Registered Nurse | Theatre Qualified | Night

Registered Nurse | Theatre Qualified | Night

Function: Nursing

Facility: Life Wilgers Hospital

Position: Registered Nurse | Theatre Qualified | Night

Introduction:

A vacancy exists for a Night Registered Nurse - Qualified in Theatre based at Life Wilgers Hospital reporting to the Theatre Manager. The successful candidates will contribute to the effective functioning of this theatre and ensure quality nursing care to all patients.

Critical Outputs

• Ensuring effective financial management by
  • Ensuring accurate charging by managing theatre clocking time
  • Ensuring consignment stock, equipment and prosthesis is charged according to policy
  • Managing stock by participating in regular stock taking and controlling of the consignment stock in accordance with the hospital (local) policy
• Affecting the functioning of theatre equipment and instrumentation
• Ensuring the correct use of theatre equipment and instrumentation by educating and supervising staff on the correct utilization of the equipment
• Providing Quality patient care by
  • Obtaining the correct information pre-operatively and visiting the patient post-operatively
  • Ensuring that the patient is comfortable and assisting the doctor during the surgical procedure
• Ensuring effective people management by
  • Providing theatre specific training and assessing the competence of staff
  • Assisting the Unit Manager to correctly monitor the normal and overtime hours
  • Ensuring the theater team works according to the scope of practice
  • Giving feedback to the unit manager in order to assess optimal performance
• Effective SHEQ management by
  • Ensuring the use of personal protective clothing and complying with ISO requirements
  • Ensuring the disposal of medical waste in order to effectively control infection
• Effective relationships with internal/external stakeholders by
  • Attending review and consultative form meetings to maintain healthy relationships with internal stakeholders
  • Maintaining a healthy relationship with external stakeholders by reporting and escalating unresolved issues to the unit manager

Requirements

• General Nursing Degree / Diploma
• Registration with SANC
• Diploma in specialty
• Relevant experience and technical skill to meet the critical outputs
• Understanding of the private healthcare industry, its challenges and role players would be an advantage
• Computer proficiency would be an advantage
• Able to do calls

Competencies

• Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
• Resilience
• Engaging diversity
• Verbal & written communication and presentation
• Influencing
• Building relationships
• Customer responsiveness
• Organisational awareness
• Drive & energy
• Excellence orientation
• Ethical behaviour

Email: Wilgers.CV@lifehealthcare.co.za

Closing date: Friday, October 25, 2024

Internal applicants - Before making an application, you are requested to discuss your application with your line manager. External candidates will also be considered.

Life Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Applicants who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date of this advert should consider their application as unsuccessful.