Principal Registered Clinical Officer I (Anaesthesists) at Ministry of Health

No of Positions: FIVE (5) POSTS V/NO.39/2020                                                                                                       

Basic Salary Scale         : Kshs 37,070 – Kshs.49, 950 p.m.   (CSG 10/JG ‘K’)
 
 Requirement for Appointment For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:

• a Bachelors Degree in either Nursing or Midwifery from a recognized institution; 
• Certificate in Field Epidemiology course lasting not less than three months;
• Registration Certificate issued by the Nursing Council of Kenya; 
• Valid practicing license from the Nursing Council of Kenya.

Duties and Responsibilities

• providing holistic care by carrying out risk 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;  (vii) carrying out therapeutic communication with the patient/client;
• conducting community health risk assessment and providing outcome based interventions; 
• documenting interventions and nursing outcomes; 
• participating in quality improvement and quality assurance procedures; and 
• diagnosing common health conditions and recommending necessary