ICU Registered Nurse (Day Shift)

Patients in this provincial district hospital in Bloemfontein count on your clinical judgement every single shift. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

Home base is a provincial district hospital on the Bloemfontein side of Free State. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Monitor vital signs, fluid balance and early warning scores, and escalate changes quickly
• Take handover at the bedside and plan care for your allocated patients
• Admit and discharge patients and explain medication and follow-up to families
• Do wound care, catheter care and IV line management to unit protocol
• Do full patient assessments and update nursing care plans every shift
• Report adverse events and near misses on the incident system the same day
• Keep clinical notes clear, timed and signed for audits and legal records

• Current SANC registration as a Professional Nurse, with this year's annual fees paid
• You can work 12-hour day or night shifts, weekends and public holidays
• At least 1 year of post-community-service ward experience
• Calm under pressure when a patient's condition turns quickly
• Solid knowledge of medication safety and the Nursing Act scope of practice
• Valid BLS certificate; ACLS or PALS for ICU and emergency posts

• IMCI and NIMART training for primary health care work
• Dispensing licence (Section 22A(15)) for clinic posts
• Unit manager or shift leader experience

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

• Put your SANC number and the units you've worked in at the very top of your CV; recruiters filter on these first.
• For night-duty posts, say clearly in your cover note that you want permanent nights, as many applicants only want days.