School Nurse at Kitengela International School

Job Summary

The overall purpose of this job is to provide quality nursing services and patient care to students and staff at Kitengela International Schools in line with established protocols and quality management standards.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Implement infection control measures to provide a safe environment for students, staff and others;
• Protect all confidential information concerning the patients;
• Investigate patients’ complaints promptly in accordance with the school procedure and
• inform teachers on duty or the operations manager of key information that need to be escalate to administration purposes;
• Ensure accurate documentation, proper record keeping and storage for continuity, quality and future reference;
• Observe patient’s needs and requirements and assist where appropriate in providing care to meet those needs in line with the total care plan of the patient;
• Assist external medical staff in the overall care of the patient and to ensure the prescribed treatment is given in case where the case has been referred to external facilities;
• Maintain personal contact with patients ensuring that they understand their treatment and that their needs are met as far as possible;
• Make adequate arrangements to ensure that patients receive appropriate care and support; and
• Any other responsibilities assigned to the jobholder by the supervisor from time to time.

Qualifications

• Diploma in Nursing from a recognized institution.
• Must be a registered with the Nursing Council of Kenya with a valid practicing licence
• Minimum of 2 year nursing experience

Desired Competencies and Attributes

• Knowledge and ability to classify diseases
• Ability to understand patients’ needs
• Ability to work well with clinical professionals at all levels
• Ability to work for long hours under pressure
• Ability to provide patient care with empathy
• Time management skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Basic counselling skills
• Decision making and judgement skills
• Ability to do detailed reports