Job Available at Africa Health Care

Description

• An opportunity exists for a Unit Manager in Neonatal Intensive Care to also oversee Paediatric Unit, to report to the Nursing Services Manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring and monitoring the quality nursing care coordinating the multidisciplinary team in the unit.

Critical Outputs

• Evaluate and monitor nursing quality indicators and clinical outcomes.
• Provide cost effective quality patient care in line with clinical governance.
• Ensure the principles of infection prevention and all international standards precautions are adhered to.
• Implement quality initiatives.
• Communicate effectively with patients regarding their care.
• Function as clinical expert in achieving patient outcomes.
• Ensure competence of staff and students, determine and drive criteria for effective professional socialization, create an environment conducive to learning and provide feedback to relevant stakeholders.
• Promote customer satisfaction within unit, address customer complaints, conduct quality care rounds and clinical practice audits to monitor care levels and report accordingly.
• Identify clinical and safety risks and trends in all of the above, implement corrective action where necessary and monitor on an ongoing basis.
• Initiate and drive unit specific best operating practice, communicate these for wider implementation and participate in hospital specific marketing initiatives.
• Ensure staff are trained on the operation of equipment within unit and together with relevant stakeholders ensure equipment is in working order to provide a safe patient environment.
• Build and maintain productive relationships with doctors by agreeing on a professional

Requirements

• Degree or Diploma in nursing with at least 5 years’ experience in ICU.
• Qualification in Critical Care Nursing.
• Current registration with SANC.
• Previous Unit Management experience.
• Proven leadership and people management skills would be an advantage.
• Basic understanding of labour legislation, financial and supply chain management principles.
• Computer proficiency..

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Description

• A vacancy exists for 2x Enrolled Nurses Auxiliary (Maternity), reporting to the Unit Manager. The successful candidates will form part of the multidisciplinary team performing nursing activities ensuring quality patient care.

Critical Outputs

Ensure optimum operational efficiencies by:

• Ensuring correct and accurate stock administration
• Correctly reporting patient movements on discharge or transfer
• Ensuring correct and proper usage and maintenance of equipment
• Ensure effective quality patient care by:
• Performing and completing tasks assigned in order to maximize patient care
• Ensuring patient hygiene, comfort and safety is measured in accordance with the nursing care plan
• Effective relationship management with customers by:
• Building and maintaining healthy relationships with internal and external customers and supporting all new staff members with the orientation program

Requirements

• Registered with the South African Nursing Council as an Enrolled Nurse.
• Two years’ experience as an Enrolled Nurse in Maternity.
• Computer proficiency.

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Description

• A vacancy exists for 2x Enrolled Nurses Auxiliary (Theatre), reporting to the Unit Manager. The successful candidates will form part of the multidisciplinary team performing nursing activities ensuring quality patient care.

Critical Outputs

• Service excellence orientated and ensuring a caring ethos.
• Professional commitment and active participation in in-service programmes.
• Sharing of experience, skills and knowledge on nursing care according to scope of practice.
• Displaying leadership, self-regulation, self-motivation and self-control.
• Practicing effective and efficient stock control and asset management.
• Quality care delivery. Legal record keeping on all patient care interventions.
• Demonstrate and enhance a team spirit towards sustained care excellence.
• Motivate team members to display discretion and initiative.
• Demonstrate assertiveness and fair interpersonal relations.

Requirements

• Registered with the South African Nursing Council as Enrolled Nurse Auxiliary.
• Two years’ experience performing theatre flooring and anaesthetic nursing duties.
• Nursing experience in the private health sector.
• Be able to work as part of a team.
• Good communication and interpersonal relation skills.

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Description

• A vacancy exists for 2x Enrolled Nurses (Theatre), reporting to the Unit Manager. The successful candidates will form part of the multidisciplinary team performing nursing activities ensuring quality patient care.

Critical Outputs

• Conduct duties to meet the requirements of quality patient care, ensuring that all nursing activities carried out comply with SANC regulations, relevant legislation and Company policies and procedures.
• Maintain all health, safety and infection control standards to ensure a safe patient environment
• Effective utilization of resources
• Effective maintenance of equipment
• Accurate record keeping
• The continued education of patients
• Build effective relationships with patients, doctors and other medical personnel to ensure quality patient care.

Requirements

• Qualification as an Enrolled Nurse
• Registration with SANC
• Nursing experience in theatre in private healthcare (Neurosurgery experience will be an added advantage).
• Ability to work shifts according to the operational requirements of the hospital
• Computer proficiency would be an advantage

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Description

• An employment opportunity is available for a Pharmacist, reporting to the Pharmacy Manager. The successful candidate will ensure that the quality pharmaceutical services, financial objectives, legislative compliance and people management requirements are achieved to the required standards.

Critical Outputs

Effective medication safety management:

• Report 100% of medication incidents and develop and implement remedial actions as appropriate.
• Report 100% of pharmacy alerts and develop and implement remedial action and complete a trends analysis quarterly.
• Effective quality management systems
• Ensure compliance with SAPC, DOH and professional standards.
• Participate in achieving required customer service levels in theatre and wards.
• Implement customer satisfaction and pharmacy quality initiatives.
• Effective financial management
• Participate in achieving hospital budgeted financial measures relating to pharmacy.
• Effective product management
• Participate in the active management of cost of sales of pharmaceuticals in line with revenue and budget.
• Build effective working relationships with doctors.
• Effective asset management
• Participate in achieving stock targets.
• Achieve optimal system utilisation.
• Effective people management
• Participate in Pharmacist Intern and Pharmacist Assistant programmes as appropriate.

Requirements

• B.Pharm / Dip.Pharm / B.Sc Pharm
• Relevant clinical knowledge and experience to the critical outputs
• Current registration with South African Pharmacy Council
• Understanding of pharmacy and related healthcare industry, legislation, regulation and challenges
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical legislation
• Pharmaceutical product knowledge
• Computer proficiency (MS office)

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Description

• A vacancy exists for a 6x Registered Nurse (NICU) reporting to the Unit Manager. The successful candidates will form part of the multidisciplinary team ensuring that all our patients receive comprehensive quality nursing care.

Critical Outputs

Effective cost management for staff and stock by:

• Minimising unnecessary stock wastage and facilitating maintenance of equipment.
• Providing quality patient care.
• Assist in identifying and ensuring staff undergo department specific micro-orientation.
• Ensuring daily care rounds are conducted and investigating complaints.
• Providing accurate, appropriate and adequate information to patients and family members during hospitalization.
• Providing effective risk management (SHEQ & infection control) by:
• Monitoring and implementing preventative measures to minimize risk.
• Comply with all requirements in order to facilitate infection control.
• Conducting effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Identifying doctor’s preferences and stakeholders needs and implement in the working environment.

Requirements

• Diploma in General nursing and midwifery or comprehensive course (D4).
• Diploma in Advanced Midwifery/ Neonatal Nursing Trained.
• Registered with the South African Nursing Council as a Registered Nurse.
• Two years’ experience working as a Registered Nurse in the Neonatal ICU in private healthcare.
• Computer proficient.

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Description

• An opportunity is available for 6x Registered Nurses (Medical/Surgical), reporting to the Unit Manager. The successful candidates will form part of the multidisciplinary team ensuring that all our patients receive comprehensive quality nursing care.

Critical Outputs

Effective cost management for staff and stock by:

• Minimising unnecessary stock wastage and facilitating maintenance of equipment.
• Providing quality patient care.
• Assist in identifying and ensuring staff undergo department specific micro-orientation.
• Ensuring daily care rounds are conducted and investigating complaints.
• Providing accurate, appropriate and adequate information to patients and family members during hospitalization.
• Providing effective risk management (SHEQ & infection control) by:
• Monitoring and implementing preventative measures to minimize risk.
• Comply with all requirements in order to facilitate infection control.
• Conducting effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Identifying doctor’s preferences and stakeholders needs and implement in the working environment.

Requirements

• Registered with the South African Nursing Council as a Registered Nurse.
• Two years’ experience working as a Registered Nurse in a Medical/Surgical ward in private healthcare.
• Computer proficiency.

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Description

• A vacancy exists for a 2x Registered Nurse (Paediatric Unit) reporting to the Unit Manager. The successful candidate will form part of the multidisciplinary team ensuring that all our patients receive comprehensive quality nursing care.

Critical Outputs

Effective cost management for staff and stock by:

• Minimising unnecessary stock wastage and facilitating maintenance of equipment.
• Providing quality patient care.
• Assist in identifying and ensuring staff undergo department specific micro-orientation.
• Ensuring daily care rounds are conducted and investigating complaints.
• Providing accurate, appropriate and adequate information to patients and family members during hospitalization
• Providing effective risk management (SHEQ & infection control) by:
• Monitoring and implementing preventative measures to minimize risk.
• Comply with all requirements in order to facilitate infection control.
• Conducting effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Identifying doctor’s preferences and stakeholders needs and implement in the working environment.

Requirements

• Registered with the South African Nursing Council as a Registered Nurse.
• Two years’ experience working as a Registered Nurse in a Paediatric ward in private healthcare.
• Computer proficiency.