5 Nursing Director jobs in South Africa

We are seeking an assertive, highly organized Team Leader to guide a case management team in the healthcare and insurance sector. This role requires someone who is both a strong people manager and a disciplined, results-driven leader someone who ensures cases move forward with precision, urgency, and accountability.

Beyond process oversight, this leader must be able to think critically, apply judgment in complex situations, and actively develop the team through training and coaching.

• Lead, mentor, and evaluate a team of case managers and support staff.
• Drive accountability, ensuring every case is handled accurately, on time, and to the highest standard.
• Act as the primary escalation point for clients, clinics, and insurance providers.
• Design and deliver training to upskill team members and ensure consistent standards.
• Use strategic judgment to resolve issues quickly and effectively, even when clear procedures dont exist.
• Set clear expectations, monitor performance, and provide coaching for continuous improvement.
• Streamline workflows to increase efficiency and client satisfaction.
• Represent the team in client meetings and management reviews with confidence and professionalism.

• 5+ years experience in healthcare administration, insurance verification, or case management.
• 2+ years in a leadership, supervisory, or operations role.
• Proven experience training, coaching, and developing staff.
• Strong knowledge of case management processes, insurance workflows, and compliance requirements.
• Demonstrated success in problem-solving and decision-making under pressure.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence and guide both clients and staff.

• Proactive, disciplined, and detail-oriented, with a nothing slips through the cracks mindset.
• Thinks strategically, trains effectively, and develops others to reach higher performance levels.
• Confident holding others accountable while motivating them to excel.
• Thrives under pressure and maintains a structured, solution-focused approach in all situations.

Job Description: K3 SAP Healthcare Consultant on Patient Management & Patient Billing
(Full-time, dedicated position) (Prev I.S.H. and )

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced K3 SAP Healthcare (PM & BP) Consultant to join our SAP team. In this role, you will specialize in implementing, configuring, and optimizing SAP's Industry Solution for Healthcare and its medical extension for hospital and clinical environments. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate these modules with other SAP components and external systems, ensuring seamless operations in patient administration, clinical workflows, and resource management. This position requires deep expertise in healthcare industry standards and the ability to deliver solutions that enhance patient care efficiency while complying with regulatory requirements.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in SAP healthcare implementations, with a focus on process design, system configuration, and stakeholder engagement. This is a full-time role based in Gauteng.

Key Responsibilities

Requirements Gathering and Analysis
: Conduct customer workshops to gather business requirements, perform gap analysis, and design solutions aligned with best practices and healthcare industry standards.

System Configuration and Implementation
: Provide extensive hands-on functional configuration in SAP Healthcare (PM & PB) modules, including clinical workstation, service management, Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE), electronic Medication Administration Record (eMAR), pharmacy, and Materials Management (MM) integration.

Integration Expertise
: Manage integrations between said modules and other SAP modules (e.g., FI/CO, SD, MM) as well as external healthcare systems like Laboratory (LAB) and Radiology (RAD) subsystems.

Development and Testing
: Create detailed functional specifications for ABAP development objects, conduct unit testing, and support end-to-end system testing to ensure reliability and performance.

Project Delivery and Support
: Lead or contribute to multiple SAP Healthcare implementations, including strategy influence, process optimization, and post-go-live support. Troubleshoot issues, train end-users, and ensure compliance with healthcare regulations.

Training:
Creation of Training documentation and presenting the training to the superusers or end users.

Documentation and Innovation
: Develop comprehensive documentation for system design, configurations, and processes. Stay updated on SAP innovations like Smart-UI, EMR, and Fiori for mobile applications to enhance solution adaptability.

Required Qualifications

Education:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Healthcare Management, or a related field.

Experience:

5+ years in SAP consulting, with at least 3 years focused on SAP Healthcare implementations (configuration) in healthcare settings.

Proven track record of delivering multiple SAP Healthcare solutions, including integration with clinical systems.

Technical Skills:

Deep knowledge of SAP Healthcare core functionalities.

Expertise in SAP integration tools and methodologies; familiarity with ABAP development is a plus.

Experience with healthcare-specific processes and standards (e.g., HL7 interfaces, regulatory compliance).

Soft Skills:

Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities; excellent communication for workshops and stakeholder management; ability to work in fast-paced, project-driven environments.

Certifications:

SAP Certified Application Associate in SAP Procurement or equivalent; additional qualifications in SAP Healthcare or related modules preferred.

Preferred Qualifications:

Knowledge of emerging SAP technologies such as SAP S/4HANA for healthcare.

Project management experience (e.g., PMP certification) for leading small teams.

If you qualify and is interested, please send: Updated CV, certifications, availability, location, k-level, hourly rate and RSA ID to before Wednesday, 8 October. Please note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. No communication via Whatsapp and Linkedin. E-mail only. Contractors to be appointed directly on Gijima payroll and not via a 3rd party company.

An opportunity exists for an Unit Manager Surgical Ward, reporting to the Nursing Services Manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring and monitoring the quality nursing care coordinating the multidisciplinary team in the unit.

Critical Outputs

• Evaluate and monitor nursing quality indicators and clinical outcomes.
• Provide cost effective quality patient care in line with clinical governance.
• Ensure the principles of infection prevention and all international standards precautions are adhered to.
• Implement quality initiatives.
• Communicate effectively with patients regarding their care.
• Function as clinical expert in achieving patient outcomes.
• Ensure competence of staff and students, determine and drive criteria for effective professional socialization, create an environment conducive to learning and provide feedback to relevant stakeholders.
• Promote customer satisfaction within unit, address customer complaints, conduct quality care rounds and clinical practice audits to monitor care levels and report accordingly.
• Identify clinical and safety risks and trends in all of the above, implement corrective action where necessary and monitor on an ongoing basis.
• Initiate and drive unit specific best operating practice, communicate these for wider implementation and participate in hospital specific marketing initiatives.
• Ensure staff are trained on the operation of equipment within unit and together with relevant stakeholders ensure equipment is in working order to provide a safe patient environment.
• Build and maintain productive relationships with doctors by agreeing on a professional code of conduct, driving and monitoring effective communication regarding positive patient outcomes.

Requirements

• Degree or Diploma in Nursing with at least 5 years' experience in Surgical ward
• Qualification in Nursing Administration
• Current registration with SANC.
• Previous Unit Management experience.
• Proven leadership and people management skills would be an advantage.
• Basic understanding of labour legislation, financial and supply chain management principles.
• Computer proficiency.

Competencies

Collaboration/ Relationship Building

Problem-solving, analysis and judgement

Resilience

Engaging diversity

Verbal & written communication and presentation skills

Influencing

Strategic agility

Planning

Customer responsiveness

Organizational awareness

Excellence and quality orientation

Ethical behavior

Technical and professional knowledge

Attention to detail

Builds effective teams

Decision making

Departments

Management

Nursing

Rondebosch Medical Centre is an equal opportunity employer, external candidates will also be considered. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted, should you not receive any communication after 2 weeks of closing date kindly consider your application as unsuccessful.

Job Types: Full-time, Graduate

Work Location: In person

Expected Start Date: 2025/05/01

Job Type: Full-time

Work Location: In person

The ideal candidate must be confident, responsible, and accountable to take a holistic approach to best memory care outcomes for our 40 residents. While adhering to safety standards you must coordinate the many facets of disease care that go beyond medication. You must have a passion for working with elderly people and have nursing experience with geriatric residents diagnosed with dementia. It is essential that you are amiable to assist our caregivers to fulfil their tasks thus ensuring optimal quality of life for each of our residents.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following key outcomes:

· Confident to take charge of managing the care component for our 40 residents and their pets.

· Independent nurse practitioner who will ensure execution of care expectations for our residents.

· Coordinate the many facets of disease care, including drug interventions as well as nonpharmacologic therapies, like a safe environment, social engagement and other issues that go beyond daily medication.

· Nursing duties within the homely setting of our residents. This is not a hospital.

• Enhance behaviour, cognition, and mood within a safe environment.

· Clinical experience to take responsibility for our residents' medical needs as well as liaison with our resident GP and Pharmacy.

· Maintaining healthy relationships with families of the residents by ensuring effective communication via whatsapp groups and facilitating family support meetings.

· Partaking in interviews with potential residents and their families.

· Completion of assessment of new residents and assistance in settling in.

• Maximize the individual's function in daily activities, promote social opportunities and our activities program as per each resident's interest.

· Full assistance of our capable care givers.

· Enhancing reporting as well as assisting with transition to computerised system during 2023.

· Providing onboarding, job shadowing, and training as required for newly appointed care givers to perform their job-related tasks.

· Providing on the go job-specific training to our care givers.

· Understanding essential HR practices of counselling and disciplinary procedures.

· Ensuring that your sessions and documentation are timeously completed for our Skills Development Program and handout.

· Weekend or longer stand-in when Chief Operations Officer is on leave.

· Weekly feedback to Chief Operations Officer.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent, Graduate

Pay: R25 000,00 - R35 000,00 per month

Work Location: In person