REGISTERED NURSE - THEATRE TRAINED

SUMMARY:
REGISTERED NURSE - THEATRE TRAINED

POSITION INFO:

REGISTERED NURSE – THEATRE QUALIFIED

Reporting structure

UNIT MANAGER

Closing date

06 JUNE 2021

ROLE SUMMARY

The above position is available based in the Theatre Department. The ideal applicants should satisfy the criteria and scope of a Registered Nurse.

KEY WORK OUTPUT AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

ï‚· Patient care and counselling

ï‚· Performs rostered weekend duties / emergency relief on call duties and associated tasks

ï‚· Provides safe, clean and secure environment for patients, staff and visitors

ï‚· Utilizes supplies and equipment in an economical manner

ï‚· Co-operates and collaborates with other hospital departments to provide quality patient care

ï‚· Liaises with ward manager on matters relating to patient care

ï‚· Keeps accurate records at all times

ï‚· Required to serve on relevant committees within the department

ï‚· Supervises and evaluates quality of patient care through patient rounds

ï‚· Communicates with patient and family regarding patient care and informs Unit Manager of patient care problems

ï‚· Assists with the coaching of junior staff within the Unit

ï‚· To take responsibility of Theatre and cases on a daily basis where you are allocated

SKILLS PROFILE EDUCATION

ï‚· Must be a Registered Nurse, registered with the South African Nursing Council.

ï‚· Must be in possession of a Diploma in Operating Room Technique.

ï‚· Strong personality

WORK EXPERIENCE

Previous experience in Theatre as a Scrub Sister in a multi discipline environment especially vascular.

ï‚· Flexible in working hours

ï‚· Must be able to do calls

ï‚· Have at least 5 years private hospital experience in Theatre as a Scrub Nurse

ï‚· The ability to communicate well at all levels

ï‚· The ability to work well under pressure and to maintain effectiveness during changing conditions

ï‚· The ability to develop using collaborative relationships to help accomplish work goals

ï‚· The ability to actively participate as a member of a team to achieve goals

ï‚· The ability to identify and understand issues, problems and opportunities in order to take appropriate action and / or to resolve problems

ï‚· The ability to plan and organise work for self and others to ensure efficient completion

ï‚· The ability to produce work of a high-quality standard by accurately checking processes and tasks

ï‚· The ability to maintain stable performance under pressure by handling stress in an acceptable way to personnel and the organisation

KNOWLEDGE

ï‚· The ability to set high standards of performance for self and others, and assuming the overall responsibility and accountability for the successful completion of assignments or task

ï‚· Understanding of government and private partnerships

ï‚· Keeping up to date with the current and new technology for surgeries

NON MANAGERIAL/ SPECIALIST SKILLS

Coaching Others*

The capacity to recognise development areas in others and support them to facilitate personal development through coaching.

Leading and Managing Change*

The capacity to implement and support change initiatives and to provide leadership in times of uncertainty.

Performance Development*

The ability to evaluate and develop different levels of capacity within a team to achieve set objectives.

Taking Action

Capable of recognising the need for action, considering possible risks and taking responsibility for results.

Decision Making

Capable of making decisions timeously and taking responsibility for the consequences.

Managing Self

Capacity to plan, organise and control own work environment by setting appropriate priorities and achieving set objectives within a given time frame.

Customer Focus and Service Delivery

The capacity to identify and respond to the needs of *internal and external customers.

*Internal and external customers include patients, doctors, colleagues, suppliers, visitors, vendors and any other person that requires a relationship

Adapting and Responding to Change

Capable of supporting and advocating change initiatives and managing own reaction to change.

Continuous Improvement

The capacity to improve systems and processes to facilitate continuous improvement.

Personal Work Ethic

Capacity to instil an ethic of quality and consistency in self and others.

Building Relationships

Capacity to establish constructive and effective relationships.

Communication

The capacity to clearly present information, either written or verbal.

Teamwork

Capacity to cooperate with others to work towards a common goal.

Technical Knowledge

The capacity to perform a technical function to required standards.

Team building

Creating team players and team effectiveness by using appropriate methods and a flexible interpersonal style to instil a cooperative atmosphere conducive to building a cohesive team.

Emotional intelligence

The capacity to foster trust and create an emotionally intelligent workforce whose members know themselves and know how to deal respectfully and understandingly with others. The ability to regulate and manage one’s emotions in a healthy and productive manner.

Life balance

Articulating and modelling the importance of the need for life balance for the long term welfare of oneself and one’s employees.

Resilience to stress

Appropriately balancing these various pressures to maintain stable performance.

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