Providing high standard of nursing care to critically ill patients in line with the hospital’s policies and procedures and accountable for a shift in the section.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Carry out specific tests, analyze, interpret, troubleshoot, and initiate immediate intervention.
- Engage with doctors and other care providers on daily basis regarding patients’ Plan of Care and Care solutions with emphasis on a team- based problem-solving approach to provide unified approach to patient care.
- Administering treatment plans to patients as prescribed.
- Relay accurate information to clinical staff on a patient’s condition.
- Responding to and reporting any abnormal recordings to the person in charge.
- Labeling and dispatching specimens to laboratory promptly and safely.
- Ensure routine duties are done to prepare and clear the ward before admission and after discharge.
- Provide health education to patients and follow up care.
- Address patients’ complaints and emergencies as they arise.
- Carry out patients’ proper orientation within the section.
- Overall supervision of section activities in an assigned shift.
- Mentor junior nurses in the hospital and students attached in the department.
- Any other duty assigned by the supervisor in line with the job description.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS/ QUALIFICATIONS
- Higher Diploma in Critical Care Nursing (KRCCN).
- Diploma in Kenya Registered Community Health Nursing. A degree in Nursing will be an added advantage.
- Minimum of one (1) year of work experience in a critical care unit post-KRCCN training and licensure and 2 years as a general nurse.
- Valid BLS/ACLS certification.
KEY JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Excellent customer service skills
- Competent in nursing skills
- Conversant with International Patient Safety Goals
- Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
- Desire for career development
