Registered Nurse ICU Qualified SICU

Position: Registered Nurse - ICU Qualified at Life Entabeni Hospital (ICU). Report to Unit Manager.

Overview: Provide holistic and optimal quality nursing care to critically ill patients in order to maximize positive outcomes for the customer in line with Company & Hospital strategic objectives.

• Provide quality basic and specialized nursing care.
• Maintain continual communication with the patient and family regarding the patient's condition.
• Administer medication in accordance with ethical and legal framework.
• Review and comply with internal policies and protocols.
• Ensure quality management systems and initiatives are conducted according to the unit specification.
• Advocate the patient, motivating acuity to case management and notifying the doctor of any limitations.
• Interact and communicate with a multidisciplinary team.
• Provide training and development to ensure personal and professional growth.
• Ensure the ICU team works according to scope of practice to maintain correct skills mix.
• Manage all stock used according to unit specific policies and protocols.
• Control and manage staff hours leave in accordance with company policy.
• Maintain a safe and holistic patient environment, enforcing infection control.
• Promote a safe and healthy working environment by completing SHEQ alerts and incident reports to the SHEQ Coordinator.
• Conduct in service orientation on doctor specific preferences.
• Execute doctor's requests and prescriptions after patient rounds.
• Assist multidisciplinary team members with execution of their duties.
• Check equipment and instrumentation daily, report defaults to Unit Manager and Clinical Engineer.
• Educate and supervise staff and doctors on correct utilisation of specialised equipment and instrumentation.
• Ensure records are accurately completed and stored in accordance with legal and ethical requirements.

• Rotation on day and night duty.
• Registered at SANC as a Registered Nurse.
• 2 year ICU Qualification is compulsory.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Good planning and organising skills.
• Time management skills.
• Ability to make accurate decisions.
• Resilience and stress tolerance.
• Strong customer orientation.

• Problem solving, analysis, and judgement.
• Resilience.
• Engaging diversity.
• Verbal & written communication and presentation.
• Influencing.
• Drive & energy.
• Building relationships.
• Customer responsiveness.
• Organisational awareness.
• Leading by example.
• Ethical behaviour.
• Excellence orientation.

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Closing date: Thursday, March 19, 2026

Internal applicants: discuss your application with your line manager before applying. External candidates will also be considered. Download the application form and email it to the relevant contact person specified in the job advertisement.

Life Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Applicants who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date should consider their application unsuccessful.