A vacancy exists for a Registered Nurse - Theatre Experienced, based at Life Peglerae Hospital, reporting to Unit Manager.

The successful candidates will be responsible for assisting the surgical team to perform surgical procedures on patients successfully and to ensure that the patient receives optimal care in accordance with company and hospital strategic objectives.

Critical Outputs
Ensuring effective financial management by:

Ensuring accurate charging by managing theatre clocking time.
Ensuring consignment stock, equipment and prosthesis is charged accordingly 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 by:

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 by:

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 by:

Providing theatre specific training and assessing the competence of staff
Assist the Unit Manager to correctly monitor the normal and overtime hours.
Ensure the theatre team works according to the scope of practice.
Give feedback to the Unit Manager in order to assess optimal performance.
Effective SHEQ management by:

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 mainatin healthy relatiohsips with internal stakeholders.
Maintain a healthy relationship with external stakeholders by reporting and escalating unresolved issues to the Unit Managers.

Requirements

General Nursing Degree/Diploma
Registration with SANC
Diploma in speciality
Relevant experience and technical skill to meet the critical outputs
Understanding of the private healthcare industry, its challenges and role players would be an advantage.
Computer proficiency would be an advantage

Competencies

Resilience
Problem solving, analysis and judgement
Engaging diversity
Verbal and written communication and presentation
Team player
Deadline driven
Excellence orientation
Ethical behaviour
Drive and energy
Building relationships
Customer responsiveness
Organisational awareness

Please send your resume/CV