Professional Nurse (Medical Ward)

Patients in this private hospital surgical ward in Thohoyandou count on your clinical judgement every single shift. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

The work is in Thohoyandou, Limpopo, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Prepare patients for theatre and receive them back from recovery
• Do full patient assessments and update nursing care plans every shift
• Give scheduled medication, including Schedule 5 and 6 drugs, and sign the register
• Do wound care, catheter care and IV line management to unit protocol
• Report adverse events and near misses on the incident system the same day
• Admit and discharge patients and explain medication and follow-up to families
• Supervise enrolled nurses and nursing assistants on your side of the ward

• Solid knowledge of medication safety and the Nursing Act scope of practice
• Clean criminal record
• Valid BLS certificate; ACLS or PALS for ICU and emergency posts
• You can work 12-hour day or night shifts, weekends and public holidays
• Nursing qualification via the R425 diploma or R174 degree route

• Dispensing licence (Section 22A(15)) for clinic posts
• Post-basic qualification in critical care, theatre or advanced midwifery
• IMCI and NIMART training for primary health care work

• Medical aid and pension fund contributions after probation
• Paid SANC annual fees at some groups
• 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.
• Put your SANC number and the units you've worked in at the very top of your CV; recruiters filter on these first.