Job Description

• The Registered Nurse is responsible firstly to the unit manager and in his/her absence to the Registered Nurse delegated to take over these duties, ultimately the Registered Nurse is responsible to the Nursing Services Manager.
• As an integral member of the nursing team he/she is expected to work in cooperation with all his/her nursing colleagues.
• The Registered Nurse shall work in cooperation with all members of the Multidisciplinary team, Administrative team and the Clinic management

Clinical Responsibilities

• Doing the psychiatric nursing evaluation and comprehensively completing the documentation
• Provision of a therapeutic environment
• The therapeutic use of self
• Forming therapeutic nurse/patient relationships
• Doing crisis intervention
• Counselling patients
• Giving psychiatric nursing care
• Giving pre and post care to the patient receiving ECT
• Administering and evaluating the effects of medication
• Giving health education to patient, families and the public when appropriate
• Doing discharge education
• Ensuring that all information pertaining to the patient is recorded accurately and legibly signed
• Ensuring that confidentiality is maintained at all times
• Carrying out patient care and specific duties as delegated by the unit manager
• Ensuring that safe patient care is practised at all times, especially with regard to patients on Special Observation
• Maintaining open communication with family members and significant others at all times

Control

• The ordering of medication for patients shall be done according to policy
• Ward stock (medication) will be kept at a manageable level
• Medical supplies will be kept at a manageable level
• Ensure safe keeping of medicines
• Prevent stock shortages through planned ordering
• Ensure that equipment is used correctly
• Ensure Maintenance of equipment
• Ensure safe keeping of equipment
• Ensure that electric lights and heaters are turned off when not in use
• Report maintenance issues
• The delegation and supervision of subordinates is done according to their knowledge, skills and attitude, which facilitates for quality nursing care to be rendered.

Meetings

• To attend meetings as delegated by the unit manager, in her absence or as part of the nursing team eg. Ward rounds, Nurse Management meetings or Administration meetings.
• The Registered Nurse is expected to actively participate in the meeting.
• He/she is responsible for giving feedback to other members of the nursing team in regard to changes in a patientxe2x80x99s treatment, any new decisions that have been taken, or any management changes.
• The Registered Nurse is encouraged to make suggestions and offer contributions in regard to improving nursing care.
• He/she is also encouraged to become involved in problem solving

Organisation

• In the absence of the unit manager or as a delegated duty the Registered Nurse will be able to plan systematically, He/she will be able to adapt as circumstances change and will be able to successfully carry a greater workload.
• The Registered Nurse shall delegate duties in accordance to the knowledge, skills and attitudes of colleagues and subordinates, thus maximizing the utilisation of manpower and improving productivity.

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