job description - Professional Nurse Casualty / ER
Your responsibilities will also include:
- Act as a role model and reinforce a workplace culture where safety and health for the site is paramount.
- Performing wound care.
- Work according to their Scope of Practice and be knowledgeable of Health Legislation in South Africa. (Acts and Omissions).
- Stabilizing patients who are in critical condition.
- Triaging patients accordingly to acuity
- Setting up and administering IVs
- Taking patient vitals
- Working alongside law enforcement in trauma cases that have resulted from criminal behaviour
- Taking blood samples.
- Maintaining close lines of communication with physicians and other staff.
- Recognizing the signs and symptoms of clinically unstable patients who are deteriorating.
- Maintaining appropriate medical supplies and equipment.
- Administering basic life support, CPR, and first aid as needed.
- Reporting cases of neglect or abuse to child protective services (CPS) if needed.
- Maintaining rigorous patient care documentation.
- Providing emotional support to patients and their families or loved ones.
- Administering emergency medications like those that are to be given during a ‘code blue'.
This role is at the Safety, Health & Asset Reliability department at a Band 8 level reporting to the Senior Professional Nurse.
Qualifications:
- Grade 12
- Diploma or Degree in Nursing Science
- Registered with SANC
- Basic Life Support certificate
- Certificate in Trauma Nursing Care would be advantageous
Experience, Knowledge & Skills:
- 2 – 3 years’ trauma experience
- Experience within the mining environment would be advantageous
- Computer literate
- QMed experience would be advantageous
- Knowledge of nursing processes, procedures and techniques and a good understanding of the health care policies
- Understanding of safety management, behavioural safety and risk management framework, procedures and systems
- Good understanding of the related health care policies and procedures
- Willing & able to work overtime / be on standby as per operational requirements
- Experience in good clinical practice
- Communication skills (written and verbal) and report writing skills
- Valid Driver’s license
- People management skills
- Medically fit
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