Critical Care Nurses at Aga Khan Education Service, Kenya (AKESK)

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Identify patient’s specific and critical needs and adopt a care plan as necessary to meet those needs.
• Prioritize nursing care for critically ill patients based on assessment data and identified needs.
• Set up the medical equipment and devices such as cardiac monitors, dialysis, mechanical ventilators, alarms, oxygen delivery equipment etc. and monitor patients and interpret findings.
• Initiate mechanical ventilation (invasive and non-invasive) based on physician orders.
• Ensure safe environment for patients through adherence to infection control practices and other safety policies, and perform timely safety checks on beds, IV pumps, oxygen source, ventilators and cardiac monitors.
• Ensure to document all assessment data, investigation results, care given, discussions with the multidisciplinary team, family/patient interactions in an accurate, comprehensive and timely manner.
• Participate in unit-based nursing education, quality improvement (QI) projects, audits, spot, and skill checks.
• Participate in data collection and monitoring of department’s quality indicators.
• Carry out audits on IPSG, Infection prevention measures and documentation and actions on identified gaps.
• Uphold statutory regulations as required by Nursing Council of Kenya and the laws of Kenya.
• Safeguard the Hospital’s and patients’ confidential information and property.
• Provide mentorship to junior nurses and students.

The requirements

• KRN, KRM, KRCHN, BSc. Nursing
• Must be a Kenya Registered Critical Care Nurse.
• 5 years of relevant work experience, 2 of which must be after post-basic qualification.
• Must be BLS & ACLS certified.
•  Excellent interpersonal, organizational, communication, administrative & customer care skills

Job Expires

23-Jun-2023