Senior Professional Nurse - Obstetrics
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Job Location:
Pretoria - South Africa
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Mediclinic Muelmed Arcadia Pretoria South Africa
Closing date: 07/09/2025
Number of positions: 1
Recruiter name: Alice Sive Sukaze
Reference number: 62727
Workplace Type:On-site
Permanent
Please note if you are an internal employee on a fixed term contract please apply using an external candidate profile and not your employee profile
MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB
The Senior Professional Nurse supports the Unit Manager in ensuring a safe and positive client experience by mitigating clinical risks and co-ordinating care delivery. They further provide direct patient care as well as mentorship to new and student nurses in the unit.
KEY RESPONSIBILITY AREAS
- 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)
REQUIRED EDUCATION
ESSENTIAL EDUCATION
Professional Nurse qualification and
Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing if managing a specialist unit (e.g. Perioperative Nursing)
DESIRED EDUCATION
N/A
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL MINIMUM EXPERIENCE:
3 years Professional Nurse experience in a hospital
1 year mentor experience
DESIRED EXPERIENCE:
N/A
REQUIRED JOB SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
- 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
All applicants will be considered with the understanding that preference will be given in accordance with the Employment Equity Plan of Mediclinic Southern Africa as well as internal applicants/employees that meet the minimum requirements.
Please note if you are an internal employee on a fixed term contract please apply using an external candidate profile and not your employee profile
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Catheter Care
- Employee Relations
- Public Health
- Quality Assurance
- Acute Care
- Infusion Experience
- Triage
- Computer Literacy
- Home Care
- Nursing
- Catheterization
- Critical Care Experience
About Company
Mediclinic is focused on providing acute-care, specialist-orientated, multi-disciplinary healthcare services. The Group takes a sustainable, long-term approach to business, putting patients at the heart of its operations and consistently delivering high-quality healthcare services.
