Registered Nurse (Emergency Unit) – Experienced

Patients in this step-down and sub-acute facility in Potchefstroom count on your clinical judgement every single shift. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

The work is in Potchefstroom, North West, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

• Run emergency trolley checks and respond to cardiac arrest calls
• Take handover at the bedside and plan care for your allocated patients
• Do full patient assessments and update nursing care plans every shift
• Monitor vital signs, fluid balance and early warning scores, and escalate changes quickly
• Keep clinical notes clear, timed and signed for audits and legal records
• Prepare patients for theatre and receive them back from recovery

• Valid BLS certificate; ACLS or PALS for ICU and emergency posts
• At least 1 year of post-community-service ward experience
• You can work 12-hour day or night shifts, weekends and public holidays
• Clean criminal record
• Solid knowledge of medication safety and the Nursing Act scope of practice

• Dispensing licence (Section 22A(15)) for clinic posts
• Experience with electronic patient records or bedside charting systems
• IMCI and NIMART training for primary health care work

• Study support for post-basic specialities
• Medical aid and pension fund contributions after probation
• Funded CPD points and in-house clinical training
• Paid SANC annual fees at some groups

• For night-duty posts, say clearly in your cover note that you want permanent nights, as many applicants only want days.
• List your speciality skills in plain words, such as "ventilated patients" or "normal deliveries", instead of just the ward name.