ICU Nurse

The purpose of this ICU Nurse role is to monitor and record patients' vital signs and conduct comprehensive patient assessments on admission and throughout.

The position is located in Vereeniging, Gauteng. You will pick up new skills on the job and be backed to apply them. Hard work is matched by genuine respect for the people who do it. Take the next step in your career and apply before the closing date.

Responsibilities

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.

Medication & Treatment Administration

• 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.
• 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.

Infection Control & Safety Compliance

• Ensure all clinical equipment and reusable medical devices are correctly decontaminated, cleaned, and sterilised according to the unit's infection control policy, maintaining sterilisation logs and performing regular biological indicator testing on autoclaves and chemical sterilisation systems.
• Maintain a safe patient care environment by reporting any safety hazards or equipment malfunctions immediately, completing incident reports for any adverse events or near misses thoroughly, and participating actively in regular health and safety committee meetings.

Requirements

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to interact compassionately with patients, families, and the healthcare team.
• 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.
• Basic life support or advanced cardiac life support certification as required for the clinical area.
• Physical stamina and emotional resilience to cope with the demands of hands-on nursing care in a busy clinical environment.

Qualifications

Postgraduate Diploma in Critical Care or Community Health Nursing