Nursing Officers at St Francis Community Hospital

Ref:Stfch/Dec/RN-01

No of Positions: 12

Other Responsibilities

• Assessing, planning, implementing nursing interventions and evaluating patient’s outcomes.
• Providing health education and counselling to patients/clients.
• Referring patients and clients appropriately.
• Facilitating patients’ admission and initiating discharge plans.
• Maintaining records/Documentation on patients/client’s health condition and care.
• Ensuring a tidy and safe clinical environment.
• Ensuring that the privacy of the patients is respected and the result of the investigations and consultation are confidential.
• Order drugs and medical materials as necessary for the day and night duty as per the doctor’s prescription.
• Follow Doctor Prescription and ensure that all the procedures/Tests requested by the Doctor are done for the patient.
• Ensuring that the ward is clean (in and outside).
• Taking the Doctor/Consultant for the Ward round and assist whenever there is a procedure to be done.
• Properly handover to the next colleagues in the nursing Station and take him/her round to physically see the patients.
• Notifying the Supervisor in case of shortage, changes to be done and any problems in the ward.
• Always maintaining professionalism, honesty, truthfulness, adhere to nursing ethics and be committed when delivering services.
• Assisting in emergency nursing procedures necessary for promote control of changes in patient(s) physical conditions.
• Ability to perform the techniques of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, accurately and effectively.
• Keeping abreast of changing techniques in critical accurate nursing and maintaining high level of professionalism.
• Ensuring economic use of equipment and supplies.

Job Qualifications and Requirements

• Must be a holder of a Diploma in KRCHN from a recognized institution
• Must have Registration Certificate from Nursing Council of Kenya.
• Must have a valid practicing license.
• Must have strong commitment to care of patients and general customer service.
• Must have good communication skills.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience.
• Be computer literate.
• Experience in theatre and ICU nursing will be an added advantage
• Must have a Certificate in BLS  
• ACLS Certification will be an added advantage
• Experience in Laparoscopy will be an added advantage