Registered Nurse - Southern Suburbs, South Africa - JorDan Human Resources

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Southern Suburbs, South Africa

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Description

  • Permanent


  • CT00405

  • Medical, Pharmaceutical & Nursing
  • Western Cape, CPT
  • Southern Suburbs
  • Monthly Basic Salary (Market related, Negotiable)
  • Registered Nurse
  • The Registered Nurse is responsible firstly to the unit manager and in his/her absence to the Registered Nurse delegated to take over these duties, ultimately the Registered Nurse is responsible to the Nursing Services Manager.
  • As an integral member of the nursing team he/she is expected to work in cooperation with all his/her nursing colleagues.
  • The Registered Nurse shall work in cooperation with all members of the Multidisciplinary team, Administrative team and the Clinic management

Clinical Responsibilities

  • Doing the psychiatric nursing evaluation and comprehensively completing the documentation
  • Provision of a therapeutic environment
  • Must have previously worked at a rehabilitation center/hosptial
  • Forming therapeutic nurse/patient relationships
  • Doing crisis intervention
  • Counselling patients
  • Giving psychiatric nursing care
  • Giving pre and post care to the patient receiving ECT
  • Administering and evaluating the effects of medication
  • Giving health education to patient, families and the public when appropriate
  • Doing discharge education
  • Ensuring that all information pertaining to the patient is recorded accurately and legibly signed
  • Ensuring that confidentiality is maintained at all times
  • Carrying out patient care and specific duties as delegated by the unit manager
  • Ensuring that safe patient care is practised at all times, especially with regard to patients on Special Observation
  • Maintaining open communication with family members and significant others at all times

Control

  • The ordering of medication for patients shall be done according to policy
  • Ward stock (medication) will be kept at a manageable level
  • Medical supplies will be kept at a manageable level
  • Ensure safe keeping of medicines
  • Prevent stock shortages through planned ordering
  • Ensure that equipment is used correctly
  • Ensure Maintenance of equipment
  • Ensure safe keeping of equipment
  • Ensure that electric lights and heaters are turned off when not in use
  • Report maintenance issues
  • The delegation and supervision of subordinates is done according to their knowledge, skills, and attitude, which facilitates quality nursing care.

Meetings

  • To attend meetings as delegated by the unit manager, in her absence or as part of the nursing team eg. Ward rounds, Nurse Management meetings or Administration meetings.
  • The Registered Nurse is expected to actively participate in the meeting.
  • He/she is responsible for giving feedback to other members of the nursing team in regard to changes in a patient's treatment, any new decisions that have been taken, or any management changes.
  • The Registered Nurse is encouraged to make suggestions and offer contributions in regard to improving nursing care.
  • He/she is also encouraged to become involved in problem solving

Organization

  • In the absence of the unit manager or as a delegated duty the Registered Nurse will be able to plan systematically, He/she will be able to adapt as circumstances change and will be able to carry a greater workload successfully.
  • The Registered Nurse shall delegate duties in accordance with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of colleagues and subordinates, thus maximizing the utilization of manpower and improving productivity.
  • For more information please contact:
  • Sibongile Matakane
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