Aged Care Unit Manager - Southern Suburbs Verfied

R 33k - 35k per month Southern Suburbs, Western Cape Southern Suburbs, Western Cape more than 14 days ago 05-04-2017 8:48:09 AM
03-05-2017 8:48:09 AM
A luxurious retirement village situated in Southern Suburb of Cape Town is seeking an Aged Care Unit Manager to manage their advanced aged care facility with both long term frail care and sub-acute patients

Key Responsibilities:

• Report to Nursing Services Manager daily and via set reporting weekly
• Manage Duty Sr and Receptionist directly and all other staff indirectly
• Review job descriptions with HR when needed
• Drive performance appraisals twice a year with all staff in the facility
• Do interviews for all staff replacements at the facility and recommend best candidates.
• Attend relevant management and clinical education programmes
• Address ongoing clinical skills and training needs within the facility with staff and inform Training Manager

Benefits:

• Offers market-related cost to company salary which includes company contributions towards medical aid and provident fund.

Applicants for this position must:

• Attend relevant management and clinical education programmes
• Address ongoing clinical skills and training needs within the facility with staff and inform Training Manager.
• At least 5 -10 years of experience in nursing, experience in geriatrics advantageous, experience in a similar leadership position highly advantageous, recent hospital experience.
• Ability to work under pressure and lead a team and lead a team.
• Compassion for the elderly
• Be able to converse with people on different levels.

Mednurse is a permanent nursing and health recruitment agency that works with the best private hospitals in Gauteng, the Western Cape and more! We believe in placing candidates in positions where they can thrive and develop long term and our aim is to ensure the success of every individual we place.

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