Registered Nurse at Neema Hospital

Main purpose of the job

Reporting to the Senior Nursing Officer, the majour roles for this position will be 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 and supervising assigned team members.

Duties and responsibilities

1. Identify patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients and other persons in a position to understand care requirements.
2. Establish a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.
3. Promote patient's independence by establishing patient care goals; teaching patient, friends, and family to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills; answering questions.
4. Assure quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; making or recommending necessary adjustments; following hospital and nursing division's philosophies and standards of care set by state board of nursing, state nurse practice act, and other governing agency regulations.
5. Resolve patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.
6. Maintain safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations; calling for assistance from health care support personnel.
7. Protect patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
8. Document patient care services by charting in patient and department records.
9. Maintains continuity among nursing teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs.
10. Maintain patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential. title: nurse, registered
11. Ensure operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques.
12. Maintain nursing supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies; using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.
13. 13.  Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
14. 14.  Maintain a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information; responding to requests; building rapport; participating in team problem- solving methods.
15. 15.  Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
16. 16.  Performing any other duties assigned by the supervisor

Requirements for Appointment

• Be a Kenyan citizen;
• Be a holder of Diploma in any of the following disciplines: Kenya Registered Community Health Nursing, Kenya Registered Nursing, Kenya Registered Midwifery, Kenya Registered Nursing/Midwifery or Kenya Registered Nursing/Mental Health and Psychiatry from a recognized institution;
• Be a member of Nursing Council of Kenya;
• Possess a valid practicing license from Nursing Council of Kenya;
• Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution;
• Satisfy the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya 2010.

Key deliveries:

1. Provision of quality services
2. Growth in outpatient and inpatient numbers

Skills

1. Good analytical skills
2. Self-initiative
3. Clinical Skills,
4. Infection Control skills,
5. Nursing Skills, Physiological Knowledge,
6. Administering Medication,
7. Multi-tasking, Listening, Excellent Communication skills,
8. Health Promotion and Maintenance
9. Active team player with good interpersonal skills