Nursing Informatics Specialist Emergency Care
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Job Location:
Stellenbosch - South Africa
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Mediclinic Southern Africa Corporate Office Stellenbosch South Africa
Closing date: 18/02/2026
Number of positions: 1
Recruiter name: Fiona Simone Anderson
Reference number: 67506
Workplace Type:Hybrid
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
Provide Emergency Care specialist nursing guidance and technical assistance to nurses doctors and other clinical staff for the implementation maintenance and optimisation of an Electronic Health Record (EHR) system and other digital health applications to deliver quality healthcare within the division.
This person in conjunction with the Health Informatics team is responsible for assuring the successful utilisation of information technology primarily the EHR system to optimise emergency patient care delivery in collaboration with nurses doctors and other clinical staff.
KEY RESPONSIBILITY AREAS
- Assist with the identification and procurement of an Electronic Health Records (EHR) system as well as other IT-related clinical applications that meet the nursing end user as well as Mediclinics clinical and patient care needs within Emergency Care.
- Manage the configuration planning and implementation of the digital health systems (incl. EHR) and processes within the Emergency Care domain throughout the division.
- Ensure effective configuration utilisation and optimisation of Emergency Care-related digital health systems (incl. EHR)
- Ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
- Build and maintain effective stakeholder relationships.
REQUIRED EDUCATION
ESSENTIAL EDUCATION
- Registered/Professional Nursing qualification
- Nursing specialist qualification in Emergency Care
DESIRED EDUCATION
- Postgraduate degree/qualification in health informatics
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL MINIMUM EXPERIENCE
- More than 5 years of clinical experience in Emergency Centres
DESIRED EXPERIENCE
- Informatics experience with clinical information system implementation support and optimisation
- Experience working on and/or implementing Electronic Health Record (EHR) / Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems
- 2 3 years of managerial and/or training experience in a clinical environment
- Work experience in the South African private healthcare sector
- Experience in healthcare management
REQUIRED JOB SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
- In-depth knowledge of Theatre nursing and health care practices clinical workflow terminology and standards
- Nursing-related informatics
- Health Care Information Management principles
- Redesign of clinical processes to improve efficiency and patient care
- Knowledge of health information systems and other IT applications in support of clinical and business decisions
- Proficiency in the protocols regulatory requirements and emerging trends around the management of electronic health records
- Systems thinking with an understanding of the interactions and inter-dependencies of business information and events on the operational level
- IT infrastructure components and integration standards
- Project management skills tools and methodologies
- Data governance standards and regulations affecting the practice of nursing
- Clinical governance and risk management
- Quality improvement methodologies
- Clinical data analytics and reporting
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:
IC
Key Skills
- Nurse Management
- Patient Care
- Hospital Experience
- Employee Evaluation
- Acute Care
- Healthcare Management
- Management Experience
- Primary Care Experience
- Conflict Management
- Nursing
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising 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.
