Registered Nurse | Theatre Qualified

A vacancy exists for Registered Nurse - Theatre Qualified, based at Life Mercantile Hospital reporting to Janine Prince, Unit Manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for assisting the surgical team to perform surgical procedures on patients successfully and to ensure that the patient receives optimal care in accordance with company and hospital strategic objectives. Critical Outputs Ensuring effective financial management by Ensuring accurate charging by managing theatre clocking time Ensuring consignment stock, equipment and prosthesis is charged according to policy Managing stock by participating in regular stock taking and controlling of the consignment stock in accordance with the hospital (local) policy Affecting the functioning of theatre equipment and instrumentation by Ensuring the correct use of theatre equipment and instrumentation by educating and supervising staff on the correct utilization of the equipment Providing Quality patient care by Obtaining the correct information pre-operatively and visiting the patient post-operatively Ensuring that the patient is comfortable and assist the doctor during the surgical procedure Ensuring effective people management by Providing theatre specific training and assessing the competence of staff Assist the Unit Manager to correctly monitor the normal and overtime hours Ensure the theatre team works according to the scope of practice Give feedback to the unit manager in order to assess optimal performance Effective SHEQ management by Ensuring the use of personal protective clothing and complying with ISO requirements Ensuring the disposal of medical waste in order to effectively control infection Effective relationships with internal/external stakeholders Attend review and consultative form meetings to maintain healthy relationships with internal stakeholders Maintain a healthy relationship with external stakeholders by reporting and escalating unresolved issues to the unit manager Requirements General Nursing Degree / Diploma Registration with SANC Post Basic qualification in operating room management Relevant theatre experience and technical skill to meet the critical outputs Understanding of the private healthcare industry, its challenges and role players would be an advantage Computer proficiency would be an advantage Competencies Problem-solving, analysis and judgement Building relationships Resilience Customer responsiveness Motivating and developing people(Key for Managers) Influencing Drive & energy Excellence orientation Ethical behaviour Deadline:20th October,2026