Senior Professional Nurse – Theatre (Hospital Group) – Garden Route, Western Cape 167 views
Job Overview
Requirements:
- Degree/ Diploma in General Nursing
- Midwifery
- Post graduate certificate/ diploma in speciality area
- 3 years post qualification experience
Required Job Skills & Knowledge:
- Pharmacology
- Nursing record keeping
- Nursing processes and procedures
- Computer literate (Microsoft Office)
- Relevant nursing legislation
- Infection prevention and control
- Scientific nursing principles and process
- Audit patient records
- Patient assessment skills
- Develop/ modify a nursing care plan
- Scope of practice for nurse practitioners
- For specialised wards; ACLS; ATLS; PALS trained;
- Risk identification
- Analysing and interpretation skills
- Basic life support trained
- Mentorship
The main purpose of this position:
To ensure a safe, positive patient experience by supporting the unit manager in the co-ordination of patient care and management of the unit
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Ensure comprehensive and safe patient care by mitigating risks and meeting set clinical quality standards
- Manage the patient experience
- Ensure optimal supply, retention and utilisation of staffing resources
- Empower and build staff competence through continuous assessment and development
- Assist with the effective management of operational expenses (including stock and capital)
