Registered Nurse (Night Duty)

This is a registered nursing post at a private hospital surgical ward in Randburg, with your own patient load and a say in the care plan. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

Home base is a private hospital surgical ward on the Randburg side of Gauteng.

• Prepare patients for theatre and receive them back from recovery
• Take handover at the bedside and plan care for your allocated patients
• Give scheduled medication, including Schedule 5 and 6 drugs, and sign the register
• Take part in ward rounds with doctors and record the new orders
• Keep clinical notes clear, timed and signed for audits and legal records
• 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
• Calm under pressure when a patient's condition turns quickly
• Nursing qualification via the R425 diploma or R174 degree route
• Valid BLS certificate; ACLS or PALS for ICU and emergency posts

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

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

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