HMO Nurse at Olive Multi-Specialist Hospital

Job Description/Responsibilities

• Provision of hands-on care to patients by administering medications, managing intravenous lines, observing and monitoring patients' conditions, maintaining records and communicating with doctors.
• Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients.
• Advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management give direction and supervision to nurse aides and home health aides.
• Provide emotional support to patients and patients' family members and educate patients and the general public on disease management, special diet plans and medical conditions.
• Help patients and their families understand how to manage their diseases or health issues and provide information on home care after their treatment and teach individuals how to self-administer medication or complete other self-care tasks.
• Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records
• Monitor, record and report symptoms and changes in patients' conditions
• Observe and record patients' vital signs
• Prepare patients for surgery and assist with procedures
• Prepare rooms, sterile instruments, equipment and supplies
• Maintains continuity among nursing teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs
• Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations, calling for assistance from health care support personnel
• Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations
• Maintains a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information

Qualification and Requirements

• A minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Nursing from a reputable university, professional qualification would be an advantage.
• Registered nurse
• NYSC Discharged Certificate
• Minimum of three years working experience.

Skills:

• Sound knowledge on health insurance policy and process (HMO)
• Knowledge of the medications to be provided to the patients
• Good communications skills
• Ability to access the patient's needs quickly is very important in such critical cases
• Respond promptly to emergency situations and take appropriate decisions
• Should be comfortable working in various settings.