Emergency Nurse
Via Medica Intl
- Cape Town, Western Cape
- Permanent
- Full-time
· 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; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques. · Responding to life-saving situations, using nursing standards and protocols for treatment.
· Provides care for pre-and post-operative patients when those patients require ICU care.
· Prioritizes nursing care for assigned critically ill patients based on assessment data and identified needs. · Identifies patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients and other persons in a position to understand care requirements.
· Participates in vaccination programs as per local health authority.
· Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; making or recommending necessary adjustments.
· Resolves patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.
· Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations, calling for assistance from health care support personnel.
· Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
· Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.
· Maintains continuity among nursing teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs.
· Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.
· Maintains nursing supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies; using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.
· Maintains nursing supplies inventory by studying usage reports; identifying trends; anticipating needed supplies; initially approving requisitions and cost allocations. Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed Communication
· Demonstrates ability to use a range of verbal and non-verbal communication methods, and consider cultural sensitivities, to better understand and respond to peoples’ personal and health needs.
· Maintains confidentiality and security of patient and the organization information in accordance with the confidentiality policy.
· Responsible for accurate documentation within the medical records ensuring it reflects a continuous, systematic, and accurate nursing assessment of all patient care events complying with organization policies and procedures.
· Facilitates effective communication between the patient, family and interdisciplinary health care team as required.
· Liaises with other health care providers as necessary to ensure appropriate and timely interventions for patient. · Establishes and maintain professional boundaries with patients, members of the care team and the wider interdisciplinary team Education
· Assess patient’s needs, plan for, and provide education and evaluate outcome. · Provides a suitable environment that supports patients’ learning.
· Ensures that patient is provided with comprehensive information and resources to meet their health care needs. · Engages in all opportunities to provide health promotion activities to patients and the wider community. · Engages in all educational opportunities to remain up to date to provide evidence-based care.
· For Academic Health- include the teachers and school administration team for health and safety education/presentation and awareness. ·Powered by JazzHR