Nursing Informatics Specialist: Emergency Care

Company : Mediclinic Group

Job Type : Full Time

South Africa

Number of Applicants

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Job Description - Nursing Informatics Specialist: Emergency Care

Mediclinic Southern Africa Corporate Office | Stellenbosch | South Africa

Closing date: 18/02/2026

Number of positions: 1

Recruiter name: Fiona Simone Anderson

Reference number: 67506

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Permanent

Please note if you are an internal employee on a fixed term contract please apply using an external candidate profile and not your employee profile

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB

Provide Emergency Care specialist nursing guidance and technical assistance to nurses, doctors and other clinical staff for the implementation, maintenance and optimisation of an Electronic Health Record (EHR) system and other digital health applications to deliver quality healthcare within the division.

This person, in conjunction with the Health Informatics team, is responsible for assuring the successful utilisation of information technology, primarily the EHR system, to optimise emergency patient care delivery in collaboration with nurses, doctors and other clinical staff.

KEY RESPONSIBILITY AREAS

Assist with the identification and procurement of an Electronic Health Records (EHR) system, as well as other IT-related clinical applications, that meet the nursing end user as well as Mediclinic’s clinical and patient care needs, within Emergency Care.

Manage the configuration, planning and implementation of the digital health systems (incl. EHR) and processes, within the Emergency Care domain, throughout the division.

Ensure effective configuration, utilisation and optimisation of Emergency Care-related digital health systems (incl. EHR)

Ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.

Build and maintain effective stakeholder relationships.

REQUIRED EDUCATION

ESSENTIAL EDUCATION

Registered/Professional Nursing qualification

Nursing specialist qualification in Emergency Care

DESIRED EDUCATION

Postgraduate degree/qualification in health informatics

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL MINIMUM EXPERIENCE

More than 5 years of clinical experience in Emergency Centres

DESIRED EXPERIENCE

Informatics experience with clinical information system implementation, support and optimisation

Experience working on and/or implementing Electronic Health Record (EHR) / Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems

2 – 3 years of managerial and/or training experience in a clinical environment

Work experience in the South African private healthcare sector

Experience in healthcare management

REQUIRED JOB SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

In-depth knowledge of Theatre nursing and health care practices, clinical workflow, terminology and standards
Nursing-related informatics
Health Care Information Management principles
Redesign of clinical processes to improve efficiency and patient care
Knowledge of health information systems and other IT applications in support of clinical and business decisions
Proficiency in the protocols, regulatory requirements and emerging trends around the management of electronic health records
Systems thinking with an understanding of the interactions and inter-dependencies of business information and events on the operational level
IT infrastructure components and integration standards
Project management skills, tools and methodologies
Data governance, standards and regulations affecting the practice of nursing
Clinical governance and risk management
Quality improvement methodologies
Clinical data analytics and reporting

All applicants will be considered, with the understanding that preference will be given in accordance with the Employment Equity Plan of Mediclinic Southern Africa, as well as internal applicants/employees that meet the minimum requirements.

Please note if you are an internal employee on a fixed term contract please apply using an external candidate profile and not your employee profile

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