ICU Registered Nurse (Day Shift) – Permanent

Patients in this provincial district hospital in Centurion count on your clinical judgement every single shift. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

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

• Run emergency trolley checks and respond to cardiac arrest calls
• Do full patient assessments and update nursing care plans every shift
• Prepare patients for theatre and receive them back from recovery
• Take handover at the bedside and plan care for your allocated patients
• Supervise enrolled nurses and nursing assistants on your side of the ward
• Give scheduled medication, including Schedule 5 and 6 drugs, and sign the register

• Clean criminal record
• Valid BLS certificate; ACLS or PALS for ICU and emergency posts
• You can work 12-hour day or night shifts, weekends and public holidays
• At least 1 year of post-community-service ward experience

• 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
• Medical aid and pension fund contributions after probation
• Funded CPD points and in-house clinical training

• For night-duty posts, say clearly in your cover note that you want permanent nights, as many applicants only want days.
• List your speciality skills in plain words, such as "ventilated patients" or "normal deliveries", instead of just the ward name.