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Magda Potgieter

Day Hospital Manager
Nelspruit

Summary

Professional healthcare leader with over five years background in hospital management. Skilled in strategic planning, operational efficiency, and staff coordination. Focused on team collaboration and achieving results. Known for adaptability, reliability, and effective communication. Proficient in patient care management, budget oversight, and regulatory compliance.

Overview

40
40
years of professional experience

Work History

Day Clinic Manager

Mediclinic Nelspruit Day Clinic
12.2019 - Current

Established Day Clinic

Increased EBITDA margin by 251% from 2021 to 2025

Oversees:

  • Relationship Management and Networking with Specialists
  • Financial and Operational Management
  • Contract and service level agreement (SLA) management
  • Patient Administration Management
  • Quality Patient Care and Experience Management
  • Clinical Outcome Management
  • Risk Management
  • Leading and Managing People.


Nurse Educator

Mediclinic Nelspruit
08.2018 - 11.2019
  • Mediclinic Nelspruit Learning Centre, educating theatre students for various courses, drafting examination papers and faciliting practical assessments

Senior Professional Nurse, Operating Room

Mediclinic Nelspruit
08.2015 - 07.2018

Liason between staff, specialists and patients, reporting to unit manager in unit with nine theatres and a cathlab and a staff component of 65.

Stand-in for unit manager for two months

Perform scrub duties, plan and schedule theatre lists and staff, specialist complaint management, staff management, risk management, patient experience, administrative functions

Unit Manager/acting Operations Co-ordinator in Western Cape

Life Occupational Health
01.2007 - 01.2015
  • Responsible for coordinating comprehensivie occupational service delivery to private businesses and national government departments e.g. SAPS
  • Successfully coordinated all resources and schedules for medical surveillance for 1 500 police recruits over two week period at various sites in Western Cape


Occupational and Primary Health Care Clinical Nurse Practitioner

Cape Underwear Manufacturers
01.1995 - 01.2006

Registered own nursing agency

Responsible for provision of occupational health and primary health care services to 1 000 - 1 500 employees

Conducted Health Risk Assessments


Medical Representative

Protea Medical
01.1994 - 01.1995

Registered Nurse, Operating Room

Panorama MediClinic
01.1990 - 01.1994
  • All disciplines

Registered Nurse, Orthopaedic Ward

Panorama Medi-Clinic
01.1990 - 1991

Nursing Student

Port Elizabeth Provincial Hospital
01.1986 - 01.1990

Education

Post-graduate Advanced Diploma in Health Services Management And Leadership - Health Service Management And Leadership

Mediclinic Higher Education & Stellenbosch University
South Africa
12-2024

Post-graduate Diploma Nursing Education - Nursing Education

University Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch
01.2012

Clinical Skills for Primary Health Care - Primary Health Care

PAWC
Cape Town, South Africa
01.2003

Certificate in Occupational Health - Occupational Health Nursing

US
Stellenbosch
01.2000

Post-graduate Diploma Operating Room Nursing - Operating Room Nursing Science

Otto Du Plessis
Parow, Cape Town
01.1993

B.Cur. degree - Nurse (General, Psychiatric & Community) and Midwifery

UPE
Port Elizabeth
01.1990

Grade 12 - English 1st language Higher Grade (HG), Afrikaans 1st language HG, Mathematics HG, Science HG, Biology HG, Accounting HG

Framesby High School
Port Elizabeth
01.1985

Skills

Professional networking, collaboration relationship building

Client service

Corporate compliance

Financial management

Risk management

Operational management

Clinical management

Healthcare administration and knowledge of health information systems

Teamwork and collaboration

Critical thinking, strategic planning and problem-solving abilities

Self motivated towards continuous improvement

Adaptability and flexibility

References

  • Antoinette, Botha, Northern Region Clinical Nursing Manager, Antoinette.botha@mediclinic.co.za, Mediclinic
  • Carmen, Savva, Hospital General Manager, 013 759 0782, Mediclinic Nelspruit

Timeline

Day Clinic Manager

Mediclinic Nelspruit Day Clinic
12.2019 - Current

Nurse Educator

Mediclinic Nelspruit
08.2018 - 11.2019

Senior Professional Nurse, Operating Room

Mediclinic Nelspruit
08.2015 - 07.2018

Unit Manager/acting Operations Co-ordinator in Western Cape

Life Occupational Health
01.2007 - 01.2015

Occupational and Primary Health Care Clinical Nurse Practitioner

Cape Underwear Manufacturers
01.1995 - 01.2006

Medical Representative

Protea Medical
01.1994 - 01.1995

Registered Nurse, Operating Room

Panorama MediClinic
01.1990 - 01.1994

Registered Nurse, Orthopaedic Ward

Panorama Medi-Clinic
01.1990 - 1991

Nursing Student

Port Elizabeth Provincial Hospital
01.1986 - 01.1990

Post-graduate Advanced Diploma in Health Services Management And Leadership - Health Service Management And Leadership

Mediclinic Higher Education & Stellenbosch University

Post-graduate Diploma Nursing Education - Nursing Education

University Stellenbosch

Clinical Skills for Primary Health Care - Primary Health Care

PAWC

Certificate in Occupational Health - Occupational Health Nursing

US

Post-graduate Diploma Operating Room Nursing - Operating Room Nursing Science

Otto Du Plessis

B.Cur. degree - Nurse (General, Psychiatric & Community) and Midwifery

UPE

Grade 12 - English 1st language Higher Grade (HG), Afrikaans 1st language HG, Mathematics HG, Science HG, Biology HG, Accounting HG

Framesby High School
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