ICU Trained Registered Nurse – Adult ICU (Health Group) – Sebokeng, Gauteng 231 views

Requirements:

 

• Current registration as Registered Nurse with the South African Nursing Council
• 2-5 years’ experience in ICU
• BCur Diploma in General Nursing
• ICU Trained
• ACLS
• BLS qualification advantageous
• Updated PALS/ATLS advantageous
• Post-registration experience preferred
• Previous experience in a private hospital environment advantageous
• Computer proficiency

 

Role Specific Knowledge:

• Critical Care Nursing
• Adult Critical Care
• Nursing standards and best practice
• Hospital operations

 

Competencies:

• Planning and organising
• Results management
• Client centricity
• Problem solving
• Attention to detail
• Interactive communication

 

The main purpose of this position:

 

To promote and deliver quality patient care and wellness in accordance with industry standards and to execute Nursing duties within the standards, procedures and protocols set down by the South African Nursing Council and Scope of Practice.

 

The incumbent will collaborate with Doctors, multi-disciplinary team members and the community in providing holistic support to patients and their family and loved ones whilst supervising allocated team members, within a specialised unit.

 

Duties & Responsibilities:

 

Plan, Monitor, Coordinate and Oversee the Unit’s Operations

• Perform all duties in accordance with South African Nursing Council (SANC), Department of Health (DOH) and National Core Standards
• Adhere to the principles and standards of Patient Advocacy according to SANC Acts and Omissions, Company Code of Conduct, Patient Rights and Responsibilities Charter, National Millennium Development goals and responsibility of Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
• Supervise, organise, lead and control work for self and team to ensure efficient completion of tasks.
• Devise a working knowledge of, and understand the Nursing Strategy, in order to contribute towards unit goals
• Lead the continuity of care through an accurate, comprehensive handover to related units like operating theatre and diagnostics
• Plan daily tasks for the Enrolled nurses, Ward Clerks and Enrolled Auxiliary Nurses to ensure an efficient and effective service delivery in area of accountability

 

Quality, Risk and Emergency Preparedness

• Assure quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards, measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards, and making recommendations according to the hospital’s requirements of best and safe practices and unit specific protocols and procedures
• Actively participate in internal and external auditing processes, for example DOH, National Core Standards, SHERQ, SANC and Risk Audits
• Document patient care services by accurately charting inpatient and department records including updating care plans as patient needs changes
• Maintain accurate files and records of patient medication, incidents and complaints and steps taken to resolve patient problems or prevent incidents from recurring
• Conduct structured ward rounds including accompanying Doctors and other Medical Practitioners for creating and evaluating customised care plans including implementing Doctors instructions and prescriptions
• Monitor activities of nurses to ensure compliance with protocols, security, safety of patient environment, Group Nursing policies and procedures, SANC requirements and act on findings through regular unit rounds
• Drive the reduction in healthcare associated infections
• Participate actively during resuscitation, where necessary
• Provide guidance and advice, whilst applying good clinical judgment, to other Nursing staff working in the critical care setting and regarding the safe and effective use of critical care technologies (i.e. monitoring and supporting critically ill patients and diagnostic and therapeutic techniques)
• Provide first line assessment at the bedside with regards to aspects of medical technology including ventilators, renal replacement therapy equipment, physiological measurement monitors and the like
• Manage satellite laboratories and point-of-care testing in areas such as blood gases, oximetry, electrolytes, metabolites and haematology including coagulation profiles
• Set up and provide a renal replacement therapy service within the unit including the setting up of equipment and contributing to patient care programs
• Manage and support the introduction of new critical care technologies into the unit
• Demonstrate sensitivity to medico-legal risks related to monitoring and therapeutic interventions in ICU and consciously avoids them or reports them accordingly
• Collaborate with relevant stakeholders to develop early warning systems to enable nurses outside ICU to implement Preventive Critical Care

 

Patient Advocacy and Internal/External Relationships

• Build mutually beneficial relationships with both internal and external stakeholders
• Drive a positive patient (customer) experience by putting patients first and deliver holistic customer-oriented service
• Collaborate with Unit Managers in identifying and implementing actions to improve service quality and problem resolution
• Report, investigate and discuss all negative and positive comments regarding the unit and act on findings, where necessary
• Establish a harmonious and compassionate environment that promotes the patients’ mental and physical health and provide the required support to family and friends
• Maintain cooperative relationships among healthcare teams e.g. multidisciplinary team to improve patient care standards, information communication and participating in team problem solving
• Keep patients informed about the Group’s complaints procedure and “The Voice” patient experience platform and guide patients in terms of how the survey can be completed
• Deliver care in a manner that preserves and protects the autonomy, dignity, rights, values, beliefs and preferences of the health care user and family in the midst of dehumanizing environment such as high technology, buzzing alarms, complex decision making like termination of life support considering applicable the code of conduct, Pledge of Service, Patient’s Rights Charter, Batho Pele Principles

 

Customer Service Delivery and Excellence

• Report, analyse and manage customer relations in the Unit including feedback on patient experience and satisfaction and implement improvement opportunities
• Create a Critical Care Practice environment that reduces environmental risks for workers and health care users including families, for example, reduced risk for transmission of infections and ensure education and training to patients and families
• Ensures constant availability of adequate, operational, cost effective, safe and efficient equipment and technology for the care of critically ill patients on a daily basis

 

Manage Self and Show Up As a Good Team Player

• Ensure conflict resolution and respond to any complaints or concerns
• Support skills development and transfer initiatives
• Participate in creating toolkits and training materials that will support building a steady skills pipeline
• Identify and participate in planned activities that are appropriate for own development
• Ensure knowledge transfer amongst peers
• Be an ambassador for quality patient care by living the company values and upholding the company image.
• Take responsibility for CPD to enhance professional and technical knowledge and skills e.g. through attendance of educational workshops, rotating to other units to gain broader exposure, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, participating in professional societies and the like
• Ensure performance contracting process is completed timeously and that outputs are delivered according to performance standards.
• Promote the Group’s brand and market nursing services by responding timeously to patient needs, projecting a professional image by adhering to the dress code, resolving patient problems and providing personal patient care
• Supervise team members and motivate them to perform to agreed standards, as well as to ensure compliance to Group’s HR policies and procedures
• Train and mentor staff to improve overall quality of care

 

Monitor Costs or Expenses within Approved Budget to Achieve Cost Efficiencies and Reduce Waste

• Utilise supplies and equipment in an economical manner reducing wastage whilst maintaining overall control
• Utilise and maintain sufficient inventory levels (i.e. stock levels) to accomplish job and results whilst ensuring minimal wastage
• Ensure correct usage, cleaning and storage of equipment and report equipment that requires repair and maintenance
• Drive a culture of efficiency amongst team members by consistently reinforcing opportunities to prevent wastage and reduce costs
• Support the Nursing Services Manager and Unit Managers in controlling budget expenditure, by ensuring nursing resource spend is in line with budget, patient care and actual activities