Senior Professional Nurse-Emergency Centre
Mediclinic · Centurion, Gauteng
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- The Senior Professional Nurse supports the Unit Manager in ensuring a safe and positive client experience by mitigating clinical risks and co-ordinating care delivery. They further provide direct patient care, as well as mentorship to new and student nurses in the unit.
KEY RESPONSIBILITY AREAS
- Ensure comprehensive and safe patient care by mitigating risks and meeting set clinical quality standards
- Manage the client experience
- Ensure optimal supply, retention, and utilisation of staffing resources
- Empower and build staff competence through continuous assessment and development
- Assist with the effective management of operational expenses including stock and capital
REQUIRED EDUCATION
ESSENTIAL EDUCATION
- Professional Nurse qualification and
- Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing if managing a specialist unit e.g. Perioperative Nursing
DESIRED EDUCATION
- N/A
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL MINIMUM EXPERIENCE
- 3 years Professional Nurse experience in a hospital
- 1 year mentor experience
DESI RED EXPERIENCE
- N/A
REQUIRED JOB SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
- Pharmacology
- Nursing record keeping
- Nursing processes and procedures
- Computer literate Microsoft Office
- Relevant nursing legislation
- Infection prevention and control
- Scientific nursing principles and process
- Audit patient records
- Patient assessment skills
- Develop/ modify a nursing care plan
- Scope of practice for nurse practitioners
- For specialised wards; ACLS; ATLS; PALS trained;
- Risk identification
- Analysing and interpretation skills
- Basic life support trained
- Mentorship
Closing date: 31/08/2026