Nursing Officer I - 4 Posts at Kwale County Government

Job Summary:

The County Public Service Board Wishes to recruit competent and qualified persons on permanent and pensionable terms to fill the following positions in the department of Health Services.

Duties And Responsibilities:

Duties and responsibilities

• Providing holistic care by carrying outrisk identification and assessment of an individual throughout the lifespan
• 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 care environment for client/patient
• Carrying out patient audits to improve client/patient care; collaborating and maintaining effective working relationships among interdisciplinary teams to support client/patient and their families
• Carrying out therapeutic communication with the patient/client
• Conducting community health risk assessment and providing outcome basedinterventions;
• Documenting interventions and nursing outcomes; participatingin quality improvement and quality assurance procedures
• Diagnosingcommon health conditions and recommending necessary interventions
• Any other relevant duty and responsibility within the County Health Department

Qualifications:

Requirements For Appointment

• Bachelor’s Degree in either Nursing or Midwifery from a recognized institution
• Valid Practicing license from the Nursing Council of Kenya
• Registration Certificate issued by the Nursing Council of Kenya
• Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution