Professional Nurse (Theatre) – Experienced

You'll run patient care on a busy shift at a private maternity unit in Germiston, from admission to discharge. If you like clear targets and knowing where you stand, this is for you.

Location: Germiston, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• Keep clinical notes clear, timed and signed for audits and legal records
• Take handover at the bedside and plan care for your allocated patients
• Do full patient assessments and update nursing care plans every shift
• Prepare patients for theatre and receive them back from recovery
• Give scheduled medication, including Schedule 5 and 6 drugs, and sign the register
• Admit and discharge patients and explain medication and follow-up to families

• You can work 12-hour day or night shifts, weekends and public holidays
• Current SANC registration as a Professional Nurse, with this year's annual fees paid
• At least 1 year of post-community-service ward experience
• Solid knowledge of medication safety and the Nursing Act scope of practice
• Nursing qualification via the R425 diploma or R174 degree route

• Unit manager or shift leader experience
• Dispensing licence (Section 22A(15)) for clinic posts

• Funded CPD points and in-house clinical training
• Study support for post-basic specialities
• Medical aid and pension fund contributions after probation
• 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.
• For night-duty posts, say clearly in your cover note that you want permanent nights, as many applicants only want days.