Position: Registered Nurse
SCP Radiology – Louis Leipoldt Hospital
Objective:
Will be responsible for all nursing duties to ensure excellent patient care, good business flow and contribute to delivering an excellent service to patients.
Requirements:
- Grade 12.
- General Nursing Diploma/Degree.
- 3+ Years’ experience in a medical practice.
- ICU and/or emergency experience advantageous.
- Limited knowledge of X-ray department and Angiography, anaesthesia, theatre.
- Bilingualism.
- Professional integrity and reliable with a strong sense of responsibility.
- In possession of “Advanced Life Support’ certificate.
- Driver’s License and own reliable transport.
- Member of SANC.
Duties and Key Responsibilities:
PATIENT CARE & INTERVENTIONAL:
· Assisting Radiographers with IV cannulation.
· Managing all emergencies and allergic reactions within the department the Radiologist.
· Assisting with patient care in the department (Before, during and after procedures).
· Assisting Radiologists with interventional procedure (CT, Ultrasound and Fluoroscopy).
· Obtaining blood results prior to procedures (INR, U&E etc).
· Administering conscious sedation and monitoring patients throughout procedures.
· Catheterization of patients.
HEALTH AND SAFETY:
· Representing radiology in monthly (depending on facility) Health & Safety, IPC & SHE meetings.
· Implementing health and safety protocols with Health & Safety representatives in department.
· Ensuring the departments Health & Safety files are up to date at all times for Department of Health visits.
· Assisting HOD with annual Health & Safety walkthrough conducted by the Department of Health.
STAFF:
· Staff training- Emergency Trolley access, Oxygen & Suction, Blood Pressure, Pulse, Hand Hygiene, Documentation, PPE, Infectious Diseases etc.
· Staff Hepatitis B records and file to be kept updated.
· Administering annual Flu vaccines
STOCK:
· The RN will responsible for ordering schedules drugs.
· Weekly audits of drug books (schedules drugs received, balances).
· The RN will be responsible for stock on the Emergency Trolley.
· Ordering of stock and medication for MRI anaesthetic lists (if applicable).
· Stock within the branch will be part of the RNs responsibility (checking and ordering levels of interventional stock)
· The RN may assist with stock takes within the branch.
DAILY/WEEKLY CHECKS:
· Emergency Trolley (weekly)
· First Aid Box (Monthly)
· Oxygen & Suction (Daily)
· Scheduled Drugs (Weekly)
· Any other duties that may be allocated by immediate supervisor from time to time
· No after hour shifts.
If you are energetic and have a passion for people, our practice needs you!
Please email: [email protected]
Kindly assume that your application was unsuccessful should you not have received feedback within 2 weeks.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
