Registered Nurse (Emergency Unit)

You'll run patient care on a busy shift at a community day clinic in Roodepoort, from admission to discharge. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

This post is in Roodepoort (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Do wound care, catheter care and IV line management to unit protocol
• Monitor vital signs, fluid balance and early warning scores, and escalate changes quickly
• Give scheduled medication, including Schedule 5 and 6 drugs, and sign the register
• Run emergency trolley checks and respond to cardiac arrest calls
• Prepare patients for theatre and receive them back from recovery

• You can work 12-hour day or night shifts, weekends and public holidays
• Calm under pressure when a patient's condition turns quickly
• At least 1 year of post-community-service ward experience
• Clean criminal record
• Solid knowledge of medication safety and the Nursing Act scope of practice

• Medical aid and pension fund contributions after probation
• Paid SANC annual fees at some groups
• Funded CPD points and in-house clinical training
• Night-shift and weekend allowances on top of basic pay

• Put your SANC number and the units you've worked in at the very top of your CV; recruiters filter on these first.
• List your speciality skills in plain words, such as "ventilated patients" or "normal deliveries", instead of just the ward name.