Job Description: Responsibilities & Requirements
Are you a unique, self-motivated and disciplined nurse? Do you pride yourself on your precise skills and work accuracy? Are you passionate about helping people and want to make a difference? If so Western Cape Blood Services wants you.
We are a non-profit organisation, our mission is to collect, process and distribute blood and blood products of the highest standards in the Western Cape.
A vacancy exists for a Professional Nurse – in Clinics Department
(Paterson Grade C2)
Purpose of the Job
- The overall health & safety of the donor
- Medically screen donors, accept or defer resulting in the collection of safe blood
- Ensuring professionalism and safe, hygienic conditions for performing successful blood collection
- All medical-related decisions
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A combination of the following skills, knowledge and attributes is required:
- Good interpersonal skills
- Have a friendly disposition and willingness to “go the extra mile”
- Accuracy in data collection
- Must be able to work as part of a team
- Skilled in customer service and the ability to deal with the public
- Previous supervisory skills would be an added advantage
- The working hours are variable i.e. shift basis, including Weekends and public holidays
Minimum Requirements
- Senior Certificate (Matric)
- Diploma in Nursing Science
- Registered with the SA Nursing Council
- Venipuncture/Phlebotomy experience is essential
- Previous Blood Transfusion experience would be an added advantage
- Computer Literate
- A code 8 driver’s licence without endorsements will be an added advantage