Occupational Health Nurse (Mine Clinic)

This is a registered nursing post at a provincial district hospital in Benoni, with your own patient load and a say in the care plan. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

This post is Benoni-based, with most of your time spent at a provincial district hospital.

• Take part in ward rounds with doctors and record the new orders
• Supervise enrolled nurses and nursing assistants on your side of the ward
• Admit and discharge patients and explain medication and follow-up to families
• Take handover at the bedside and plan care for your allocated patients
• Monitor vital signs, fluid balance and early warning scores, and escalate changes quickly
• Do wound care, catheter care and IV line management to unit protocol

• At least 1 year of post-community-service ward experience
• Nursing qualification via the R425 diploma or R174 degree route
• Solid knowledge of medication safety and the Nursing Act scope of practice
• Calm under pressure when a patient's condition turns quickly
• Valid BLS certificate; ACLS or PALS for ICU and emergency posts
• Clean criminal record

• IMCI and NIMART training for primary health care work
• Experience with electronic patient records or bedside charting systems

• Paid SANC annual fees at some groups
• Funded CPD points and in-house clinical training
• 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.
• List your speciality skills in plain words, such as "ventilated patients" or "normal deliveries", instead of just the ward name.