Registered Nurse (Night Duty)

This is a registered nursing post at a private hospital surgical ward in Epping, with your own patient load and a say in the care plan. This is a good step for someone who wants proper routine and a manager who notices good work.

You'll be based at a private hospital surgical ward in Epping. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps.

• Take handover at the bedside and plan care for your allocated patients
• Do wound care, catheter care and IV line management to unit protocol
• Admit and discharge patients and explain medication and follow-up to families
• Take part in ward rounds with doctors and record the new orders
• Do full patient assessments and update nursing care plans every shift
• Give scheduled medication, including Schedule 5 and 6 drugs, and sign the register

• Solid knowledge of medication safety and the Nursing Act scope of practice
• Valid BLS certificate; ACLS or PALS for ICU and emergency posts
• 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

• Experience with electronic patient records or bedside charting systems
• Dispensing licence (Section 22A(15)) for clinic posts

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

• 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.