TRAFFIC KwaZulu-Natal

Registered Nurse ICU Qualified ICU & High Care x 3

LIFE Healthcare Group
South African Rand . ZAR 300,000 - 400,000

Job Description

Registered Nurse ICU Qualified ICU & High Care x 3

Life Hilton Private Hospital - Position Registered Nurse ICU Qualified ICU & High Care x 3

A vacancy exists for a Registered Nurse (ICU Qualified) in the High Care and ICU Wards, based at Life Hilton Private Hospital, reporting to Tracey Scannell, the ICU/HC Unit Manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing holistic and optimal quality nursing care to critically ill patients in order to maximize a positive outcome for the customer in line with Company & Hospital strategic objectives.

Critical Outputs
  • Providing quality basic and specialized nursing care
  • Continual communication with the patient and family with regards to the patient's condition
  • Administering medication in accordance with ethical, legal framework
  • Review and comply with internal policies and protocols.
  • Ensuring quality management systems and initiatives are conducted according to the unit specification.
  • Advocate the patient by motivating acuity to the case management and notify the doctor of any limitations.
People Management
  • Interacting and communicating with a multi-disciplinary team
  • Provide training and development to ensure personal and professional growth.
  • Ensure the HC team works according to the scope of practice in order to ensure the correct skills mix is utilised
Cost Management
  • Managing all stock used according to unit specific policies and protocols.
  • Control and manage staff hours leave in accordance with the company policy.
Infection Control and SHEQ
  • Maintaining a safe and holistic patient environment in order to enforce infection control.
  • Promoting a safe and healthy working environment by completing SHEQ alerts and incident reports to the SHEQ Coordinator
Stakeholder Relationships
  • Conducting in-service orientation on doctor specific preferences
  • Execute doctors' requests and prescriptions after patient rounds.
  • Assisting in multi-disciplinary team members with the execution of their duties
Equipment and Instrumentation
  • Check equipment and instrumentation are in working condition daily and report any defaults to Unit Manager and Clinical Engineer
  • Educate and supervise staff and doctors on the correct utilisation of specialised equipment and instrumentation.
Record Keeping
  • Ensuring records and accurately completed and stored in accordance with legal and ethical requirements.
Requirements
  • Relevant Degree or Diploma in Nursing
  • Critical Care SANC Qualification
  • Nursing experience in ICU/High Care
  • Strong customer orientation, team player, very energetic and well organized.
  • Must be able to work under pressure in a continuously changing environment.
  • Strong Interpersonal skills required.
  • Must be willing to fulfill a role in the unit according to the flexi-hours system and call system.
Competencies
  • Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
  • Resilience
  • Engaging diversity
  • Verbal & written communication and presentation
  • Influencing
  • Drive & energy
  • Excellence orientation
  • Ethical behaviour
  • Building relationships
  • Customer responsiveness
  • Organisational awareness
  • Leading by example
  • Motivating and developing people

Contact: . Closing date: Monday, January 26, 2026.

Internal applicants - Before making an application, you are requested to discuss your application with your line manager. External candidates will also be considered.

Life Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Applicants who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date of this advert, should consider their application as unsuccessful.

Job Overview

Date Posted
07 Feb 2026
Salary
South African Rand . ZAR 300,000 - 400,000
Location
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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