Senior Professional Nurse - Medical

Job Description

This permanent, on-site position (Reference number: 61358) is for a Senior Professional Nurse - Medical at Mediclinic George in George, South Africa. The main purpose of this role is to support the Unit Manager in ensuring a safe and positive client experience by mitigating clinical risks and coordinating care delivery. The Senior Professional Nurse will also provide direct patient care and mentorship to new and student nurses in the unit. The recruiter for this position is Johanna Boshoff, and there is one position available.

Requirements

• Professional Nurse qualification
• Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing if managing a specialist unit (e.g., Perioperative Nursing)
• 3 years Professional Nurse experience in a hospital
• 1 year mentor experience
• Pharmacology
• Nursing record keeping
• Nursing processes and procedures
• Computer literate (Microsoft Office)
• Relevant nursing legislation
• Infection prevention and control
• Scientific nursing principles and process
• Audit patient records
• Patient assessment skills
• Develop/modify a nursing care plan
• Scope of practice for nurse practitioners
• For specialised wards; ACLS; ATLS; PALS trained
• Risk identification
• Analysing and interpretation skills
• Basic life support trained
• Mentorship

Responsibilities

• Ensure comprehensive and safe patient care by mitigating risks and meeting set clinical quality standards
• Manage the client experience
• Ensure optimal supply, retention, and utilisation of staffing resources
• Empower and build staff competence through continuous assessment and development
• Assist with the effective management of operational expenses (including stock and capital)