Nursing Officer at Oasis Healthcare

General Description: To provide comprehensive medical and nursing services to all patients in order to assist them regain good health. To promote and restore patients’ health by completing the nursing process; collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary team members; providing physical and psychological support to patients, friends and families; supervising assigned team.

Duties and Responsibilities shall include but not limited to

• Identifies patient service requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients and other persons in a position to understand service requirements.
• Maintains nursing guidelines by following the laid down Standard Nursing Policies and procedures.
• Adhere to duty Rosters and Patient Allocation; Assess, Plan and implement nursing care using the Nursing process framework.
• Maintain the nursing ethos as prescribed in the Nurses’ Act Cap 257 of the Laws of Kenya and the Hospital regulations.
• Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.
• Maintain a therapeutic environment with other health and non-health professionals to uplift multi-disciplinary team spirit.
• Promotes patient’s independence by establishing patient care goals; teaching and counseling patient, friends, and family and reinforcing their understanding of disease, medications, and self-care skills.
• Provides information to patients and health care team by answering questions and requests raised by clients.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by following the stipulated nursing guidelines.
• Protects self, patients and employees by strictly adhering to Infection Control Measures.
• Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by monitoring confidential information processing.
• Maintains documentation of patient care services by diligently and faithfully filling all necessary patient documentation.
• Achieves financial objectives by utilizing available resources, using medical equipment correctly and billing promptly services offered.
• Update inventories daily and ensure emergency equipment are updated on a daily basis.

Job Requirements

• A Diploma/Degree in Nursing.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision.
• Computer literate.
• Clinical Skills, customer care, Infection Control, Nursing Skills, Administering Medication, Medical Teamwork, Health Promotion and Maintenance
• Registration by the Nursing Council of Kenya.