Nurse at Care Best Initiative (CBI)

Job Profile

• The successful candidate must be a qualified and registered Nurse with skills to coordinate care for every patient.
• He/she will be responsible for managing the individualized patient care by promoting and restoring patients’ health through the nursing process; collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary team members; providing physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families; and supervising assigned team members.

Responsibilities
The successful candidate will perform the following functions:

• Assessing and planning nursing care requirements
• Providing pre- and post- operation care
• Monitoring and administering medication and intravenous infusions
• Routinely checking patient vital signs and recording accordingly
• Assist in medical or surgical procedures as needed.
• Perform wound care
• Maintain confidentiality in matters relating to patient and family members
• Providing emotional support to patients and relatives.
• Writing reports.
• The tasks and responsibilities defined in this job description are non-exhaustive and can evolve depending on the project’s needs. The employee could be requested to perform other tasks as his/her line manager may judge necessary.

Qualifications / Experience

• Possess any of the following qualifications – RN qualifications.
• Must have a minimum of 1 year professional experience; especially with primary health care services
• Valid practicing license from Nursing & Midwifery Council of Nigeria

Skills and Competencies Required:

• Excellent skills in Clinical Nursing services.
• Experience with primary healthcare services in the community setting, as well as community education, advocacy, and mobilization skills.
• Good relationship management/ interpersonal skills, as well as interpersonal communication skills 
• Ability to work as a team member and be able to function independently on the job whenever necessary.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality on patients’ medical records
• Ability to cope with stress and to organize and prioritize workload
• Can speak English and Hausa fluently with the ability to multitask and work with minimal supervision.
• Must be computer literate and proficient in using the Microsoft Office Suite at the minimum. Other computer skills will be of added advantage.