Registered Nurse

The Registered Nurse is responsible firstly to the unit manager and in his/her absence to the Registered Nurse delegated to take over these duties, ultimately the Registered Nurse is responsible to the Nursing Services Manager.
- As an integral member of the nursing team he/she is expected to work in cooperation with all his/her nursing colleagues.
- The Registered Nurse shall work in cooperation with all members of the Multidisciplinary team, Administrative team and the Clinic management

**Clinical Responsibilities**
- Doing the psychiatric nursing evaluation and comprehensively completing the documentation
- Provision of a therapeutic environment
- The therapeutic use of self
- Forming therapeutic nurse/patient relationships
- Doing crisis intervention
- Counselling patients
- Giving psychiatric nursing care
- Giving pre and post care to the patient receiving ECT
- Administering and evaluating the effects of medication
- Giving health education to patient, families and the public when appropriate
- Doing discharge education
- Ensuring that all information pertaining to the patient is recorded accurately and legibly signed
- Ensuring that confidentiality is maintained at all times
- Carrying out patient care and specific duties as delegated by the unit manager
- Ensuring that safe patient care is practised at all times, especially with regard to patients on Special Observation
- Maintaining open communication with family members and significant others at all times

**Control**
- The ordering of medication for patients shall be done according to policy
- Ward stock (medication) will be kept at a manageable level
- Medical supplies will be kept at a manageable level
- Ensure safe keeping of medicines
- Prevent stock shortages through planned ordering
- Ensure that equipment is used correctly
- Ensure Maintenance of equipment
- Ensure safe keeping of equipment
- Ensure that electric lights and heaters are turned off when not in use
- Report maintenance issues
- The delegation and supervision of subordinates is done according to their knowledge, skills and attitude, which facilitates for quality nursing care to be rendered.

**Meetings**
- To attend meetings as delegated by the unit manager, in her absence or as part of the nursing team eg. Ward rounds, Nurse Management meetings or Administration meetings.
- The Registered Nurse is expected to actively participate in the meeting.
- He/she is responsible for giving feedback to other members of the nursing team in regard to changes in a patient’s treatment, any new decisions that have been taken, or any management changes.
- The Registered Nurse is encouraged to make suggestions and offer contributions in regard to improving nursing care.
- He/she is also encouraged to become involved in problem solving

**Organisation**
- In the absence of the unit manager or as a delegated duty the Registered Nurse will be able to plan systematically, He/she will be able to adapt as circumstances change and will be able to successfully carry a greater workload.
- The Registered Nurse shall delegate duties in accordance to the knowledge, skills and attitudes of colleagues and subordinates, thus maximizing the utilisation of manpower and improving productivity.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Kommetjie, Western Cape: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)

**Education**:

- Bachelors (preferred)

License/Certification:

- Nursing Council registration (required)

Willingness to travel:

- 100% (required)

Application Deadline: 2023/05/19