Nursing Specialists - 10 Posts at Narok County Public Service Board

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assessing, planning, implementing nursing interventions and evaluate patient’soutcomes
• Diagnosing common health conditions, prescribe and administer treatment; providingappropriate healthcare service including Integrated Management of ChildhoodIllnesses(IMCI), Integrated Management of Adolescents and Adulthood illnesses(IMAI), immunization and reproductive health
• Providing health education and counselling to patients/clients and communityonidentified health needs
• Referring patients and clients appropriately
• Facilitating patients’ admission and initiating discharge plans; maintainingrecordsonpatients/client’s health condition and care
• Ensuring tidy and safe clinical environment; conducting home visits, providinghome-based care services and following up on discharged patients/clients toprovidecontinuity of care
• Conducting clinical teaching and assessment of nursing staff and students; evaluatinghealthcare outcomes on patients/clients and preparing individualised report
• Conducting assessment of school health needs, planning, implementing interventionsand preparing periodic reports; conducting occupational health needs assessmentandmaking appropriate recommendations
• Managing a service delivery unit
• Ensuring effective utilisation and safety of assigned medical supplies andequipment;and implementing recommendations of research findings for improvement of nursingcare

Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, an officer must have: -

• Served in the grade of Registered Nurse 1 for a minimum period of three (3) years
• Higher Diploma in either Kenya Registered Peri-operative NursingorKenyaRegistered Nephrology Nursing
• Registration Certificate issued by the Nursing Council of Kenya
• Valid practising license from the Nursing Council of  Kenya
• Certificate in Supervisory Skills Course lasting not less than two (2) weeksorequivalent from a recognized institution will be an added advantage