The Netcare Group operates the largest private hospital group, primary care network and medical emergency service in South Africa. Netcare is also the biggest private trainer of emergency personnel and healthcare workers. At Netcare, our inspiration to excel in providing medical innovation and quality care is to be found in our values. We continue to focus o...
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Role summary:
- The Enrolled Nurse is responsible for direct and/or indirect nursing care of a patient or group of patients and will function under the direct and/or indirect supervision of the Registered Nurse.
- The incumbent is held accountable for his/her own acts and omissions.
- Nursing activities form part of a nursing regime that is planned and initiated by the Registered Nurse. The Enrolled Nurse will be responsible for the assessment, care and meeting of patient needs and will also be responsible for the development, implementation and evaluation of appropriate programmes of care to ensuring high quality patient care.
KEY WORK OUTPUT AND ACCOUNTABILITIES
CONSISTENCY OF CARE
Administration Management
- Ensure that all documentation is maintained timeously and accurately, reflecting patient care.
- Ensure all stock is charged appropriately.
- Assist with file compilation.
Governance, quality and risk management
- Maintain a therapeutic, clean and safe environment that is free from medico-legal hazards.
- Adhere to Netcare medical waste management principles and all other waste management principles.
- Maintain a safe working environment in accordance with the Machinery and Occupational Safety Act.
- Report potential/actual risks identified.
- Ensure all stock is well controlled.
- Responsible for ensuring correct use, cleaning and storage of equipment.
- Report equipment needing repair or replacement to sister-in-charge.
- Maintain professional conduct and standards at all times in accordance with hospital policies and procedures.
- Maintains patient confidentiality at all times.
- Acts in a supervisory capacity over ENA’s.
Patient care
- Practice patient care according to his/her Scope of Practice and assume total responsibility for these activities.
- Contribute to the holistic care of patients.
- Participate in ward/unit’s quality improvement programme.
- Attend handover of report at shift commencement.
- Effective communication with patients’ regarding their care.
- Promotion of patient overall health and wellbeing.
- Practice the principles of infection prevention and all standard precautions.
- Promote and maintain good public relations with patients, relatives and visitors.
- Execute all procedures according to hospital standards.
- Refer all complaints from patients and doctors to sister-in-charge of the unit.
- Carry out all departmental duties as assigned by supervisors.
TRANSFORMATION OF OUR SOCIETY
Teamwork
- Supports the education and training of the ENA’s.
- Actively participate as a member of a team to achieve goals.
Personal and professional development
- Active involvement in own professional development to maintain a satisfactory level of skill and knowledge.
- Keep up to date with Netcare’s evolving policies and procedures.
- Assume responsibility for maintaining competence in CPR.
Build and maintain stakeholder relationships
- Work effectively and co-operatively with others to establish and maintain good working relationships that are mutually beneficial.
- Develop collaborative relationships to help accomplish work goal.
SKILLS PROFILE
- Registration with the South African Nursing Council as an Enrolled Nurse or equivalent NQF 3 qualification.
- Compliance with the SANC code for an Enrolled Nurse and all applicable health care legislation.
- Relevant experience in the nursing discipline would be an advantage
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- The Unit Manager will be responsible for coordinating improved quality nursing care by ensuring compliance to professional and ethical practice.
- The incumbent will also be responsible for monitoring and ensuring that nursing care and service delivery is implemented and practiced within a multi-disciplinary quality assurance team. In accordance the incumbent will be accountable for coordinating capacity building, mentoring and training.
Job Summary
- The Unit Manager will be responsible for coordinating improved quality nursing care by ensuring compliance to professional and ethical practice.
- The incumbent will also be responsible for monitoring and ensuring that nursing care and service delivery is implemented and practiced within a multi-disciplinary quality assurance team. In accordance the incumbent will be accountable for coordinating capacity building, mentoring and training.
KEY WORK OUTPUT AND ACCOUNTABILITIES
CONSISTENCY OF CARE
Financial Management
- Manage acuities and skill mix in such a way as to ensure cost effective quality care.
- Manage all costs emanating from the department
- Ensure correct billing, stock management and purchasing
- Facilitate timeous and accurate compilation of files
- Governance and quality management
- Identify quality improvement opportunities and ensure appropriate strategy and Quality Improvement initiatives are developed and measured
Risk management
- Investigate all negative incidents and ensure appropriate capturing on IMS
- Monitor safety standards in accordance with the Machine and Occupational Safety Act (Act 6 of 1983). Report all accidents and incidents to Line Manager / Safety Representatives
- Ensure compliance with protocols, policies and Acts
- Ensure that all equipment is in working order and properly maintained
- Control of asset register
Patient care
- Ensure the unit is providing safe, cost-effective quality patient care in line with the Clinical Governance strategy and evidence based practice
- Evaluate the patient’s journey through patient experience and stakeholder input
- Evaluate nursing quality indicators and clinical outcomes
- Communicate effectively with patients regarding their care
- Promote health and wellbeing of patients and staff
- Ensure the principles of infection prevention and all standard precautions are adhered to
- Implementing group quality initiatives
TRANSFORMATION OF OUR SOCIETY
Transformation targets
- Ensure achievement of transformation goals as set out by the Transformation Committee
Teamwork
- Actively participate as a member of a team to achieve goals
Personal and professional development
- Active involvement in own professional development to maintain a satisfactory level of skill and knowledge.
- Keep up to date with Netcare’s evolving policies and procedures
- Keep abreast of current research in the applicable discipline
People management
- Create an environment where staff are aware of the role they play in the provision of quality nursing care and their value to the organization
- Assign decision making, authority, tasks and responsibility to appropriate persons in order to maximize organisation and employee effectiveness.
- Develop a talented nursing workforce.
- Co-operate with Netcare Education Division to ensure appropriate nursing training for the delivery of quality care
- Facilitate a culture that is supportive of talent management and the initiation of required implementations to hone nursing talent
- Monitor staff attendance and/or absenteeism and ensure action is taken accordingly
- Enforce staff dress code within and on leaving the Hospital
- Facilitate effective change and conflict management
- Orientation of new staff and students
- Facilitate staff development both personal and professional
- Coaching and mentoring of staff
- Ensure professional conduct and appearance of staff
- Promote staff wellbeing
Build and maintain stakeholder relationships
- Work effectively and co-operatively with others to establish and maintain good working relationships that are mutually beneficial.
- Create and maintain a positive environment where the differences of others are recognized, understood, and valued, so that all can reach their full potential and maximize their contributions.
- Develop collaborative relationships to help accomplish work goal
- Maintain customer intimacy through building relationships with doctors, nursing staff, suppliers and building patient loyalty
- Build strategic inter-departmental relationships to help achieve business goals at Exco and departmental level within the hospitals
- Foster an effective working relationship with service providers
- Foster an effective working relationship with Public liability
SKILLS PROFILE
EDUCATION
Essential
- A relevant nursing qualification (Diploma in General Nursing/ B Cur Degree) or equivalent NQF 7 qualification
- Registration with the South African Nursing Council as a Registered Nurse
- Compliance with the SANC code for a Registered Nurse and all applicable health care legislations
Preferred
- A relevant management qualification
WORK EXPERIENCE
Essential
- An intermediate level of Computer proficiency
Preferred
- 2 or more years’ experience in a private hospital setting
- Experience in clinical leadership
KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Sound financial knowledge and the ability to interpret financial data
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- The Unit Manager will be responsible for coordinating improved quality nursing care by ensuring compliance to professional and ethical practice.
- The incumbent will also be responsible for monitoring and ensuring that nursing care and service delivery is implemented and practiced within a multi-disciplinary quality assurance team. In accordance the incumbent will be accountable for coordinating capacity building, mentoring and training.
Job Summary
- The Unit Manager will be responsible for coordinating improved quality nursing care by ensuring compliance to professional and ethical practice.
- The incumbent will also be responsible for monitoring and ensuring that nursing care and service delivery is implemented and practiced within a multi-disciplinary quality assurance team. In accordance the incumbent will be accountable for coordinating capacity building, mentoring and training.
KEY WORK OUTPUT AND ACCOUNTABILITIES
CONSISTENCY OF CARE
Financial Management
- Manage acuities and skill mix in such a way as to ensure cost effective quality care.
- Manage all costs emanating from the department
- Ensure correct billing, stock management and purchasing
- Facilitate timeous and accurate compilation of files
- Governance and quality management
- Identify quality improvement opportunities and ensure appropriate strategy and Quality Improvement initiatives are developed and measured
Risk management
- Investigate all negative incidents and ensure appropriate capturing on IMS
- Monitor safety standards in accordance with the Machine and Occupational Safety Act (Act 6 of 1983). Report all accidents and incidents to Line Manager / Safety Representatives
- Ensure compliance with protocols, policies and Acts
- Ensure that all equipment is in working order and properly maintained
- Control of asset register
Patient care
- Ensure the unit is providing safe, cost-effective quality patient care in line with the Clinical Governance strategy and evidence based practice
- Evaluate the patient’s journey through patient experience and stakeholder input
- Evaluate nursing quality indicators and clinical outcomes
- Communicate effectively with patients regarding their care
- Promote health and wellbeing of patients and staff
- Ensure the principles of infection prevention and all standard precautions are adhered to
- Implementing group quality initiatives
TRANSFORMATION OF OUR SOCIETY
Transformation targets
- Ensure achievement of transformation goals as set out by the Transformation Committee
Teamwork
- Actively participate as a member of a team to achieve goals
Personal and professional development
- Active involvement in own professional development to maintain a satisfactory level of skill and knowledge.
- Keep up to date with Netcare’s evolving policies and procedures
- Keep abreast of current research in the applicable discipline
People management
- Create an environment where staff are aware of the role they play in the provision of quality nursing care and their value to the organization
- Assign decision making, authority, tasks and responsibility to appropriate persons in order to maximize organisation and employee effectiveness.
- Develop a talented nursing workforce.
- Co-operate with Netcare Education Division to ensure appropriate nursing training for the delivery of quality care
- Facilitate a culture that is supportive of talent management and the initiation of required implementations to hone nursing talent
- Monitor staff attendance and/or absenteeism and ensure action is taken accordingly
- Enforce staff dress code within and on leaving the Hospital
- Facilitate effective change and conflict management
- Orientation of new staff and students
- Facilitate staff development both personal and professional
- Coaching and mentoring of staff
- Ensure professional conduct and appearance of staff
- Promote staff wellbeing
Build and maintain stakeholder relationships
- Work effectively and co-operatively with others to establish and maintain good working relationships that are mutually beneficial.
- Create and maintain a positive environment where the differences of others are recognized, understood, and valued, so that all can reach their full potential and maximize their contributions.
- Develop collaborative relationships to help accomplish work goal
- Maintain customer intimacy through building relationships with doctors, nursing staff, suppliers and building patient loyalty
- Build strategic inter-departmental relationships to help achieve business goals at Exco and departmental level within the hospitals
- Foster an effective working relationship with service providers
- Foster an effective working relationship with Public liability
SKILLS PROFILE
EDUCATION
Essential
- A relevant nursing qualification (Diploma in General Nursing/ B Cur Degree) or equivalent NQF 7 qualification
- Registration with the South African Nursing Council as a Registered Nurse
- Compliance with the SANC code for a Registered Nurse and all applicable health care legislations
Preferred
- A relevant management qualification
WORK EXPERIENCE
Essential
- An intermediate level of Computer proficiency
Preferred
- 2 or more years’ experience in a private hospital setting
- Experience in clinical leadership
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ROLE SUMMARY
- The Debtors Controller will be responsible for ensuring the achievement of collection targets essential to the profitability of the Hospitals. The incumbent has an overall responsibility to manage, control and collect all outstanding monies due to the Hospital in terms of his/her responsibility in line with the Netcare strategic themes.
KEY WORK OUTPUT AND ACCOUNTABILITIES
DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION
Debtors Control function
- Manage and attend to Debtors books and not limited to: Medical Aid accounts, Private/ foreign accounts, MVA accounts, Estate late accounts, Arrangements accounts, Handed over accounts, Clearing accounts follow up, Exception accounts follow up and Credit manager report follow up.
- Ensure accurate billing by checking MCR's daily.
- Manage and attend to all switch application rejections and re-submit when necessary.
- Ensure follow up on pending claims not submitted to Medical Aid.
- Prepare and submit journals for authorisation.
- Ensure timeous processing of authorised journals.
- Consult with patients referred by pay point regarding outstanding balances and arrange payment agreements.
- Identify long outstanding accounts and contact patient to arrange for settlement.
- General management and administration pertaining to outstanding debt as per the Standard Operating Procedure.
- Identify possible high-risk accounts to be handed over.
- Identify possible bad debt accounts and obtain the necessary approval for processing.
- Ensure debtor days are in line with company targets.
- Have a clear understanding of PMB conditions and rules.
- Daily monitoring of collections and diarise each case.
- Print and follow up on unallocated payments.
- Manage and attend to all rejections on remittance advices from third parties, i.e. medical schemes, WCA, Insurances etc.
- Manage private accounts by printing a daily age analysis report and contact the patient to arrange for full settlement.
- Prepare estimates for Private Patients.
- Handle queries relating to accounts outstanding.
- Ensure formal payment arrangements are in place.
- Reconciliation of Remittance advice.
- Follow up on payment arrangements.
- Follow up on signed Practitioner Risk Forms for payment and ensure necessary actions are taken.
- Submit the short payments and over payments report by Medical Aid daily and monthly to supervisor for review.
- Daily resolving collection items on your work list.
- Identify over payments and forward request for refund-to-refund clerk.
- System and Reporting
- Transfer unpaid medical scheme balances to patient liable and insert comment.
- Generate reports, interpret data and action accordingly.
- Printing and mailing of patient statements on a monthly basis.
- Compliance Management
- Compliance to Company Policy & Procedure.
- Adherence to the CSA (Controlled self-assessment) audit standards.
- Manage compliance to repeat audit findings.
TRANSFORMATION OF OUR SOCIETY
Build and maintain stakeholder relationships
- Work effectively and co-operatively with others to establish and maintain good working relationships that are mutually beneficial.
- Develop collaborative relationships to help accomplish work goals.
- Participate in monthly meetings to discuss issues and give feedback.
Teamwork
- Actively participate as a member of a team to achieve goals.
- Personal and professional development
- Assume responsibility for own personal and professional development.
- Keep up to date with Netcare’s evolving policies and procedures.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- In the event of any physical or psychological limitation that may impair the employee’s ability to perform the required job function, the employee must consult the employer for reasonable accommodation.
WORKING CONDITIONS
- Professional flexibility in working hours while supporting daily business hours.
- Will interact with internal and external customers through several different means.
- Travel within and across regions to support the functions of the role may be required.
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ROLE SUMMARY
- The Case Manager utilising clinical knowledge and expertise, mitigates financial risk by providing justification of the hospitalisation, encompassing level of care and length of stay to fund administrators. Case managers work collaboratively with clinical coders to provide complete clinical coding of the hospital event. The incumbent will be responsible for liaising between the patients, treating clinicians and managed care organisations to provide an accurate clinical motivation/indication of the patient’s stay in hospital. The Case Manager will work collaboratively with the non-clinical case managers for efficient administrative processes. The Case Manager is an integral part of a team, managing and co-ordinating treatment/care, with the clinical outcomes based on quality care, disease management and cost effectiveness. (Appropriate treatment for the appropriate patient at the appropriate time). Being the advocate for the patients and where necessary, their families. The case manager works with the billings manager to achieve the billing cluster KPIs.
KEY WORK OUTPUT AND ACCOUNTABILITIES
DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION
Clinical Risk Management
- Apply clinical knowledge with regards to risk management of patient’s event in terms of LOS, LOC and medical aid benefits.
- Apply clinical knowledge with regards to rejection management (financial and clinical) of patients in terms of LOS, LOC and coding.
- Provide electronic clinical data to substantiate length of stay and level of care for patient’s stay in hospital.
- Ensure correct clinical coding for all patients as per clinical coding SOP.
- Apply clinical knowledge to ensuring that materials and services are correctly classified on the system.
- Escalation of case management trends to the BOC Billings Manager for discussion in funder operational meetings.
- Monitoring the patients in progress report and ensuring that patients ward movements, bed status and level of care on the system is accurate.
- Facilitate discharge planning and movement of patients to step-down or rehab facilities.
- Efficient management of e-queries as allocated on Debtpack.
- Assist with any other duties assigned by the BOC and Billings Manager from time to time.
Diagnostic and procedural coding
- Ensure appropriate, complete, and relevant diagnostic and procedural coding of all patient records within the cluster while the patient is in progress.
- Make use of Health Code Index.
Build and maintain stakeholder relationships
- Liaise with a network of internal and external stakeholders to ensure final billing.
- Develop collaborative relationships to help accomplish work goals.
Effective communication
- Effective communication to medical schemes by utilising the rules of engagement published in the Netcare Tariff and Billing Guidelines.
- Effective communication, collaboration and consultation with other role players in the healthcare team.
Legal compliance
- Compliance with all industry relevant legislative acts, regulations and circulars.
- Compliance with Group Policies, Procedures and Processes.
TRANSFORMATION OF OUR SOCIETY
Training and development
- Identify own training needs and communicate with line manager.
- Identify and ensure informal training for all relevant staff related to managed healthcare subject matter.
- Formal coding training via Insight platform is compulsory.
- Onboarding case manager Insight training to be completed.
Teamwork
- Actively participate as a member of a team to achieve goals.
- Personal and professional development
- Active involvement in own professional development to maintain a satisfactory level of skill and knowledge.
- Keep up to date with Netcare’s evolving policies and procedures.
SKILLS PROFILE
EDUCATION
Required
- B Degree/Diploma Nursing qualification or equivalent NQF level 6.
- Enrolled nursing qualification or equivalent NQF level 4.
Preferred
- Qualification in associated Healthcare Sciences or Managed Care/ Case Management.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Required
- 3 years professional healthcare experience.
- General administrative skills.
- Computer literate.
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Job Summary
- The Professional Nurse/Clinical Nurse is a professional who remains responsible for the assessment, planning and implementation of individualised, holistic and person centered nursing care of a patient, their families or the community, either performed directly or indirectly.
- The incumbent ultimately coordinates patient care within the concept of the multi-disciplinary health team.
- The incumbent also fulfils the role by the use of scientifically based nursing theories and processes, treating the patients as a physical, social and spiritual individual, and by use of educational and technical means applicable to health care practice.
CONSISTENCY OF CARE
Patient care
- Serve as a clinical resource in assisting personnel to assess, plan, implement, evaluate and document nursing care in the unit.
- Ensure communication and interaction with family and health professionals regarding optimal patient care, thereby acting as a patient advocate when necessary.
- Ensure communication between nursing management and unit to eliminate patient care problems / issues.
- Assess, plan and implement advanced nursing care in a specialized field in accordance with standard nursing care procedures, as set out in the standards and SOPs as well as nursing care theory and medical direction.
- Initiate, direct and maintain emergency treatment (RESUS) as indicated to any patient / person in any ward / department of the hospital. To diagnose and treat the emergency patient quickly, effectively and efficiently as possible within the
Scope of Practice
- Interview patient and family to obtain relevant general background information and problem identification; evaluate patient’s behaviour and assess immediate and long term needs.
- Participate as a professional member of the multi-disciplinary team in evaluating, developing and implementing health care plans and treatment regime.
- Do rounds with the physician/medical practitioners to review condition of patients; develop nursing care plans; participate in the care of all patients in the unit.
- Evaluate patients care needs; initiate individualised nursing care plans; co-ordinate patient services.
- Prepare day / night shift documentation that reflects patient status, patient / staff ratio and problems
- Communicate with the unit manager, so that he / she is informed of activities and problems
- Perform any related tasks as requested.
Policy and procedure development
- Provide input and standards in formulating patient care policy and procedures in the hospital
Quality and risk management
- To ensure the provision of a safe, clean and secure environment for patients, staff and visitors.
- Aim as member of staff to optimise and maintain quality, effective and safe nursing care, within the frame of the assigned budget.
- Evaluate, set standards and monitor safe utilization of supplies and equipment
TRANSFORMATION OF OUR SOCIETY
Teamwork
- Actively participate as a member of a team to achieve goals
- Co-operate and collaborate with other hospital departments to provide appropriate support services.
Education and training facilitation
- Co-ordinate with the Clinical Facilitation Department and other members of the multi-disciplinary team to meet and acknowledge the on-going educational needs of the nursing staff / student as well as the patients
- Co-operate with the Clinical Facilitators in planning, implementing mentoring and evaluation of learning experiences / opportunities for nursing staff / students
- Provide for the ongoing review, practice and in-service training of emergency procedures
- Actively participate in in-service training and orientation of new staff in the unit
- Advise and inform staff on current and revised policies and procedures
Resource Allocation
- Allocate staff members in a manner that promotes optimal use of staff to provide appropriate nursing care for the individual patient regarding his / her needs and specialised skills needed by the nursing staff member through proper clinical judgement.
- Adjust staff levels to provide for acuity level needs
Personal and professional development
- Active involvement in own professional development to maintain a satisfactory level of skill and knowledge
- Keep up to date with Netcare’s evolving policies and procedures
Build and maintain stakeholder relationships
- Work effectively and co-operatively with others to establish and maintain good working relationships that are mutually beneficial.
- Develop collaborative relationships to help accomplish work goal
- Maintain and encourage effective communication and interaction within the unit, other members of the multi-disciplinary team and the public.
- Foster good interpersonal relations and public relations while interpreting / applying the philosophy, goals, objectives, policies and procedures
DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION
- Implementing medical technologies, digitisation, and data solutions for the benefit of our business and patients.
- CareOn adoption of electronic patient records, e-scripts and clinical orders by doctors and stock management
Inherent Requirements:
- Registered as a Professional Nurse with the South African Nursing Council
- Thorough knowledge of general / specialized nursing theory and practice
- Extensive knowledge of modern nursing care principles and practices
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ROLE SUMMARY
- The Auxiliary Nurse will be responsible for basic nursing care of a patient or group of patients and will provide care as determined and delegated by a nurse with at least three years of nursing education and training and will be supervised where there is no prescribed plan of care or set standards. This includes providing basic nursing care for the patient, with confidence, competence, and compassion, as well as related care of the patient’s possessions, documentation and the control and economical use of stock and equipment in the ward.
KEY WORK OUTPUT AND ACCOUNTABILITIES
CONSISTENCY OF CARE
Governance, quality and risk management
- Initiate and maintain a therapeutic environment that is free from medico-legal hazards.
- Adhere to all nursing related policies and procedures to ensure the delivery of safe patient care.
- Maintain a safe working environment in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993.
- Report potential/actual risks identified.
- Adhere to Netcare medical waste management principles and all other waste management principles.
- Ensure all stock is well controlled.
- Report equipment needing repair or replacement to shift leader.
- Maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
Person centred care (Patient care)
- Practice Person centred care according to his/her Scope of Practice and assume total responsibility for these activities.
- Render basic nursing care that is based on a prescribed plan of care and set Netcare/hospital standards; including but not limited to
- Identifying bio-psychosocial needs of an individual (this would be integral in person-centred care)
- Evaluate / assess the patient’s response to nursing care. Accurately record the outcomes in the progress report and report to the shift leader.
- Monitor vital signs of patients: Monitor vital data, oxygen saturation MEWS and AVPU
- The assessment of pain and discomfort
- Promote mobility and prevent complications and deformities related to immobility.
- Maintenance of oxygen therapy
- Monitoring of fluid balance OR
- Promote and maintain health, prevent disabilities / complications,
- Provide comfort and care to patients with varied health needs.
- Carry out all departmental related duties as delegated.
- Practice and maintain the principles of infection prevention and all standard precautions.
- Promote and maintains good public relations with patients, relatives, and visitors.
- Attend handover of report from the Shift leader.
- Refer any queries to the sister-in-charge.
TRANSFORMATION OF OUR SOCIETY
Teamwork
- Actively participate as a member of a nursing team to achieve goals of and providing patient centred health and care, within the Auxiliary Nurse scope of practice, through application of evidence-based practice in the nursing/ healthcare unit.
Personal and professional development
- Active involvement in own professional development to maintain a high level of skill and knowledge that will provide for the patient needs in line with the Netcare values and strategy of patient centred health and care
- Keep up to date with Netcare’s evolving policies and procedures.
- Assume responsibility for maintaining competence in CPR / BLS.
Build and maintain stakeholder relationships
- Work effectively and co-operatively with others to establish and maintain good working relationships that are mutually beneficial.
- Develop collaborative relationships to help accomplish work goal.
SKILLS PROFILE
EDUCATION
Essential
- Registration with the South African Nursing Council as an Auxiliary Nurse
- Current License to Practice as an Auxiliary Nurse with the SANC.
- Compliance with the SANC code of conduct or scope of practise for an Auxiliary Nurse and all applicable Health Care Legislations.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Preferred
- Relevant experience in the nursing discipline.
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Role summary:
- The Enrolled Nurse is responsible for direct and/or indirect nursing care of a patient or group of patients and will function under the direct and/or indirect supervision of the Registered Nurse.
- The incumbent is held accountable for his/her own acts and omissions.
- Nursing activities form part of a nursing regime that is planned and initiated by the Registered Nurse. The Enrolled Nurse will be responsible for the assessment, care and meeting of patient needs and will also be responsible for the development, implementation and evaluation of appropriate programmes of care to ensuring high quality patient care.
KEY WORK OUTPUT AND ACCOUNTABILITIES
CONSISTENCY OF CARE
Administration Management
- Ensure that all documentation is maintained timeously and accurately, reflecting patient care.
- Ensure all stock is charged appropriately.
- Assist with file compilation.
Governance, quality and risk management
- Maintain a therapeutic, clean and safe environment that is free from medico-legal hazards.
- Adhere to Netcare medical waste management principles and all other waste management principles.
- Maintain a safe working environment in accordance with the Machinery and Occupational Safety Act.
- Report potential/actual risks identified.
- Ensure all stock is well controlled.
- Responsible for ensuring correct use, cleaning and storage of equipment.
- Report equipment needing repair or replacement to sister-in-charge.
- Maintain professional conduct and standards at all times in accordance with hospital policies and procedures.
- Maintains patient confidentiality at all times.
- Acts in a supervisory capacity over ENA’s.
Patient care
- Practice patient care according to his/her Scope of Practice and assume total responsibility for these activities.
- Contribute to the holistic care of patients.
- Participate in ward/unit’s quality improvement programme.
- Attend handover of report at shift commencement.
- Effective communication with patients’ regarding their care.
- Promotion of patient overall health and wellbeing.
- Practice the principles of infection prevention and all standard precautions.
- Promote and maintain good public relations with patients, relatives and visitors.
- Execute all procedures according to hospital standards.
- Refer all complaints from patients and doctors to sister-in-charge of the unit.
- Carry out all departmental duties as assigned by supervisors.
TRANSFORMATION OF OUR SOCIETY
Teamwork
- Supports the education and training of the ENA’s.
- Actively participate as a member of a team to achieve goals.
Personal and professional development
- Active involvement in own professional development to maintain a satisfactory level of skill and knowledge.
- Keep up to date with Netcare’s evolving policies and procedures.
- Assume responsibility for maintaining competence in CPR.
Build and maintain stakeholder relationships
- Work effectively and co-operatively with others to establish and maintain good working relationships that are mutually beneficial.
- Develop collaborative relationships to help accomplish work goal.
SKILLS PROFILE
- Registration with the South African Nursing Council as an Enrolled Nurse or equivalent NQF 3 qualification.
- Compliance with the SANC code for an Enrolled Nurse and all applicable health care legislation.
- Relevant experience in the nursing discipline would be an advantage
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Job Summary
- The Professional Nurse/Clinical Nurse is a professional who remains responsible for the assessment, planning and implementation of individualised, holistic and person centered nursing care of a patient, their families or the community, either performed directly or indirectly.
- The incumbent ultimately coordinates patient care within the concept of the multi-disciplinary health team.
- The incumbent also fulfils the role by the use of scientifically based nursing theories and processes, treating the patients as a physical, social and spiritual individual, and by use of educational and technical means applicable to health care practice.
CONSISTENCY OF CARE
Patient care
- Serve as a clinical resource in assisting personnel to assess, plan, implement, evaluate and document nursing care in the unit.
- Ensure communication and interaction with family and health professionals regarding optimal patient care, thereby acting as a patient advocate when necessary.
- Ensure communication between nursing management and unit to eliminate patient care problems / issues.
- Assess, plan and implement advanced nursing care in a specialized field in accordance with standard nursing care procedures, as set out in the standards and SOPs as well as nursing care theory and medical direction.
- Initiate, direct and maintain emergency treatment (RESUS) as indicated to any patient / person in any ward / department of the hospital. To diagnose and treat the emergency patient quickly, effectively and efficiently as possible within the
Scope of Practice
- Interview patient and family to obtain relevant general background information and problem identification; evaluate patient’s behaviour and assess immediate and long term needs.
- Participate as a professional member of the multi-disciplinary team in evaluating, developing and implementing health care plans and treatment regime.
- Do rounds with the physician/medical practitioners to review condition of patients; develop nursing care plans; participate in the care of all patients in the unit.
- Evaluate patients care needs; initiate individualised nursing care plans; co-ordinate patient services.
- Prepare day / night shift documentation that reflects patient status, patient / staff ratio and problems
- Communicate with the unit manager, so that he / she is informed of activities and problems
- Perform any related tasks as requested.
Policy and procedure development
- Provide input and standards in formulating patient care policy and procedures in the hospital
Quality and risk management
- To ensure the provision of a safe, clean and secure environment for patients, staff and visitors.
- Aim as member of staff to optimise and maintain quality, effective and safe nursing care, within the frame of the assigned budget.
- Evaluate, set standards and monitor safe utilization of supplies and equipment
TRANSFORMATION OF OUR SOCIETY
Teamwork
- Actively participate as a member of a team to achieve goals
- Co-operate and collaborate with other hospital departments to provide appropriate support services.
Education and training facilitation
- Co-ordinate with the Clinical Facilitation Department and other members of the multi-disciplinary team to meet and acknowledge the on-going educational needs of the nursing staff / student as well as the patients
- Co-operate with the Clinical Facilitators in planning, implementing mentoring and evaluation of learning experiences / opportunities for nursing staff / students
- Provide for the ongoing review, practice and in-service training of emergency procedures
- Actively participate in in-service training and orientation of new staff in the unit
- Advise and inform staff on current and revised policies and procedures
Resource Allocation
- Allocate staff members in a manner that promotes optimal use of staff to provide appropriate nursing care for the individual patient regarding his / her needs and specialised skills needed by the nursing staff member through proper clinical judgement.
- Adjust staff levels to provide for acuity level needs
Personal and professional development
- Active involvement in own professional development to maintain a satisfactory level of skill and knowledge
- Keep up to date with Netcare’s evolving policies and procedures
Build and maintain stakeholder relationships
- Work effectively and co-operatively with others to establish and maintain good working relationships that are mutually beneficial.
- Develop collaborative relationships to help accomplish work goal
- Maintain and encourage effective communication and interaction within the unit, other members of the multi-disciplinary team and the public.
- Foster good interpersonal relations and public relations while interpreting / applying the philosophy, goals, objectives, policies and procedures
Inherent Requirements:
- Registered as a Professional Nurse with the South African Nursing Council
- Thorough knowledge of general / specialized nursing theory and practice
- Extensive knowledge of modern nursing care principles and practices
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Job Summary
- The Professional Nurse/Clinical Nurse is a professional who remains responsible for the assessment, planning and implementation of individualised, holistic and person centered nursing care of a patient, their families or the community, either performed directly or indirectly.
- The incumbent ultimately coordinates patient care within the concept of the multi-disciplinary health team.
- The incumbent also fulfils the role by the use of scientifically based nursing theories and processes, treating the patients as a physical, social and spiritual individual, and by use of educational and technical means applicable to health care practice.
CONSISTENCY OF CARE
Patient care
- Serve as a clinical resource in assisting personnel to assess, plan, implement, evaluate and document nursing care in the unit.
- Ensure communication and interaction with family and health professionals regarding optimal patient care, thereby acting as a patient advocate when necessary.
- Ensure communication between nursing management and unit to eliminate patient care problems / issues.
- Assess, plan and implement advanced nursing care in a specialized field in accordance with standard nursing care procedures, as set out in the standards and SOPs as well as nursing care theory and medical direction.
- Initiate, direct and maintain emergency treatment (RESUS) as indicated to any patient / person in any ward / department of the hospital. To diagnose and treat the emergency patient quickly, effectively and efficiently as possible within the
Scope of Practice
- Interview patient and family to obtain relevant general background information and problem identification; evaluate patient’s behaviour and assess immediate and long term needs.
- Participate as a professional member of the multi-disciplinary team in evaluating, developing and implementing health care plans and treatment regime.
- Do rounds with the physician/medical practitioners to review condition of patients; develop nursing care plans; participate in the care of all patients in the unit.
- Evaluate patients care needs; initiate individualised nursing care plans; co-ordinate patient services.
- Prepare day / night shift documentation that reflects patient status, patient / staff ratio and problems
- Communicate with the unit manager, so that he / she is informed of activities and problems
- Perform any related tasks as requested.
Policy and procedure development
- Provide input and standards in formulating patient care policy and procedures in the hospital
Quality and risk management
- To ensure the provision of a safe, clean and secure environment for patients, staff and visitors.
- Aim as member of staff to optimise and maintain quality, effective and safe nursing care, within the frame of the assigned budget.
- Evaluate, set standards and monitor safe utilization of supplies and equipment
TRANSFORMATION OF OUR SOCIETY
Teamwork
- Actively participate as a member of a team to achieve goals
- Co-operate and collaborate with other hospital departments to provide appropriate support services.
Education and training facilitation
- Co-ordinate with the Clinical Facilitation Department and other members of the multi-disciplinary team to meet and acknowledge the on-going educational needs of the nursing staff / student as well as the patients
- Co-operate with the Clinical Facilitators in planning, implementing mentoring and evaluation of learning experiences / opportunities for nursing staff / students
- Provide for the ongoing review, practice and in-service training of emergency procedures
- Actively participate in in-service training and orientation of new staff in the unit
- Advise and inform staff on current and revised policies and procedures
Resource Allocation
- Allocate staff members in a manner that promotes optimal use of staff to provide appropriate nursing care for the individual patient regarding his / her needs and specialised skills needed by the nursing staff member through proper clinical judgement.
- Adjust staff levels to provide for acuity level needs
Personal and professional development
- Active involvement in own professional development to maintain a satisfactory level of skill and knowledge
- Keep up to date with Netcare’s evolving policies and procedures
Build and maintain stakeholder relationships
- Work effectively and co-operatively with others to establish and maintain good working relationships that are mutually beneficial.
- Develop collaborative relationships to help accomplish work goal
- Maintain and encourage effective communication and interaction within the unit, other members of the multi-disciplinary team and the public.
- Foster good interpersonal relations and public relations while interpreting / applying the philosophy, goals, objectives, policies and procedures
Inherent Requirements:
- Registered as a Professional Nurse with the South African Nursing Council
- Thorough knowledge of general / specialized nursing theory and practice
- Extensive knowledge of modern nursing care principles and practices
Method of Application
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