ICU Registered Nurse (Day Shift)

Patients in this mine health centre in Benoni count on your clinical judgement every single shift. This is a good step for someone who wants proper routine and a manager who notices good work.

The work is in Benoni, Gauteng, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

• Take handover at the bedside and plan care for your allocated patients
• Admit and discharge patients and explain medication and follow-up to families
• Give scheduled medication, including Schedule 5 and 6 drugs, and sign the register
• Prepare patients for theatre and receive them back from recovery
• Report adverse events and near misses on the incident system the same day
• Do full patient assessments and update nursing care plans every shift

• At least 1 year of post-community-service ward experience
• Nursing qualification via the R425 diploma or R174 degree route
• Current SANC registration as a Professional Nurse, with this year's annual fees paid
• Solid knowledge of medication safety and the Nursing Act scope of practice
• Valid BLS certificate; ACLS or PALS for ICU and emergency posts
• You can work 12-hour day or night shifts, weekends and public holidays

• Experience with electronic patient records or bedside charting systems
• IMCI and NIMART training for primary health care work
• Post-basic qualification in critical care, theatre or advanced midwifery

• Night-shift and weekend allowances on top of basic pay
• Paid SANC annual fees at some groups
• Medical aid and pension fund contributions after probation

• Put your SANC number and the units you've worked in at the very top of your CV; recruiters filter on these first.
• Check your SANC receipt is for this year before you apply; an unpaid annual fee gets your application parked.