Accident and Emergency Nurse Incharge at ST. Bridget Hospital

Role Summary

Providing leadership and ensuring safe and efficient emergency outpatient and endoscopic services.

Duties and responsibilities

• Managing staff, duties, maintain high clinical standards and facilitate and participate in audits and skill checks.
• Efficiently manage inventory
• Maintain and take care of the equipment service schedule.
• Participate in preparation of SOPs and policies.
• Managing patients with life threatening emergency and trauma conditions.
• Manage staff relationships, discipline and integrity
• Invention prevention and control
• Promptly and safely receive emergency patients.
• Be able to triage patients efficiently
• Provide emergency care and refer appropriately
• Handle resuscitations successfully.
• Assist with procedures in the minor theatre.
• Proficiently assist with endoscopic procedures
• Safely clean & process endoscopic equipment.
• Maintain inventory and handover endoscopic equipment regularly
• Evaluate and document patient’s outcomes.
• Provide high quality nursing care
• Ensure a safe and clean environment for care of patients
• Efficiently manage outpatient bookings and clinics

Qualifications

1. KRN, KRM, KRCHN, BSc. Nursing. with
2. Higher Diploma in Emergency Nursing.
3. Two years of experience in A & E nursing
4. BLS & ACLS qualifications from a relevant body.
5. Registered with the Nursing Council of Kenya with a valid Practicing License
6. Excellent interpersonal, communication & customer care skills.
7. Computer literate