Enrolled Nurse (Day Clinic)

Your care keeps residents at a home-based care agency in Sandton safe, clean and comfortable through the day. Someone who likes a bit of variety, but also likes doing things the right way, will enjoy this.

This post is Sandton-based, with most of your time spent at a home-based care agency.

• Follow infection control rules, including hand hygiene and safe sharps disposal
• Do simple wound dressings and report anything that looks infected
• Hand out oral medication under the supervision of a registered nurse
• Spot confusion, falls risk or changes in mood and tell the nurse in charge
• Keep the fluid and food intake charts accurate for every patient
• Keep families updated on routine matters and pass clinical questions to the sister
• Turn bed-bound patients on schedule and check pressure areas for early sores

• Patient and gentle with elderly, frail or confused people
• Matric or NQF Level 4 equivalent
• First aid Level 1 or BLS certificate
• At least 1 year of hands-on patient care

• Experience in a frail care or hospice setting
• Code B or Code 8 driver's licence for home visits
• A second South African language spoken by the patients you'll serve

• Paid training in dementia and end-of-life care
• Overtime paid at time and a half
• Meals provided on shift at many frail care centres

• If you're a caregiver, attach the certificate from the training provider, not just a letter saying you attended.
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