Professional Nurse (Theatre)

This is a registered nursing post at a private maternity unit in Coega, with your own patient load and a say in the care plan. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

This post is in Coega (Eastern Cape). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Start is planned for the beginning of next month.

• Prepare patients for theatre and receive them back from recovery
• Keep clinical notes clear, timed and signed for audits and legal records
• 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
• Run emergency trolley checks and respond to cardiac arrest calls
• Take part in ward rounds with doctors and record the new orders
• Do full patient assessments and update nursing care plans every shift

• Current SANC registration as a Professional Nurse, with this year's annual fees paid
• You can work 12-hour day or night shifts, weekends and public holidays
• 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

• Unit manager or shift leader experience
• Experience with electronic patient records or bedside charting systems

• Paid SANC annual fees at some groups
• 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.
• List your speciality skills in plain words, such as "ventilated patients" or "normal deliveries", instead of just the ward name.