Professional Nurse

Delivery of primary health care including:

• Assisting doctors with in-room procedures
• Wound dressing
• Small medical and surgical procedures
• Family planning
• Flu vaccinations
• Baby immunizations
• Health education and counselling of members
• Health Risk Assessments

Assisting with special projects such as:

• Wellness and disease management education
• Freedom of Choice campaign

Disease Management:

• Manage all Wellness and Chronic Patients
• Spreadsheet with all results to be completed and sent to Centre Manager        
• IRP Follow-ups daily
• Billing own patients on Trimed daily
• Disease Management follow-ups daily
• Recording the activity and results on the system
• Maternity Programme, bags and treatment
• HIV and TB testing, monitoring and counselling

Compliance Functions:

• Only performing clinical functions within the scope of practice of a Professional Nurse
• Complying with protocols and procedures relating to waste disposal, medicines, emergency equipment, confidentiality etc.
• Compliance with Scheme rules when assisting members and providing primary care
• Reporting any inappropriate behaviour or misconduct to Centre Manager or Fund Manager
• Ensuring that all hygiene and infection control protocols are upheld and report to Centre Manager

Administrative Functions:

• Inputting information on Trimed and running the required reports and updates
• Assisting with stock taking and inventory listing
• Keeping and recording appropriate medical records on the member’s files.
• Billing

Management Functions:

• Assisting with the Management of the centres when the Centre Manager is not at work
• Supervise if checklists are done, emergency trolleys, fridge, fire extinguisher by responsible person and to counsel them if it is not done
• Staff supervision
• Stock control and management
• Financial payments of electricity, laundry, garden services.
• Financial management
• To know how the documents are paid on File Director.
• Petty cash
• Procedures how to go to order Medication and other financial goods through Principle Manager

Customer Care Function:

• Assisting members with any queries
• Feedback to members on clinical decisions