Nursing Officer (5 Positions) at Moi Teaching & Referral Hospital

REF: MTRH/HR/01/08/2023

Job Purpose

• Implement the Nursing Act, Cap 257 of Revised Edition 2012 [1985]. Provide holistic,
• preventive, curative, rehabilitative and palliative health care services using the nursing process
• to meet health needs of clients/patients at the Hospital. Collaborate with other members of the
• health care team in providing health care interventions. Carry out research in nursing health
• care. Maintain nursing records and confidentiality of information relating to patients/clients.
• Provide safe patient care in a conducive environment.

Responsibilities

Nursing Officer Responsibilities include:

• Providing holistic care by carrying out risk identification and assessment of an individual;
• Performing a comprehensive physical examination within various settings;
• Assessing, formulating, planning and implementing evidence-based nursing care for client/patient;
• Creating and maintaining a safe nursing environment for client/patient;
• Carrying out clinical audits to improve client/patient care;
• Collaborating and maintaining effective working relationship among interdisciplinary
• teams to support client/patients and their families;
• Documenting interventions and nursing outcomes;
• Conducting a community health risk assessment and providing outcome based interventions;
• Participating in quality improvement and quality assurance procedures;
• Referring patients and clients appropriately;
• Facilitating patients’ admission and initiating discharge plans;
• Maintaining records on patients/clients personal and health conditions/care;
• Following up on convalescing patients referred from other facilities for continuity of care;
• Conducting assessment of hospital health needs, plan, implement interventions and preparing periodic reports;
• Conducting occupational health needs assessment, planning, implementing, evaluating,
• making recommendations and preparing periodic reports; and
• Conducting desk review, collecting data and implementing recommendations of the findings for improvement of nursing care.

Minimum Requirements

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing or midwifery or its equivalent from a recognized institution.
• Registration certificate issued by the Nursing Council of Kenya.
• 2023 Valid practising license from the Nursing Council of Kenya.
• Must have worked for a minimum period of five (5) years.
• Proficiency in computer applications.

Competencies

• Interpersonal skills
• Decision making and problem solving skills
• Target setting
• Planning and organizing the job
• High standards of professional ethics
• Administrative and supervisory skills
• Responsive, prompt and effective provision of services
• Effective communication skills
• Influencing persuasion and negotiation
• Team player
• Proactive