Enrolled Nurse
Healthcare, Hospitals
Minimum Requirements
- Registration with the South African Nursing Council as an Enrolled Nurse
- Compliance with the SANC code for an Enrolled Nurse and all applicable health care legislation.
- Relevant experience in the nursing discipline
Responsibilities
- 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.
- Ensure all stock is well controlled.
- Responsible for ensuring correct use, cleaning and storage of equipment.
- Report equipment needing repair or replacement to sister-in-charge.
- Maintain professional conduct and standards at all times in accordance with hospital policies and procedures.
- Maintains patient confidentiality at all times.
- Acts in a supervisory capacity over ENA’s.
- Practice patient care according to his/her Scope of Practice and assume total responsibility for these activities.
- Contribute to the holistic care of patients.
- Participate in ward/unit’s quality improvement programme.
- Attend handover of report at shift commencement.
- Effective communication with patients’ regarding their care.
- Promotion of patient overall health and wellbeing.
- Practice the principles of infection prevention and all standard precautions.
- Promote and maintain good public relations with patients, relatives and visitors.
- Execute all procedures according to hospital standards.
- Refer all complaints from patients and doctors to sister-in-charge of the unit.
- Carry out all departmental duties as assigned by supervisors.
- Supports the education and training of the ENA’s.
- Actively participate as a member of a team to achieve goals.
- 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.
- Ensure that all documentation is maintained timeously and accurately, reflecting patient care.
- Ensure all stock is charged appropriately.
- Assist with file compilation.
- Active involvement in own professional development to maintain a satisfactory level of skill and knowledge.
- Keep up to date with Netcare’s evolving policies and procedures.
- Assume responsibility for maintaining competence in CPR.
