Staff Nurse (Night Shift)

You'll give hands-on nursing care at a retirement village frail care centre in Isando, working alongside registered nurses. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

Location: Isando, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• Make beds, change linen and keep the rooms clean and uncluttered
• Keep families updated on routine matters and pass clinical questions to the sister
• Help patients bath, dress, eat and use the toilet with dignity
• Turn bed-bound patients on schedule and check pressure areas for early sores
• Do simple wound dressings and report anything that looks infected
• Hand out oral medication under the supervision of a registered nurse

• At least 1 year of hands-on patient care
• Physically strong enough to lift and move patients safely
• Patient and gentle with elderly, frail or confused people
• Matric or NQF Level 4 equivalent
• First aid Level 1 or BLS certificate

• Transport home after late shifts at some facilities
• Overtime paid at time and a half
• Meals provided on shift at many frail care centres

• Recruiters phone references for care jobs, so warn your references and check their numbers still work.
• If you're a caregiver, attach the certificate from the training provider, not just a letter saying you attended.