Professional Nurse (Medical Ward)

Bring your SANC registration and your ward experience to a provincial district hospital in Coega that needs a steady pair of hands. This is a good step for someone who wants proper routine and a manager who notices good work.

Home base is a provincial district hospital on the Coega side of Eastern Cape.

• Take part in ward rounds with doctors and record the new orders
• 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
• Report adverse events and near misses on the incident system the same day
• Do full patient assessments and update nursing care plans every shift
• Do wound care, catheter care and IV line management to unit protocol
• Prepare patients for theatre and receive them back from recovery

• Solid knowledge of medication safety and the Nursing Act scope of practice
• At least 1 year of post-community-service ward experience
• Valid BLS certificate; ACLS or PALS for ICU and emergency posts
• Clean criminal record
• Current SANC registration as a Professional Nurse, with this year's annual fees paid

• Medical aid and pension fund contributions after probation
• Paid SANC annual fees at some groups
• Night-shift and weekend allowances on top of basic pay
• Study support for post-basic specialities

• Check your SANC receipt is for this year before you apply; an unpaid annual fee gets your application parked.
• List your speciality skills in plain words, such as "ventilated patients" or "normal deliveries", instead of just the ward name.