Duties & Responsibilities:
Patient care- Provide holistic patient care, including physical, mental, and social wellbeing
Respond to emergencies – Instantly respond to medical emergency and immediately alerting the senior nurse and doctor on duty.
Administer Medication – Administer prescribed medicine to patients, monitoring patients for side effects.
Monitoring of vital signs – Monitor and document vital signs, hydration status and conduct diagnostic tests. In the case of abnormal finding and seek help from the senior nurses or the doctor on duty.
Assist in Surgical operation – Prepare patient for simple and complex procedures and assist doctors during the procedures as prescribed.
Waste management – Dispose of clinical and non-clinical waste safely in accordance with MP Shah Hospital IPC Guidelines on waste management.
Customer care – Educate patients and family members on treatments and care plans . Answer all of patients and family member questions
Liaise with other medical professionals – Work with other medical professional such as surgeons, physicians and physiotherapists that are treating the patient, updating them on the patient status, and receive orders or patient care recommendations.
Perform routine procedures – Conduct routine activities such as safety checks, IV insertion, urinary catheterization and changing of wound dressing.
Qualifications & Requirements
A minimum of a Diploma in Nursing
Must be a qualified and Registered Nurse (RN/RM/KRCHN/BSN).
Must have a valid licensure from the Nursing Council of Kenya.
Must have a Basic Life Support Certification
A minimum 5 years’ experience working as a nurse, with 2 years in OR.
Should also have the additional competencies:
In-depth understanding of safety guidelines
Proficiency in Basic computer skills.
Teamwork
Sound clinical judgement and quick reaction times
Ability to recognise clinical patterns
Leadership and communication skills
Interested and qualified candidates in the above position are encouraged to forward their CVs and application letters by sending application to recruitment.mpshahhosp.org on or before 20th July 2024.
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