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

Responsibilities:

• Complete assessment and re-assessment of Pediatric patients to identify their care needs
• Develop written care plans based on Pediatric patients changing needs, monitor and evaluate effectiveness of interventions
• Actively contributes feedback during patient rounds with physicians and ensures that patients’ investigations, reports and updates on clinical information are available.
• Administers medication safely, monitors patients, response to medication and provides medication use education to patients and 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.
• Accurately administer all medication as per the treatment order sheet and in line with MMU guidelines
• 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 safe environment for patients through adherence to infection control practices and other safety policies, and perform timely safety checks on incubators, IV pumps, oxygen source, and cardiac monitors. 
• 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, audits, spot checks and skill checks
• Ensures code pink is practiced at all times.
• Assist in orientation of new nurses and mentoring of junior nursing staff and students
• Provide leadership for the team and manage the unit in a given shift
• Participate in and facilitate unit based nursing education, quality improvement (QI) projects, audits, spot checks and skill checks.
• Provides basic nursing care without supervision.

Requirements:

• KRCHN/KRM/BScN from a recognized school of Nursing or University
• Current Licensure with the Nursing council of Kenya
• Certificate in Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Minimum of three (3) years’ experience in an acute care hospital.
• Demonstrate evidence based knowledge of current practices in Paediatrics nursing