Job title: Registered Nurse Trauma Experienced

Location: Cape Town

Job Purpose: The successful candidate will be responsible for providing holistic and optimal quality nursing care to critically ill patients in order to maximize a positive outcome for the customer in line with Company & Hospital strategic objectives

Qualification & Experience:
• Relevant Degree or Diploma in Nursing. Completion of PALS and ACLS is highly advantageous
• Nursing experience in Trauma
• Strong customer orientation, team player, very energetic and well organized.
• Must be able to work under pressure in a continuously changing environment
• Strong Interpersonal skills required
• Must be willing to fulfill a role in the unit according to the flexi-hours system and call system

Duties and Responsibility
• To provide quality patient care by
• Providing quality basic and specialized nursing care
• Continual communication with the patient and family with regards to the patients condition
• Administering of medication in accordance to ethical, legal framework
• Review and comply with internal policies and protocols
• Ensuring quality management systems and initiatives are conducted according to the unit specification
• Advocate the patient by motivating acuity to the case management and notify the doctor of any limitations
• Ensuring effective relationships with internal/external stakeholders by
• Conducting in-service orientation on doctor specific preferences
• Execute doctors requests and prescriptions after patient rounds
• Assisting in multi-disciplinary team members with the execution of their duties
• Ensuring the effective functioning of equipment and instrumentation
• Educate and supervise staff and doctors on the correct utilization of specialized equipment and instrumentation
• Ensuring effective record keeping by
• Ensuring records and accurately completed and stored in accordance with legal and ethical requirements

Working Hours: TBD

Salary: Market related

Start Date: ASAP