Registered Nurse Surgical Ward at Private Hospital in Kimberley
Glasshouse Recruiting · Kimberley, Northern Cape
Overview
A private hospital group in Kimberley is looking for a Registered Nurse to join their surgical ward team. You will provide safe, quality patient care, work closely with doctors and support patients through their surgical recovery. If you are registered with SANC and have surgical ward experience, this permanent full time role offers a solid next step in your nursing career.
About the role
This role is all about delivering safe, cost effective and high quality nursing care to surgical patients. You will take responsibility for assessing, planning, executing and supervising patient care to meet individual needs.
- Practice patient care according to the Scope of Practice and take full responsibility for your activities
- Communicate effectively with doctors about patient requirements
- Attend shift handovers and communicate with patients about their care
- Contribute to the holistic care of patients and promote their health and wellbeing
- Audit health records to ensure compliance
- Ensure stock is well controlled, managed, charged and credited correctly
- Maintain good public relations with patients, relatives and visitors
Application note: No specific application instructions or documents are mentioned in the listing. Make sure your CV clearly shows your SANC registration and surgical ward experience.
Requirements
- Registration with the South African Nursing Council as a Registered Nurse
- Experience working in a surgical ward
- Ability to implement and maintain standards of health practice required by accredited bodies and relevant health legislation
- Flexible to work shifts
Responsibilities
- Render and promote cost effective, safe quality patient care according to hospital standards and policies
- Provide direct and indirect nursing care to patients or groups of patients
- Assess, plan, execute and supervise the implementation of care to meet patient needs
- Communicate effectively with doctors regarding patient requirements
- Attend handover reports at the start of each shift
- Communicate with patients about their care
- Promote patient health and wellbeing
- Audit health records to ensure compliance
- Manage and control stock, including charging and crediting appropriately
- Maintain good public relations with patients, relatives and visitors
Job details
- Organisation
- Glasshouse Recruiting
- Location
- Kimberley, Northern Cape
- Job type
- Full time
- Experience level
- Mid
- Education
- Diploma
- Category
- Healthcare & Nursing
- Application Method
- Apply manually
Success Guide
Applying for a surgical ward nursing role is a great move if you enjoy fast paced clinical work and helping patients recover from surgery. Make sure your CV clearly shows your SANC registration number and highlights any surgical ward experience you have, including the types of procedures or patient groups you have worked with. In the interview, expect questions about how you handle shift work, patient safety and working under pressure. It also helps to mention how you keep patient records accurate and how you communicate with doctors and families. Bring along your SANC receipt or certificate if you have it, and be ready to talk through real examples from your ward experience.
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