Professional Nurse (Maternity and Labour Ward)

Patients in this private hospital surgical ward in Tembisa count on your clinical judgement every single shift. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

Location: Tembisa, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

• Run emergency trolley checks and respond to cardiac arrest calls
• Take handover at the bedside and plan care for your allocated patients
• Admit and discharge patients and explain medication and follow-up to families
• Report adverse events and near misses on the incident system the same day
• Take part in ward rounds with doctors and record the new orders
• Give scheduled medication, including Schedule 5 and 6 drugs, and sign the register

• Solid knowledge of medication safety and the Nursing Act scope of practice
• Current SANC registration as a Professional Nurse, with this year's annual fees paid
• Valid BLS certificate; ACLS or PALS for ICU and emergency posts
• You can work 12-hour day or night shifts, weekends and public holidays

• Study support for post-basic specialities
• Funded CPD points and in-house clinical training
• Paid SANC annual fees at some groups
• Night-shift and weekend allowances on top of basic pay

• 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.