Renal Care Specialist- NRC Area Eastern Cape

National Renal Care is a leading comprehensive kidney disease management provider in South Africa. Our organisation fosters a collaborative work environment where compassion, digital innovation, and clinical excellence merge to deliver high-quality care to individuals with compromised organ function.

We are looking for a qualified individual to fill the role of Renal Care Specialist. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing direct and/or indirect nursing care, enhancing patient outcomes, and promoting cost-effective, safe, and quality patient care in accordance with company procedures and policies.

At National Renal Care, we are committed to being an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Our recruitment processes are about finding the right skills and promoting diversity and inclusion, aligning with our Group’s Employment Equity strategy. We actively encourage the inclusion of individuals with disabilities in our workforce.

In line with our commitment to fair recruitment, internal applicants must inform their line manager of the application to avoid automatic disqualification as per our recruitment and selection policy. For detailed information, refer to the policy document. If any physical or psychological limitations may impact your ability to perform the job, consult with the employer for reasonable accommodation.

If you do not receive a response within 4 weeks of the closing date, please consider your application as unsuccessful.

Requirements and Experience

• Relevant qualification within a specialist area or equivalent NQF 7.
• Registration with the South African Nursing Council as a Registered Nurse/ Midwife or Registration with HPCSA as a Clinical Technologist (Independent Practice).
• Postgraduate Diploma in Nephrology Nursing or BTech Degree in Clinical Technology essential.
• Relevant experience in renal nursing is considered a must for this position.
• The capacity to implement and maintain health practice standards required by accredited bodies and appropriate health legislation.
• Must be able to work under pressure in a constantly changing environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills required.

Competencies

• Excellence orientation (concern for a high quality of work).
• Strong customer orientation.
• Team Player.
• Ethical behaviour (Honesty).
• Leadership ability.
• Well organised.
• Communication.

Key Performance Areas

• Ensure that all patient clinical records are maintained and updated in accordance with the deadlines, policies and procedures, and NRC standards.
• Ensure that all financial policies and procedures are followed in the unit, i.e. confirmation, billing, private patients, stock, waste, etc.
• Manage and maintain all medical equipment in accordance with NRC’s technical policies and procedures.
• Ensure that all NRC quality initiative programs are utilised for the patients under your management.
• To provide optimal patient care as per the nursing scope of practice and NRC’s clinical care pathways.
• Improvement of Patient outcomes (QIs) for the area under your management.
• Submission and usability of standard monthly clinical reports as per the clinical department’s requirements with the Machinery and Occupational Safety Act.
• The effective functioning of the training academy in your area i.e. all programs are implemented and are being trained in line with the training schedule.
• Unit Leader clinical training, i.e., the implementation of focused clinical training based on the clinical results of the unit.
• The complete implementation of the following in the area under management: Clinical Needs Analysis, Clinical training plan/In-Service Training, Patient Education and Research.
• Ensure compliance with Occupational Health and Safety regulations, policies and procedures in the units under your management.
• Demonstrate the National Renal Care Values and Caring the Netcare Way in all my behaviour.