Registered Nurse | Trauma Qualified at Life Healthcare

Critical Outputs

Provide quality emergency care by

• Ensure compliance to the correct triage process
• Lead the implementation of the nursing care plan and co-ordinate and facilitate the delivery of the correct treatment plan
• Function as clinical expert in achieving patient outcomes
• Ensure competence of staff and students in the unit
• Promote customer satisfaction within unit, address customer complaints, conduct quality care rounds and clinical practice audits and manage time related complaints effectively
• Ensure all internal policies and work procedures are implemented
• Ensure all quality management systems and initiatives are conducted according to unit specification
• Identify clinical and safety risks and trends in all of the above, implement corrective action where necessary and monitor on an ongoing basis.
• Shifleading, supervision of nursing staff.

Provide effective Infection Control and SHEQ by

• Ensure compliance to all Infection Control processes and management of infection bundles
• Ensure compliance to handwashing protocols and utilization of PPE

Provide effective cost management by financial management (including equipment)

• Manage nursing cost through flexing of staff and minimizing of overtime and agency cost
• Manage stock utilization and drive product management processes within unit together with relevant stakeholders.
• Checking of equipment, instrumentation and emergency trolley on a daily basis. Ensure staff are trained on the operation of equipment within unit.
• Ensure correct billing practices and update of Impilo board

Effective relationships with internal & external stakeholders

• Build and maintain productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders (i.e. HOD’s, Enabling functions, patients, family members, ambulance personnel and other service providers etc.) through ongoing communication and feedback.
• Build and maintain productive relationships with doctors by executing doctor’s requests and prescriptions. Inform doctors regarding all results of tests and procedures that were ordered

Ensure effective record keeping

• Ensure accurate and timeous completion of all patient documentation

 Requirements

• Degree or Diploma in Nursing
• Diploma in Trauma and Emergency Nursing
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a Trauma Unit
• Current registration with SANC
• Understanding of the private healthcare industry, its challenges and role players would be an advantage
• Computer proficiency
• Driver’s license and ability to travel
• Must be willing to work flexi hours on day or night duty as per the unit requirements