Emergency Nurse Job Cape Town area,South Africa,Nursing

Main Tasks and Responsibilities The following duties are normal for this position.

The omission of specific statements of the duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification.

Essential Functions Leadership
· Demonstrates a professional respect and commitment to the care of patients, colleagues, and other stake holders.

· Demonstrates critical thinking, conflict management and problem-solving abilities.

· Promotes an interdisciplinary team approach based on mutual respect and direct communication between health care professionals to ensure appropriate care is delivered effectively.

· Positively participates in annual performance review and contributes to objectives and goal setting with their line manager.

· Supervises and orientate junior staff to ensure the provision of safe and effective patient care.

Clinical Practice
· Responsible to ensure that the nursing process of diagnosis, assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care is in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team and other stakeholders.

· Collaborates with the Interdisciplinary team to provide individualized care from point of first contact throughout the episode of care, incorporating the continuum of care and comprehensive planning.

· Assumes role of key worker as allocated with individual patients, coordinate all aspects of their care, re- evaluating the care plan as required, liaising with the wider multidisciplinary team as required.

· Collaborates with medical team to set SMART goals for patients and document patient outcomes appropriately.

· Demonstrates accountability for own professional judgment, actions, outcomes of care, continued competence and works within the local health regulatory authority Scope of Practice for Registered Nurses.

· Demonstrates ability to identify significant changes in patient’s conditions, initiates appropriate action and escalates concerns appropriately, whilst working autonomously within the scope of practice.

· Demonstrates an understanding and need for accessibility to local community resources.

· Demonstrates service excellence and acts as a patient advocate to support the patients’ rights and dignity at all times.

· Takes all reasonable steps to protect children or adults who are vulnerable or at risk from harm, neglect or abuse.

· Administers medications, understands contraindications, and manages side effects management in line with the organizations policies and procedures and as ordered by the Physician and list of DOH emergency drugs.

· Responds appropriately to all levels of emergencies adhering to the organizations policy and procedures
· Triages incoming patients based on level of injury or illness.

· Monitors and records symptoms and changes in patients’ conditions and information to the physician.

· Monitors exact, detailed reports and records of the critical ICU patients
· Orders, interprets and evaluates diagnostics tests to identify and assess the patient’s condition.

· Observes and documents patient medical information and vital signs.

· Documents patients’ medical histories and assessment findings.

· Documents patients’ treatment plans, interventions, outcomes, or plan revisions.

· Monitors the critical patients for changes in status and indications of conditions such as sepsis or shock and institute appropriate interventions.

· Administers intravenous fluids and medications as per doctor’s order.

· Monitors patients’ fluid intake and output to detect emerging problems such as fluid and electrolyte imbalances.

· Monitors all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity.

· Identifies patients who are at risk of complications due to nutritional status.

· Treats wounds and providing advanced life support.

· Assists physicians with procedures such as bronchoscopy, endoscopy, endotracheal intubation, and elective cardioversion.

· Ensures operation of medical and administrative equipment by verifying emergency equipment availability; completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs;…


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