Are you theatre experienced? We are seeking a registered nurse with theatre scrub experience to work permanently in theatre at one of the well advanced private facilities in Pretoria

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensuring effective financial management
• Ensuring accurate charging by managing theatre clocking time
• Ensuring consignment stock, equipment and prosthesis is charged according to policy
• Managing stock by participating in regular stock taking and controlling of the consignment stock in accordance with the hospital (local) policy
• Affecting the functioning of theatre equipment and instrumentation
• Ensuring the correct use of theatre equipment and instrumentation by educating and supervising staff on the correct utilization of the equipment
• Providing Quality patient care
• Obtaining the correct information pre-operatively and visiting the patient post-operatively
• Ensuring that the patient is comfortable and assist the doctor during the surgical procedure
• Ensuring effective people management
• Providing theatre specific training and assessing the competence of staff
• Assist the Unit Manager to correctly monitor the normal and overtime hours
• Ensure the threatre team works according to the scope of practice
• Give feedback to the unit manager in order to assess optimal performance
• Effective SHEQ management
• Ensuring the use of personal protective clothing and complying with ISO requirements
• Ensuring the disposal of medical waste in order to effectively control infection
• Effective relationships with internal/external stakeholders
• Attend review and consultative form meetings to maintain healthy relationships with internal stakeholders
• Maintain a healthy relationship with external stakeholders by reporting and escalating unresolved issues to the unit manager

Applicants for this position must :

• General Nursing Degree / Diploma
• Registration with SANC
• Theatre Scrub skills in multi-disciplinary fields.
• Competency in neurological and orthopaedic surgery would be advantageous.
• Understanding of the private healthcare industry, its challenges and role players would be an advantage
• Computer proficiency would be an advantage