ICU Registered Nurse (Day Shift)

You'll run patient care on a busy shift at a private maternity unit in Fourways, from admission to discharge. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

This post is Fourways-based, with most of your time spent at a private maternity unit. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Do wound care, catheter care and IV line management to unit protocol
• Take part in ward rounds with doctors and record the new orders
• Prepare patients for theatre and receive them back from recovery
• Admit and discharge patients and explain medication and follow-up to families
• Keep clinical notes clear, timed and signed for audits and legal records

• Valid BLS certificate; ACLS or PALS for ICU and emergency posts
• You can work 12-hour day or night shifts, weekends and public holidays
• Calm under pressure when a patient's condition turns quickly
• Clean criminal record

• IMCI and NIMART training for primary health care work
• Dispensing licence (Section 22A(15)) for clinic posts

• Medical aid and pension fund contributions after probation
• Study support for post-basic specialities
• Paid SANC annual fees at some groups

• Put your SANC number and the units you've worked in at the very top of your CV; recruiters filter on these first.
• List your speciality skills in plain words, such as "ventilated patients" or "normal deliveries", instead of just the ward name.