Clinical Nurse(R/N)-Experienced - Emergency Department

Job Title

Professional Nurse/Clinical Nurse

About the Role

The Professional Nurse/Clinical Nurse is responsible for the assessment, planning, and implementation of individualised, holistic, and person-centred nursing care of a patient, their families, or the community.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a clinical resource in assisting personnel to assess, plan, implement, evaluate, and document nursing care in the unit.
• Ensure communication and interaction with family and health professionals regarding optimal patient care, acting as a patient advocate when necessary.
• Ensure communication between nursing management and unit to eliminate patient care problems/issues.
• Assess, plan, and implement advanced nursing care in a specialised field according to standard nursing care procedures, nursing care theory, and medical direction.
• Initiate, direct, and maintain emergency treatment as indicated to any patient/person in any ward/department of the hospital.
• Interview patients and families to obtain relevant general background information and problem identification, evaluating patient behaviour and assessing immediate and long-term needs.
• Participate as a professional member of the multi-disciplinary team in evaluating, developing, and implementing health care plans and treatment regimes.
• Evaluate patients' care needs, initiate individualised nursing care plans, and coordinate patient services.
• Prepare day/night shift documentation that reflects patient status, patient/staff ratio, and problems.
• Communicate with the unit manager to inform them of activities and problems.
• Perform any related tasks as requested.
• Provide input and standards in formulating patient care policy and procedures in the hospital.
• Ensure the provision of a safe, clean, and secure environment for patients, staff, and visitors.
• Aim to optimise and maintain quality, effective, and safe nursing care within the assigned budget.
• Evaluate, set standards, and monitor safe utilisation of supplies and equipment.
• Actively participate as a member of a team to achieve goals.
• Co-operate and collaborate with other hospital departments to provide appropriate support services.
• Co-ordinate with the Clinical Facilitation Department and other members of the multi-disciplinary team to meet and acknowledge the ongoing educational needs of nursing staff/students as well as patients.
• Allocate staff members to promote optimal use of staff to provide appropriate nursing care for individual patients regarding their needs and specialised skills needed by the nursing staff member through proper clinical judgement.
• Adjust staff levels to provide for acuity level needs.
• Implement medical technologies, digitisation, and data solutions for the benefit of the business and patients.
• CareOn adoption of electronic patient records, e-scripts, and clinical orders by doctors and stock management.

Inherent Requirements

Registered as a Professional Nurse with the South African Nursing Council.

Thorough knowledge of general/specialised nursing theory and practice.

Extensive knowledge of modern nursing care principles and practices.

Netcare Values and Behaviours

• At Netcare, our core value is care.
• We care about the dignity of our patients and all members of the Netcare family.
• We care about the participation of our people and our healthcare partners in everything that we do.
• We care about the truth in all our actions.
• We listen with empathy and respond with acts of compassion in all interactions with our patients and their families.

The Netcare Way

• Respect - I always greet everyone to show my respect.
• Identity - I always wear my name badge to show my identity.
• Dignity - I always treat others with consideration and humility to uphold dignity.
• Care - I always act in the best interest of Netcare and others to show I care.
• Compassion - I always listen with empathy and respond with kind action to show my compassion.
• Appreciation - I always say thank you to show my appreciation.
• Diversity - I always embrace diversity to strengthen inclusivity and belonging.

Join the team committed to providing the best and safest health and care.