Duties & Responsibilities: 

• Patient care: Provide holistic patient care, including physical, mental, and social wellbeing
• Respond to emergencies: Instantly respond to medical emergency and immediately alerting the senior nurse on duty and doctor on duty.
• Administer Medication: Administer prescribed medicine to patients either orally and parenterally and there offer monitoring patients for side effects.
• Monitoring of vital signs: Monitor and document vital signs, hydration status and conduct diagnostic tests. In the case of abnormal finding and seek help from the senior nurses or the doctor on duty.
• Waste management: Dispose of clinical and non-clinical waste safely in accordance with MP Shah Hospital IPC Guidelines on waste management.
• Customer care – Educate patients and family members on treatments and care plans. Answer all of patients and family member questions.
• Liaise with other medical professionals: Work with other medical professional such as surgeons, physicians and physiotherapists that are treating the patient, updating them on the patient status, and receive orders or patient care recommendations.
• Perform routine procedures: Conduct routine activities such as safety checks, IV insertion urinary catheterization and changing of wound dressing.

Qualifications & Requirements 

• Diploma in nursing
• Must be a qualified and Registered Nurse (RN/RM/KRCHN/BSN).
• Must have a valid licensure from the Nursing Council of Kenya.
• Must have a Basic Life Support Certification
• Proficient in Basic computer skills.
• Must have an in-depth understanding of safety guidelines