Clinical Nurse, Children’s Ward at Aga Khan University Hospital

Responsibilities:

• Complete assessment and re-assessment of patients to identify their care needs
• Develop written care plans based on patients changing needs, monitor and evaluate effectiveness of interventions
• Actively contributes feedback during patient rounds with physicians and ensures that patients' investigations report and updates on clinical information are available.
• Administer medications safely, monitors patients' response to medications and provides medication use education to patients/families.
• Document all assessment data, investigation results, care given, discussions with the multidisciplinary team, and family/patient interactions in an accurate, comprehensive and timely manner.
• Perform pain assessment and initiate analgesia as per protocol.
• Identify patient and family education needs and implement appropriate teaching
• Be able to commence enteral, oral and gastric feeds as prescribed, assess absorption and elimination and give feedback as appropriate
• Be able to recognize a patient in a pre- arrest or arrest states, and to activate Emergency Response Team and actively participate in the resuscitation of the patient
• Provide a safe environment for patients through adherence to infection control practices and other safety policies and perform timely safety checks on all medical equipment's.
• Be accountable for judicious and efficient use of resources i.e. accurate and timely billing of ward stock drugs and consumables
• Care for equipment through proper cleaning, storage, per shift check of the inventory and timely reporting and follow up of nonfunctional equipment to the nurse manager
• Participate in unit-based nursing education, quality improvement (QI) projects, clinical care program certification (CCPC), audits, spot checks and skill checks
• Assist in other related Paediatrics Units in time of low census

Requirements:

• RN from a recognized School of Nursing or University
• Current licensure with the Nursing Council of Kenya
• Certification in Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Demonstrate evidence-based knowledge of current practices in Pediatrics Nursing
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team