Registered Nurse | Neonatal Qual

Life Healthcare

Minimum qualification
Diploma
Closing date

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In brief

Overview This role is for a Registered Nurse with a Neonatal ICU qualification at Life Springs Parkland Hospital, part of Life Healthcare. The successful candidate will report to the Unit Manager and will be responsible for delivering comprehensive and high-quality nursing care to critically ill patients, aiming for positive outcomes in alignment with the company's and hospital's strategic goals. What you will do * Provide quality basic and specialized nursing care. * Continually communicate with the patient and family regarding the patient's condition. * Administer medication in accordance with ethical and legal frameworks. * Review and comply with internal policies and protocols. * Ensure quality management systems and initiatives are conducted according to unit specifications. * Advocate for the patient by motivating acuity to case management and notifying the doctor of any limitations. * Interact and communicate with a multi-disciplinary team. * Provide training and development to ensure personal and professional growth of the team. * Ensure the ICU team works according to the scope of practice to utilize the correct skills mix. * Manage all stock used according to unit-specific policies and protocols. * Control and manage staff hours and leave in accordance with company policy. * Maintain a safe and holistic patient environment to enforce infection control. * Promote a safe and healthy working environment by completing SHEQ alerts and incident reports for the SHEQ Coordinator. * Conduct in-service orientation on doctor-specific preferences. * Execute doctors' requests and prescriptions after patient rounds. * Assist multi-disciplinary team members with the execution of their duties. * Check equipment and instrumentation daily, reporting any defaults to the Unit Manager and Clinical Engineer. * Educate and supervise staff and doctors on the correct utilization of specialized equipment and instrumentation. * Ensure records are accurately completed and stored in accordance with legal and ethical requirements. Requirements (from the original advert) * Relevant Degree or Diploma in Nursing * Diploma in Critical Care Science. * Nursing experience in NICU * Registration with SANC * Strong customer orientation, team player, very energetic and well organised * 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 Who should apply The ideal candidate should possess a strong customer orientation, be a team player, energetic, and well-organised. They must be capable of working effectively under pressure in a dynamic environment and have strong interpersonal skills. A willingness to work within a flexi-hours and call system is required. Additionally, candidates should demonstrate competencies in problem-solving, analysis and judgement, resilience, engaging diversity, verbal & written communication and presentation, influencing, action orientation, building relationships, customer responsiveness, organisational awareness, leading by example, motivating and developing people, excellence orientation, and ethical behaviour. Deadline 9th October, 2026 Reference Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/registered-nurse-neonatal-qual-life-healthcare Source: myjobmag

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    * A vacancy exists for a Registered Nurse Neonatal ICU Qualified based at Life Springs Parkland Hospital, reporting to Unit Manager. 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. Critical Outputs 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 Provide effective people management by * Interacting and communicating with a multi-disciplinary team * Provide training and development to ensure personal and professional growth * Ensure the ICU team works according to the scope of practice in order to ensure the correct skills mix is utilised Provide effective cost management by * Managing all stock used according to unit specific policies and protocols * Control and manage staff hours leave in accordance with the company policy Provide effective Infection Control and SHEQ by * Maintaining a safe and holistic patient environment in order to enforce infection control * Promoting a safe and healthy working environment by completing SHEQ alerts and incident reports to the SHEQ Coordinator 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 * Check equipment and instrumentation are in working condition on a daily basis and report any defaults to Unit Manager and Clinical Engineer * Educate and supervise staff and doctors on the correct utilisation of specialised equipment and instrumentation Ensuring effective record keeping by * Ensuring records and accurately completed and stored in accordance with legal and ethical requirements Requirements * Relevant Degree or Diploma in Nursing * Diploma in Critical Care Science. * Nursing experience in NICU * Registration with SANC * Strong customer orientation, team player, very energetic and well organised * 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 Competencies * Problem-solving, analysis and judgement * Resilience * Engaging diversity * Verbal & written communication and presentation * Influencing * Action orientation * Building relationships * Customer responsiveness * Organisational awareness * Leading by example * Motivating and developing people * Excellence orientation * Ethical behaviour Deadline:9th October,2026

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