Registered Nurse

16 Jul 2026 Registered Nurse at Mary Begg Health Services

• Maintain a hygienic and safe work environment in accordance with the MBHS Healthcare Standards and all associated policies and procedures. • Triage all patients that visit MBHS for urgent care and prioritise patients based on MBHS triage protocol. • Perform physical examinations like blood pressure, pulse, temperature, blood smear testing, weight checks and health histories for all new patients. • Maintain proper and legible nursing documentation and charting, in keeping with best practice guidelines and MBHS Healthcare Standards. • Maintain effective written and oral handover procedures of patients to other clinicians and during shift change. • Maintain routine patient observations/checks, as ordered by the medical doctor or unit leader. • Develop nursing diagnosis following a health history or physical examination. Clearly document findings and inform the attending doctor. Create nursing care plans to assess patient care needs and continued progress based on nursing diagnosis and within scope of practice. • Participate in the morning ward rounds or weekly grand rounds. • Assist the medical doctors during clinical procedures, as requested. • Escalate any change in patient health status, especially mental status, abnormal test results, deterioration in patient health or abnormal diagnostic results, medical doctors and appropriate clinicians. • Monitor for any changes in the patient’s risk assessment. • Discuss treatment with medical doctors and pharmacists in critical cases. • Attend medical/clinical rounds, clinic meetings and mandatory in-house training, as required. • Check and administer medications and injections, and observe for any adverse reactions or side effects. Document all findings and notify the medical doctor as required. Proper medication checks are always performed (right patient, right dose, right time, right route, expiry date, allergies, right medication and right documentation etc.) prior to administration. • Review medication history and current orders. Ensure any change in medication is properly recorded in the patient’s medication chart and inform pharmacy accordingly.