Enrolled Nurse - Theatre
Healthcare, Hospitals
Minimum Requirements
- Registration with the South African Nursing Council as an Enrolled Nurse or equivalent NQF 4 qualifications.
- Compliance with the SANC code for an Enrolled Nurse and all applicable health care legislation
- Relevant experience in the nursing discipline would be an advantage
Responsibilities
- Ensure the Peri-Operative document / CareOn and theatre register are completed and maintained timeously and accurately.
- Ensure consignment book completed and all consumables / essential medicines used are electronically charged. Verify at end of list that all BOMs loaded were successful. Where BOMs not updated, report to stock controller and/or Unit Manager
- Ensure valid password always for both systems CareOn and Mo-Bit.
- Ensure Best Care Always documentation is completed appropriately and placed in individual patients file/ and or uploaded into CareOn.
- Maintain a therapeutic, clean, and safe environment that is free from medico-legal hazards.
- Adhere to Netcare medical waste management principles and all other waste management principles.
- Maintain a safe working environment in accordance with the Machinery and Occupational Safety Act
- Report potential/actual risks identified to the Unit Manager timeously.
- Ensure Anaesthetic Trolley cleaned, filled, and checked after every list.
- Report equipment needing repair or replacement to the Unit Manager
- Always maintain professional conduct and standards in accordance with hospital policies and procedures.
- Always maintains patient confidentiality.
- Practice patient care according to his/her Scope of Practice and assume total responsibility for these activities whilst the patient is in theatre.
- Contribute to the holistic care of patients.
- Participate in theatre quality improvement programme.
- Effective communication with patients’ regarding their care whilst in theatre ensure the appropriate position aids are always available.
- Promotion of patient overall health and wellbeing.
- Adhere to and practice the principles of infection prevention and all standard precautions, ensure BCA forms completed, theatres cleaned accordingly.
- Promote and maintain good public relations with patients, doctors, and visitors.
- Execute all procedures according to hospital standards.
- Refer all complaints from either patients and or doctors to Unit Manager
- Carry out all theatre operational duties as assigned by the Unit Manager.
- Actively participate as a member of a team to achieve goals, complete theatre checklist daily.
- Preparation of the theatre, collection of patients, liaise with scrub sister and manage the theatre lists.
- Work effectively and support other staff members with theatre lists
- Active involvement and accountability in own professional development to maintain a satisfactory level of skill and knowledge of all disciplines.
- You are accountable to ensure you keep up to date with Netcare’s evolving policies and procedures.
- It remains your responsibility to ensure your competency in CPR are maintained, and that you participate in at least two mock resus drill per month.
- Work effectively and co-operatively with others to establish and maintain good working relationships that are mutually beneficial.
- Develop collaborative relationships to help accomplish work goal.
- Professional flexibility in working hours, including weekends, public holidays and nights while supporting theatre operational requirements. Doing call is a requirement for every theatre staff member.
- Will interact with internal and external customers through several different means.
- Travel for on call to support the functions of the role will be required.
