TRAFFIC Western Cape

MICU Critical Care Nurse - Expert, High-Acuity Care

Mvgrecruitment

Job Description

Registered Nurse - Medical ICU (MICU)

Location: Cape Town (Central)

REF: MVG-MICU

A prominent private healthcare group is recruiting an experienced Registered Nurse to join a high acuity Medical ICU, delivering specialised, evidence based and compassionate care to critically ill patients. The role requires advanced clinical skill, sound judgement and the ability to coordinate holistic care within a multi disciplinary team.

Role Responsibilities
  • Providing expert assessment, planning and implementation of specialised MICU nursing care.
  • Acting as a clinical resource and patient advocate to ensure safe, high quality outcomes.
  • Leading emergency interventions and maintaining best practice standards in critical care.
  • Supporting continuous training, mentoring and professional development within the unit.
  • Ensuring effective communication, teamwork and optimal utilisation of resources.
Requirements
  • Registered Professional Nurse with SANC.
  • Strong knowledge of specialised nursing theory, critical care principles and modern clinical practice.
  • Post Basic qualification in Critical Care Nursing highly preferred or at least 4-5 years experience within MICU.

About This Role

Career insights for Critical Care Nurses positions

Salary Benchmark
R26,634/month
R21,761 to R35,155/month
Source: WageIndicator ZAR data
Job Outlook
This career will grow rapidly in the next few years and will have large numbers of openings.
Key Skills for This Role
Monitoring Active Listening Critical Thinking Reading Comprehension Service Orientation
Common Technologies
eClinicalWorks V12 Epic EHR Virence Health PRISMA Google Drive SharePoint Online AACN Clinical Resources PEPID Clinical Decision Support Microsoft 365