verwey, Unit Manager ICU. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing holistic and optimal quality nursing care to critically ill patients in order to maximize a positive outcome for the customer in line with Company & Hospital strategic objectives and act as 2 in charge assisting the Unit manager with training and administrative duties.

Critical Outputs
To provide quality patient care by

• Providing holistic quality basic and specialized nursing care of the critical care patients.
• Continual communication with the patient and family with regards to the patient s condition
• Administering of medication in accordance to ethical, legal framework
• Review and comply with internal policies and protocols
• Ensuring quality management systems and initiatives are conducted according to the unit specification
• Advocate the patient by motivating acuity to the case management and notify the doctor of any limitations

Provide effective people management by

• Interacting and communicating with a multi-disciplinary team
• Provide training and development to ensure personal and professional growth
• Ensure the ICU team works according to the scope of practice in order to ensure the correct skills mix is utilized
• Assist with recruitment process.

Provide effective cost management by

• Managing all stock used according to unit specific policies and protocols
• Control and manage staff hours leave in accordance with the company policy
• Assist with ICU stock take and management

Provide effective Infection Control and SHEQ by

• Maintaining a safe and holistic patient environment in order to enforce infection control
• Promoting a safe and healthy working environment by completing SHEQ alerts and incident reports to the SHEQ Coordinator

Ensuring effective relationships with internal/external stakeholders by

• Conducting in-service orientation on doctor specific preferences
• Execute doctor s requests and prescriptions after patient rounds
• Assisting in multi-disciplinary team members with the execution of their duties

Ensuring the effective functioning of equipment and instrumentation

• Check equipment and instrumentation are in working condition on a daily basis and report any defaults to Unit Manager and Clinical Engineer
• Educate and supervise staff and doctors on the correct utilisation of specialised equipment and instrumentation

Ensuring effective record keeping by

• Ensuring records and accurately completed and stored in accordance with legal and ethical requirements.
• Assist Unit manager with daily administrative duties
• Act as Um when current ICU UM absent .
• Assist with agency management , training of staff including CPD ,s Protocol and orientation of new staff

Requirements

• Relevant Degree or Diploma in Nursing
• Post basic degree / diploma in Critical Care Science.
• SANC registration
• Strong customer orientation, team player, very energetic and god time management
• Must be able to work under pressure in a continuously changing environment
• Strong Interpersonal skills required.
• Good leadership qualities.
• Must be willing to fulfill a role in the unit according to the flexi-hours system and call system

Competencies

• Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
• Resilience
• Engaging diversity
• Verbal & written communication and presentation
• Ventilation competent.
• Adequate Inotrope knowledge.
• Competent and accurate assessment and management of the critical patient.
• Drive & energy
• Excellence orientation
• Ethical behavior
• Building relationships
• Customer responsiveness
• Organizational awareness
• Leading my example (Key for Managers)
• Motivating and developing people (Key for Managers)

Deadline: Saturday, February 28, 2026