Duties And Responsibilities
Perform patient assessment using appropriate, problem-focused, and age-specific assessment techniques. Analyze the assessment data, derive nursing interventions, set priorities according to patient needs, formulate a plan of care, implement and evaluate the outcome.
Provide emotional support and measures to alleviate fear and anxiety. Assess patient and family readiness and identify learning needs. Participate in voluntary community health activities to promote, maintain and restore health and prevent diseases.
Provide basic life support when needed. Document all relevant data in the electronic medical record according Administer medications, monitor desirable and undesirable effects, and intervene appropriately.
Administer medications, monitor desirable and undesirable effects, and intervene appropriately. Travel to patients’ homes to deliver care as required. Manage patients with infectious diseases when applicable. Attends to Home care visits when scheduled on-call shift.
Perform clerical duties when needed. Ensure that patients are provided with appropriate nutrition. Manage pediatric patients with infectious diseases when applicable.
Targeted Specialized Knowledge
- Registered Nurse (RN) and Registered Midwife(RM) Certification.
- Active membership of Community Based Organizations (CBO) and/or work within the private health sector is highly desirable.
- Must come from the assigned community and must be able to communicate proficiently in appropriate language of the assigned cluster.
- Hold and maintain a current nursing license to practice in Nigeria.
