- A vacancy exists for a Registered Nurse NICU Qualified, based at Life Bay View Private Hospital, reporting to Melinda Verwey, ICU Unit Manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing holistic and optimal quality nursing care to critically ill NICU patients in order to maximize a positive outcome for the customer in line with Company & Hospital strategic objectives. RN will be utilized between adult ICU and NICU due to occupancy.
Critical Outputs
To provide quality patient care by
Providing quality basic and specialized nursing care
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 NICU team works according to the scope of practice in order to ensure the correct skills mix is utilized.
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
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
Requirements
- Relevant Degree or Diploma in Nursing
- Nursing experience in ICU and NICU
- Strong customer orientation, team player, very energetic and well organized
- Must be able to work under pressure in a continuously changing environment
- Strong Interpersonal skills required
- 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
- NICU ventilation competent
- Drive & energy
- Excellence orientation
- Building relationships
- Customer responsiveness
- Organizational awareness
- Leading my example (Key for Managers)
- Motivating and developing people (Key for Managers)
- Ethical behavior
Deadline:13th April,2026
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