Primary Healthcare Nurse

A rare opportunity exists for a Primary Healthcare Nurse to join a leading growing business in Kathu, Northern Cape.

The company fosters a positive culture where effort and initiative are recognised. Collaboration, fairness, and pride in the work define the day-to-day culture. We would love to see your CV if this role speaks to you.

Responsibilities

Medication & Treatment Administration

• Monitor patients for therapeutic effects, adverse drug reactions, and potential drug interactions following medication administration, reporting any unexpected or concerning responses to the prescribing doctor immediately and documenting all observations in the patient's clinical record.
• Prepare, check, and administer intravenous infusions including calculating drip rates accurately, monitoring infusion sites for signs of phlebitis or extravasation, and titrating IV medications according to prescribed parameters while closely monitoring patient haemodynamic response.
• Manage the medicine room and controlled drug cupboard by maintaining accurate stock counts, checking expiry dates proactively, ordering replacement stock, and completing the controlled drug register with a witness signature at each shift handover to ensure accountability.

Patient Care & Clinical Practice

• Conduct comprehensive patient assessments on admission and at regular intervals throughout each shift by taking vital signs, evaluating physical and psychological status, and identifying actual and potential nursing care needs for every patient under your care.
• Provide wound care management including comprehensive assessment and documentation of wound characteristics, aseptic technique dressing changes, wound irrigation, compression bandaging where indicated, and objective evaluation of healing progress against expected outcomes.

Requirements

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to interact compassionately with patients, families, and the healthcare team.
• Excellent clinical assessment and observation skills to detect subtle changes in a patient's condition.
• Physical stamina and emotional resilience to cope with the demands of hands-on nursing care in a busy clinical environment.
• Basic life support or advanced cardiac life support certification as required for the clinical area.
• A recognised nursing qualification: a degree or diploma for registered nurse positions, or an enrolled nursing certificate.
• Thorough knowledge of nursing theory, clinical procedures, infection control, and the ethical and legal framework of nursing.

Qualifications

Postgraduate Diploma in Critical Care or Community Health Nursing