Nurse at City Eye Hospital

Ref: CEH/HR/REC/031/2021

Place of work: City Eye Hospital- Main or any other branches or  vision centers as may be assigned 

Reporting to: Unit Nurse In- Charge Seniority Level Middle

Main Purpose of the Role

Reporting to the respective Unit Nurse In- Charge, the incumbent shall be tasked to provide high quality nursing care  to patients while upholding City Eye Hospital’s standards of excellence in customer service.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

1. Taking Visual Acuity and Intraocular Pressures of patients while entering accurate recordings of the same in the patient’s file.
2. Taking vital signs and recording findings into the patient’s files.
3. Assisting clinicians and doctors during patient examination, screening and eye procedures.
4. Scrubbing and circulating for various surgical cases in the eye theatre.
5. Taking care of patients in the wards.
6. Performing Eye Examination scans on the patients i.e. OCT, Visual Field, Corneal Topography, biometry and  fundus photo.
7. Offering pre-operative, intra-operative and post- operative care.
8. Stocking exam, procedure and theatre rooms with prerequisite supplies and equipment.
9. Eye irrigation, swabbing and applying eye pads.
10. Cleaning and sterilizing medical instruments and tools before and after use.
11. Administering and dispensing prescribed treatment to patients.
12. Patients education and booking patients for various procedures
13. Examine and triage eye patients, recording findings and suggested treatment in the main hospital, it branches  or during outreach medical camps.
14. Preparing and submitting accurate/ timely management reports 
15. Take part in company projects and carry out any other tasks that may be assigned to them by their Line 
16. Manager and/ or any other person placed in authority over them.

Knowledge and Experience Required

1. Valid nursing council of Kenya license
2. KRCHN/ KRN certificate from a recognized institution
3. Higher diploma in ophthalmic nursing will be an added advantage
4. Certificate of BLS will be an added advantage
5. At least 2 years working experience in a busy hospital/clinic Environment
6. Eye hospital working experience will be an added advantage

Key Skills and Competencies Required

1. Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
2. Exceptional Communication and Customer Care skills
3. Excellent interpersonal skills.
4. Ability to work in high pressure situations.
5. Exceptional verbal, written and presentation skills.