Registered Nurse (Night Duty)

You'll run patient care on a busy shift at a private hospital surgical ward in Johannesburg CBD, from admission to discharge. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

Home base is a private hospital surgical ward on the Johannesburg CBD side of Gauteng. Start is planned for the beginning of next month.

• Report adverse events and near misses on the incident system the same day
• Take handover at the bedside and plan care for your allocated patients
• Run emergency trolley checks and respond to cardiac arrest calls
• Admit and discharge patients and explain medication and follow-up to families
• 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
• Keep clinical notes clear, timed and signed for audits and legal records

• Current SANC registration as a Professional Nurse, with this year's annual fees paid
• Clean criminal record
• You can work 12-hour day or night shifts, weekends and public holidays
• Valid BLS certificate; ACLS or PALS for ICU and emergency posts
• Nursing qualification via the R425 diploma or R174 degree route
• At least 1 year of post-community-service ward experience

• Dispensing licence (Section 22A(15)) for clinic posts
• Post-basic qualification in critical care, theatre or advanced midwifery

• Funded CPD points and in-house clinical training
• Study support for post-basic specialities
• 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.
• Put your SANC number and the units you've worked in at the very top of your CV; recruiters filter on these first.