Clinical Practice Educator-HDU at Aga Khan University (AKU)

Job Summary

Applicant must be a Registered Nurse with current licensure with the Kenya Nursing Council. They must have BScN, ACLS certification. S/he should be proficient in Microsoft Office packages. The successful candidate should have a minimum of five (5) years nursing experience in the Critical Care Department in an acute care Hospital.

Responsibilities

• Leads the team in development, implementation and monitoring of unit based clinical policies and procedures;
• Guides nurses in the assessment of patient care needs and the planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing interventions;
• Identifies learning needs of the nurses and assumes responsibility for development and implementation of unit based in-service programs for all nursing staff;
• Makes daily rounds of all patients in the unit while reviewing patient allocation to determine correct patient assignment to the nurses;
• Ensures that all documentation related to patient care is done as well as ensure that staff are familiar with the documentation policy;Participates in the Nursing Division Nursing Quality Assurance audit program;
• Guides nursing staff in initiation of and participation in Hospital-wide as well as Unit-based nursing research projects;
• Ensures a monthly report of learning activities and spot checks are submitted to the relevant entities on time;
• Take lead in unit based Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) projects, Clinical Care Program Certification (CCPC), and ensures participation by   nurses
• Guide nursing staff in initiation of and participation in unit-based as well as hospital wide nursing research projects.