Staff Nurse at Mater Hospital

Main Duties

•  Planning, providing, and evaluating nursing care to patients on their individual needs
•  Ensuring patients’ nursing needs such as physical, psychological and mental needs are attended to
•  Providing individually tailored care to patients
•  Assisting patients to perform their ordinary daily activities
•  Monitoring record and report changes in patient’s symptoms
•  Maintaining accurate reports on patients
•  Assessing the needs of patients and planning for nursing care
•  Participating in ward rounds with medical and nursing personnel
•  Assisting medical staff in the examination and treatment of patients
•  Assisting in clinical investigative procedures
•  Orienting and supervising new staff and students
•  Ensuring proper coordination and smooth running of the ward activities
•  Ensuring good communication with patients and other departments for continuity of patient care
•  Maintaining a safe and clean working environment by adhering to set standards and procedures
•  Ensuring that patients discharged from the wards take with them the prescribed drugs and discharge summaries and follow up on any scheduled appointments
•  Participating in quality improvement initiatives within the department and providing reports as required

Required Qualifications for the Position

•  Diploma in KRCHN/KRN/M
•  BSc Nursing
•  Computer Proficiency
•  Registered with NCK with a valid practicing license
•  Minimum experience of 2 years in Nursing