Critical Care Trained Registered Nurse – Durban Full Time

Join a leading private hospital in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, as a Critical Care Trained Registered Nurse. We are seeking a highly skilled and compassionate professional with ICU nursing experience, strong clinical expertise, and a passion for delivering exceptional patient care in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.

Requirements:

Education:

*Diploma/Degree in Critical Care Nursing

*Registered with the South African Nursing Council (SANC) as a General Nurse.

*Diploma/Degree in General Nursing

*8+ Years Experience in a Critical Care Department

 Experience:

*Previous ICU Nursing Experience.

*8+ Years Experience in ICU Department

*Ability to function effectively in a fast-paced ICU Department.

*Strong communication and teamwork skills.

*BLS certification advantageous.

*ACLS certification advantageous.

Key Performance Areas:

*Deliver comprehensive, evidence-based critical care nursing to patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in accordance with hospital policies, protocols, and best practice standards.

*Perform comprehensive patient assessments and continuously monitor critically ill patients, promptly identifying and responding to changes in their clinical condition.

*Provide specialised nursing care to ventilated, haemodynamically unstable, and high-acuity patients requiring intensive monitoring and interventions.

*Operate and monitor advanced critical care equipment, including mechanical ventilators, invasive monitoring devices, infusion pumps, and renal replacement therapy equipment where applicable.

*Administer prescribed medications, intravenous therapies, inotropes, sedatives, analgesics, and blood products safely and accurately in accordance with physician orders and hospital policies.

*Interpret and monitor vital signs, arterial blood gases, ECG rhythms, and other diagnostic results to facilitate timely clinical interventions.

*Assist with and support emergency procedures, resuscitations, intubations, central line insertions, and other critical care interventions within the ICU environment.

*Collaborate effectively with intensivists, physicians, allied healthcare professionals, and multidisciplinary teams to ensure optimal patient outcomes and continuity of care.

*Maintain accurate, timely, and comprehensive patient documentation in accordance with legal, ethical, and professional standards.

*Ensure compliance with infection prevention and control measures, patient safety initiatives, and quality assurance protocols, including the prevention of healthcare-associated infections.

*Provide emotional support and education to patients and their families regarding treatment plans, prognosis, and ongoing care requirements.

If you are interested in this position and meet the requirements, please apply by sending your CV to medical.jobs@shiftpursuit.co.za

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you don’t hear from us within 2 weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful.

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