Staff Nurse

Cape Town, Western Cape

Posted more than 30 days ago

Company:: Edge Personnel
Company Description:: Edge Personnel (Pty) Ltd is a specialized recruitment company. We make it our focus to deliver service excellence to our clients by giving your requirements 100% of our attention to fulfil your needs promptly. We are proud of our success rate whereby we are general able to have pre referenced CV’s to you within 48 hours of receiving your request. Our success is our people. We pride ourselves on our commitment to our most important assets – our people – through recognition and rewards. Our core values underpin everything we do and are reflected by our people Edge Personnel (Pty) Ltd is committed to finding the right person for the job and we therefore pride ourselves in making sure we match your staffing requirements exactly. Hiring the right employees is key to your company’s success. We consider it essential to place candidates in the type of environment that best suits their requirements in order to ensure sustainable, rewarding and productive working career with any particular firm. We eliminate the frustrations of our clients in having to do reference checks, skills and ability tests, and the laborious task of receiving hundreds of inappropriate CV’s.
Contract Type:: Full Time
Experience Required:: 3 to 4 years
Education Level:: Bachelor
Gender:: Any
Number of vacancies:: 1

Job Description

Facility in Parow in need of a Staff Nurse. If you have a passion for caring for the elderly and ensuring their health and well-being, this opportunity could be perfect for you. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2 – 3 years’ experience with the following:

Ensure high standards of nursing care to meet the needs of the residents
Plan and follow a daily care schedule with patients, modify care plans as prescribed by medical professionals, and report on any new conditions or needs that may arise

Following a prescribed healthcare plan, which may include assisting with exercise and administering medication

Providing emotional support and encouragement to perform necessary tasks

Providing mobility assistance may be required, for example helping the client in and out of bed, a chair, or a wheelchair

Monitoring and reporting changes in health, behaviour, and needs

Administering prescribed medication

Keep up to date records with regards to night shift patient care

Taking of blood pressure and recording of weight gain or loss

Preparing of daily medications

Qualifications:

Matric or equivalent

Diploma in Nursing

Registration with the South African Nursing Council (SANC)

Nursing background and experience with the elderly

Minimum 2 – 3 years’ experience

Basic salary on offer with benefits.

Skills:

You should be patient, empathetic and have strong peoples’ skills

Should be observant and committed to making your patient feel safe and comfortable

Excellent communication skills, verbally and written

Can communicate well in Afrikaans & English

Strong administration skills

Good compassion and highly professional relationship builder with residents

If you are interested in this opportunity, apply with your most recent resume & supporting documents.

Please note should you not receive a response from us within 7 working days; kindly consider your application unsuccessful. We wish you all the best.