Openings at Africa Health Care

Description

• A vacancy exists for a Registered Nurse (Cardiology ICU Experienced) 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

• Relevant Degree or Diploma in Nursing.
• Relevant qualification or experience in specialty
• Registered with the South African Nursing Council as a Registered Nurse.
• Two years’ experience working as a Registered Nurse in ICU in private healthcare.
• Computer proficiency.

Competencies

• Collaboration/ Relationship Building
• Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
• Resilience
• Engaging diversity
• Customer responsiveness
• Organisational awareness
• Excellence and quality orientation
• Ethical behaviour
• Technical and professional knowledge
• Adaptability
• Attention to detail
• Decision making

 Closing: 2025-07-22

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Description

• A vacancy exists for 2x Pharmacist Assistants (Post Basic) reporting to the Pharmacist.
• The successful candidates will be responsible for the provision of medication and supplementary services to patients and the multidisciplinary team.

Critical Outputs

• Receiving, checking and unpacking stock, together with checking orders against invoices.
• Acquisition, control and distribution of stock to internal units.
• Ordering pharmaceutical stock, processing of credits and stock transfers.
• Performing cycle counts and stock takes as well as capturing stock takes, investigating variances.
• Liaise with nursing staff and doctors on formulary and initiatives.
• Participate in the facility’s quality programmes and initiatives.
• Dispensing, compounding under the supervision of a pharmacist.
• Replacement of medication to the emergency cupboard.
• Dead stock management.
• Assist with other admin functions on a daily basis.
• Assist with daily ordering and management of stock.

Requirements

• Registration as a Post Basic Pharmacist Assistant with the South African Pharmacy Council.
• Experience in hospital pharmacy would be an advantage.
• Computer proficiency.

Competencies

• Collaboration/ Relationship Building
• Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
• Resilience
• Engaging diversity
• Verbal & written communication and presentation skills
• Negotiation
• Influencing
• Planning
• Customer responsiveness
• Organisational awareness
• Excellence and quality orientation
• Ethical behaviour
• Technical and professional knowledge

 Closing: 2025-07-22

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Description

• A vacancy exists for a Night Manager, reporting to the Nursing Services Manager.
• The successful candidate will be responsible for meeting the needs of the internal and external customers through the execution of the Hospital’s business strategy and operational objectives in growth, quality & people by leading, managing and coordinating all hospital activities at night.

Critical Outputs

Effective quality management

• Communicating, supporting, coaching and monitoring of night staff in order to ensure a safe patient and staff environment.
• Identifying clinical competence and addressing the concern with the line manager.
• Participating and leading quality projects in order to support a culture of quality.
• Effective operations management
• Ensuring staff allocations are adequately assigned.
• Understanding stock management processes in order to achieve unit targets.
• Effectively managing unplanned events in order to ensure optimal utilization of resources.
• Providing direction and inspiring positive work behaviour in order to keep staff motivated and productive.
• Effective relationship building with internal & external stakeholders
• Displaying visible leadership to night staff and management in order to ensure productive and motivated teamwork.
• Participating in meetings in order to ensure productive and meaningful relationships with external stakeholders.

Requirements

• Degree/Diploma: General Nursing Science.
• One Year Post Basic Diploma in Nursing Administration.
• One year Post Basic Diploma in a Specialty: Critical Care, Trauma/Emergency, Midwifery or Theatre.
• Experience in a similar role. Registration with SANC - all stated qualifications.
• Computer literate in MS Office Competencies required.

Competencies

• Collaboration/ Relationship Building
• Resilience
• Influencing
• Customer responsiveness
• Ethical behaviour
• Adaptability
• Decision making

 Closing: 2025-07-22

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Description

• An advert exists for a Case Manager, reporting to the Patient Administration Manager.
• The position’s primary responsibilities include efficient patient case management and the delivery of an efficient and professional service to the internal and external customers.
• The successful candidates will be goal oriented with strong customer, quality, and performance focus.

Critical Outputs

• Ensure that pre-admission and pre-authorization information is accurate and in accordance with hospital and funder procedures.
• Carry out clinical coding in accordance with CPT/CCSA and ICD requirements.
• Daily ward rounds for effective clinical update communication and timeous follow up with medical aids.
• Maintain patients’ clinical status in accordance with funder approval requirements for the duration of hospitalization; keeping patients informed and managing the entire hospital stays’ financial risk.
• Provide complete and accurate updates and discharge information of all accounts.
• Maintaining accurate accounts of all admissions
• Handle patient files in accordance with hospital procedures.
• Timeous electronic submission of accounts and follow-up on short payments arising from case management related issues.
• Ensure the adherence of hospital staff to funder rules and coding procedures.
• Keep well informed on legislation pertaining to funders and related Health Care matters.

Requirements

• Nursing: SANC registration RN or EN, with Case Management qualification/experience
• Nonclinical case managers with Case Management qualification/experience
• High school matric certificate.
• 3 – 5 years’ experience in clinical coding, private hospital case management and Medical Aid administration procedures.
• Knowledge of hospital billing, funder contracts and tariffs would be an advantage.
• Have sound computer literacy skills and working knowledge of MS office, word and excel.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to form and build strong relationships & partnerships with internal & external stakeholders.
• Excellent negotiation skills & the ability to interact with tact and diplomacy.

Competencies

• Collaboration/ Relationship Building
• Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
• Resilience
• Engaging diversity
• Verbal & written communication and presentation skills
• Influencing
• Customer responsiveness
• Organisational awareness
• Excellence and quality orientation
• Ethical behaviour

 Closing: 2025-07-22

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Description

• 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)

Competencies

• Collaboration/ Relationship Building
• Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
• Resilience
• Engaging diversity
• Verbal & written communication and presentation skills
• Influencing
• Customer responsiveness
• Excellence and quality orientation
• Ethical behaviour
• Technical and professional knowledge
• Attention to detail

 Closing: 2025-07-22

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Description

• A vacancy has arisen for a Nursing Services Manager, reporting to the Hospital Manager.
• The successful candidate will be responsible for leading, managing and coordinating clinical activities of the multidisciplinary team by driving quality patient care and standard of service in the most cost efficient manner and within agreed budgets.

Critical Outputs

• Drive all nursing services activities in line with statutes, internal policies, and protocols.
• Develop and implement nursing care strategy- driving compliance to established clinical standards.
• Ensure optimal nursing care by establishing clinical care risks with Unit Managers.
• Effective people management, promote retention and wellbeing through relationship building with staff and all stakeholders.
• Drive compliance and improvement of quality metrics and quality accreditation to mitigate risks and maintain a safe patient environment.
• Effective management of nursing budget and influence the provision of quality and cost-effective nursing care.
• Ensure optimal management departmental governance with appropriate controls and transparency.
• Drive CPDs and formal training to address employee competence and critical skills shortage.
• Active participation in marketing initiatives of the nursing profession and the facility in the community.

Requirements

• BCur or Relevant Nursing Diploma.
• Degree/Diploma in Nursing Management.
• Experience in a Private Psychiatric facility.
• Post basic clinical specialist qualification preferred.
• Understanding of business principles with commercial orientation.
• Current registration with the South African Nursing Council.
• 5 years proven leadership and management experience in a medium private healthcare facility.
• Basic understanding of labour legislation.
• Computer proficiency.

Competencies

• Collaboration/ Relationship Building
• Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
• Verbal & written communication and presentation skills
• Negotiation
• Customer responsiveness
• Project management
• Excellence and quality orientation
• Ethical behaviour
• Technical and professional knowledge
• Decision making

 Closing: 2025-07-23