Professional Nurse (Maternity and Labour Ward)

This is a registered nursing post at a step-down and sub-acute facility in Sasolburg, with your own patient load and a say in the care plan. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

The work is in Sasolburg, Free State, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

• Keep clinical notes clear, timed and signed for audits and legal records
• Supervise enrolled nurses and nursing assistants on your side of the ward
• Monitor vital signs, fluid balance and early warning scores, and escalate changes quickly
• Do full patient assessments and update nursing care plans every shift
• Take part in ward rounds with doctors and record the new orders
• Admit and discharge patients and explain medication and follow-up to families

• Calm under pressure when a patient's condition turns quickly
• You can work 12-hour day or night shifts, weekends and public holidays
• At least 1 year of post-community-service ward experience
• Current SANC registration as a Professional Nurse, with this year's annual fees paid
• Nursing qualification via the R425 diploma or R174 degree route
• Valid BLS certificate; ACLS or PALS for ICU and emergency posts

• Medical aid and pension fund contributions after probation
• Study support for post-basic specialities
• Funded CPD points and in-house clinical training

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