Registered Nurse ICU - Life Cosmos Hospital, Mpumalanga
Life Healthcare Group · Life Cosmos Hospital, eMalahleni, Mpumalanga
Overview
Life Healthcare is looking for a qualified Registered Nurse to join the MICU Section A team at Life Cosmos Hospital in Mpumalanga. If you have an ICU qualification and a passion for quality patient care, this role offers the chance to work in a private hospital ICU alongside a supportive team, reporting to the Unit Manager and helping drive clinical excellence.
About the role
Life Healthcare Group has a vacancy for a Registered Nurse Qualified in the MICU Section A at Life Cosmos Hospital in Mpumalanga. You will report to the Unit Manager and work with a team to deliver quality patient care in the ICU, following clinical protocols and the hospital's strategic objectives.
What you will be doing:
- Managing staff and stock costs by tracking labour hours and reducing waste
- Providing quality patient care through daily care rounds and addressing complaints
- Giving patients and families clear information during their hospital stay
- Assisting doctors with daily cases and procedures
- Monitoring and implementing risk management measures including SHEQ and infection control
- Maintaining cleanliness and hygiene standards in the unit
- Building good relationships with internal and external stakeholders and understanding doctor preferences
Important application note: The closing date for applications is Tuesday, 3 November 2026. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted, and if you have not heard from Life Healthcare within two weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful. Internal applicants should discuss their application with their line manager before applying.
Requirements
- Relevant Degree or Diploma in Nursing
- ICU qualification is essential
- Current registration with the relevant professional or regulatory body
- Understanding of the private healthcare industry and its role players would be an advantage
- Computer proficiency
- Problem solving, analysis and judgement skills
- Resilience and ability to engage with diversity
- Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills
- Influencing ability and drive with energy
- Excellence orientation and ethical behaviour
- Relationship building and customer responsiveness
- Organisational awareness
Responsibilities
- Evaluate employee labour hours and manage debit and credit hours
- Minimise unnecessary stock wastage and facilitate equipment maintenance
- Identify and ensure staff undergo department specific micro orientation
- Ensure daily care rounds are conducted and investigate complaints
- Provide accurate, appropriate and adequate information to patients and family members during hospitalisation
- Assist doctors to perform daily cases and procedures
- Monitor and implement preventative measures to minimise risk in line with SHEQ and infection control
- Maintain cleanliness and hygiene standards to ensure adherence to infection control and safety policies
- Comply with ISO requirements to facilitate infection control
- Identify doctor preferences and stakeholder needs and implement these in the working environment
- Conduct effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Job details
- Organisation
- Life Healthcare Group
- Location
- Life Cosmos Hospital, eMalahleni, Mpumalanga
- Job type
- Full time
- Experience level
- Mid
- Education
- Diploma
- Category
- Healthcare & Nursing
- Closing date
- 3 November 2026
- Application Method
- Apply online
Success Guide
This is a great opportunity if you are a registered nurse with ICU experience and want to work at a well known private hospital group. Make sure your CV clearly shows your ICU qualification and your SANC registration details. In the interview, be ready to talk about how you handle patient care, work with doctors, and manage stock and risk in a unit. Life Healthcare values teamwork and quality care, so have examples ready that show how you have contributed to positive patient outcomes. Also remember to confirm your registration is up to date before applying.
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