Duty Sister (Day shift 3 and Night shift 4)

Locations:
Kirstenhoff (1)
Noordhoek (3)
Onrus (2)
Somerset West (1)

Description:
To manage the overall health care function per shift in accordance with applicable legislation and agreed medical procedures

Qualifications:
Matric
Registered Nurse
SANC Registered

Skills:
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Ability to work under pressure
Communication
Interpersonal

Attributes:
Must be able to communicate with the elderly
Neat presentation
Well spoken

Key responsibilities:
Ensure that prescribed medication is administered correctly and timeously and within the guidelines of the Nursing Scope of Practice
Ensure that Resident/Patient individual medication is always available in liaison with Doctors and Pharmacies
Management of HCC Shift Staff
Medication
Promote sound relationships within the staff teams
Timeously and proactively address any staff performance or conduct issues, through effective motivation/counselling/record keeping and discipline

Administrative Duties:
Be aware of and up to date with, all nursing practices and policies of the Company
Check and sign off-duty and attendance registers; ensure that staff have correctly completed latter
Daily recording of the application of each individual patient/resident nursing care plan
Ensure that special diet sheets (where applicable) are accurate and up to date
Ensuring that medicine charts are written up correctly
Handling of patient complaints in the correct manner
Recording of doctor’s instructions

Catering:
Ensures that the Catering Department is aware of all special dietary requirements and supervises the serving of all meals on the shift to ensure compliance with these.

These tasks may be added to depending on the employers reasonable requirements

Start Date:
ASAP

Working Hours:
Day Shift: Normal working hours are 07h00 to 19h00 Monday to Sunday and required to work an average of 16 shifts per calendar month, according to the duty roster.
However, you are also required to work night shift from 19h00 to 07h00 Monday to Sunday to a minimum of 15 shifts per year, according to the duty roster.
Night Shift: Normal working hours are 19h00 to 07h00 Monday to Sunday and required to work an average of 16 shifts per calendar month, according to the duty roster.
However, you are also required to day night shift from 07h00 to 19h00 Monday to Sunday to a minimum of 15 shifts per year, according to the duty roster.
Meal breaks: 60 minutes; however, due to the nature of the position, required to remain on the premises during meals breaks to be on call in case of emergencies

Salary:
Competitive market related salary
PLUS
Provident Fund
Medical Aid
PPH
Sunday shift allowance
Night shift allowance

To apply, send your:
• CV
• List of Contactable References
• Photograph of yourself
• All certificates and qualifications