Shift Leader (Registered Nurse) - Hermanus
Faircape, South Africa

The Faircape Group owns and manages six luxury retirement/lifestyle villages with state of the art and technologically advanced Healthcare Centres at each village.

These busy facilities with a versatile range of patients inclusive of frail, mental health, sub-acute and assisted living, are situated in prime locations across the Western Cape: (Bridgewater and Heritage Manor -Somerset West, Cle du Cap Kirstenhof, Noordhoek Manor- Noordhoek, Onrus Manor- Onrusriver and Tokai Estate - Tokai).

We are seeking a Shift Leader (Registered Nurse) at Onrus Manor. This is a night shift position.

If you want to work in a dynamic and fulfilling team environment, this is the job for you. To ensure high quality patient care, we also invest in continuous development of our staff, which includes both internal and external training.

If you would like to make a difference and work in a very busy, sub-acute environment, then apply now!

• Clinical handover
• Do handover according to ISBAR procedure with Shift leader on opposite shift
• Ensure all reporting up to date for handover and all information checked when receiving handover
• Administration and reporting
• Daily reporting to the NSM on any interventions during the shift
• Thorough reporting during shift change
• Ensure all staff are fully informed about all related policies and procedures
• Allocate staff on shift according to patient needs and operational requirements and specific activities and information from the handover process
• Do changes in staff allocation throughout the shift according to changes in needs and requirements
• Ensure full complement of staff on duty
• Ensure standby lists is populated
• Performance appraisals with staff
• Medication management and administration
• Ensure all blister packaged medication is available on the trolley and medication not prescribed anymore are removed from blister pack
• Do rounds, check for sufficient consumption and administer all medication to residents as per the scripts
• Check for any side effects of medication and adjust accordingly by phoning the doctor and arranging for new script
• Manage medication change process. Phone Dr to get script, send script to pharmacy, make changes on ECP and place copy on residents file
• MDT and interaction with professionals
• Manage all admissions to the unit with the HCA and ensure all relevant requirements are in place and admission allocated to specific people. Bed allocation according to diagnosis and Nursing Services Manager's input
• Manage all documentation for admission, progress and discharges in sub-acute facility with HCA
• Ensure necessary documentation is completed and sent for review
• Draw up discharge plan and discuss with family
• Educate and manage staff on health and safety related issues
• Maintain effective infection control practices
• Stock management
• Oversee and do dressings, wound care and pressure care
• Deal with skin lesions
• Do catheter care and flushing intervention
• Do daily resident rounds and measure vitals
• Ensure patients are weighed upon admission and according to care plan
• Assess patients on specific areas of concern and adjust the care plan
• Monitor: Mobilization, respiratory distress, neurological observations and emotional status
• Risk management
• In-house staff training
• Patient and resident emergency response

Requirements

Qualifications SANC registered as Registered Nurse. Up to date BLS.

Experience and Knowledge - Relevant experience as a Shift Leader, in the fields of medical/surgical (sub-acute and long- term care), palliative care, rehab, orthopedic, care for patient for IV therapy / chemo therapy / frail care and dementia care.

Skills and Attributes - Strong interpersonal skills, professional communication, ability to work under pressure, managerial skills, making sound decisions, computer literate, professional, focused, fluent in English, proactive, organisational skills, be able to converse with people on different levels - staff, families, MDT and other professionals coming into the facility. The incumbent should be well presented and professional.

Working Hours - You will be required to work 16.25 shifts per month, from 19h00 until 07h00. Normal working days are Mondays to Sundays, according to the roster.

Benefits

Should you not receive a response within 2 weeks of applying, please consider your application unsuccessful.

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