Perioperative Nurse at Lagoon Hospitals

Location: Ikoyi, Lagos

Reports to: Operating Theatre Manager & Head of Nursing

Job Description
This role is responsible for assisting clients and patients undergoing surgery restore and sustain their health and wellbeing.

Summary of Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain the theatre for all surgical procedures
• Provides nursing care to patients undergoing surgery
• Instruct and supervise ward assistants in preparing, sterilizing and caring for theatre equipment and supplies
• Documenting and maintaining concise and complete records and report
• Conduct preoperative and post-operative checks
• Clean and restore equipment and work areas, leaving them suitable for future use thus maintaining a clean and safe environment always
• Performing procedures such as monitoring of vital signs with necessary follow up, administering medication, wound dressings, IV placement and providing other assistance as required
• Comply with the use of Standard Operating Procedures and policies and quality standards.

Key Result Areas/ Performance Goals:

• Ensuring proper marking of surgical sites
• Reduction in infection rate
• Incidence reporting and adequate documentation
• Triage
• Use of SOPS / adherence to quality standards.

Job Qualifications

• RN, RPON (Registered Peri-Operative Nursing Diploma)
• Valid Peri-Operative Nursing practice license
• Minimum of 1 year experience.

Core Competencies:

• Basic Life Support skills
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support Skills
• I-CARE attitude (Integrity, Compassion, Attentiveness, Respect, Excellence and Empathy)
• Computer literacy
• Good organizational skills
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Attention to details
• Ability to handle stress and crisis situation.