Professional Nurse (Neonatal - 18 Month Fixed Term Contract)

SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:

Main purpose of the job:

• To coordinate evaluation of recruited participants in the different studies and assist other nurses in their daily work

Location:

• Baragwanath Neo Inspire, Chris Hani Baragwanath, Soweto - Johannesburg

Key performance areas:

• To do study related duties as specified by the protocol
• Conduct home visit if need be
• Assess and recognize respiratory illnesses in participants
• Compile study progress reports on number of participants enrolled and activities performed
• Enter information on a data management site
• Ensure the QC of the data entered
• Establish a working relationship with clinic nurses/staff
• Follow-up participants who fail to attend their study visits
• Collect specimens from participants
• Ensure that all participants, parents/caregivers have signed informed consent forms
• Communicate routinely as needed to the study coordinator and Principal investigator regarding clinical management of subjects
• Attend and resolve queries that are generated by data management staff
• Do proper filing of results and any other study related documents in the relevant assigned place. Ensuring all study file materials/documents to be filed in an appropriate manner in the study related files

Required minimum education and training:

• Grade 12
• Degree/Diploma in Nursing
• Qualified as a Professional Nurse
• Valid Driver’s License and able to drive manual vehicle

Required minimum work experience:

• 2 years’ experience as a Professional Nurse in Neonatology

Professional body registration:

• Registered with the South African Nursing Council (SANC) as Professional Nurse

Desirable additional education, work experience and personal abilities:

• Empathy and understanding to patients
• Be a Leader and hard worker
• Job requires consenting and enrolling participants
• Be responsible for the source documents
• Assist with administering the investigational products
• Completion of case notes, CRF’s and reporting AE’s and SAE’s
• Performing clinical assessments and monitoring vital signs
• Training in Ethics and GCP course with certificate not older than 3 years
• The candidate will have to night duty overtime as the need arises and weekend covers as well

TO APPLY:

• Only if you do meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV.
• Please Apply Online and complete your registration on Ditto Hire (our application tracking system) to enable and protect you as a candidate to accept the new POPIA terms and conditions. This will then create your permanent profile with which you can apply for all jobs as advertised by AJ PERSONNEL. However, you may remove your profile from AJ PERSONNEL when you are no longer in the job market.
• Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the above criteria will not be considered for the respective position.
• The closing date for all applications: 12 November 2024.
• Note WHC, in accordance with their Employment Equity goals and plan, will give preference to suitable applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and subsequent amendments thereto.

Please note:

• AJ PERSONNEL is only responsible for the advertising of the advertisement on behalf of their client Wits Health Consortium.
• Wits Health Consortium will only respond to shortlisted candidates.
• Candidates who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date can consider their applications to be unsuccessful.
• AJ Personnel does not have any salary or other information regarding the position.

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