Registered Nurse at Caring Habitat

Position Overview

• We seek a compassionate and detail-oriented Nurse, who will be tasked with assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care plans in collaboration with a multidisciplinary healthcare team.

Key Responsibilities
Patient Assessment and Care:

• Effective use of the admission and discharge protocol on the EMR
• Monitor patients’ conditions and assess their needs, provide optimal care and advice.
• Observe and interpret symptoms as well as communicating them to physician.
• Creating individual care plan for patients in collaboration with other team members e.g. medical officers, occupational therapist, physiotherapist, speech therapist, dietitian, etc.
• Accompany In-patient’s on follow up appointment.

Clinical Procedures:

• Perform routine baseline vital signs check e.g. Temperature, Pulse, Respiration, Blood pressure, SPO2, Fasting blood sugar (FBS) on resumption and also at the close of shift.
• Wound care.
• Medication administration as prescribed by physician including; oral, intravenous, intramuscular, suppository, etc.
• Meal; Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) and assisted feed for patient with dysphagia.
• Tracheostomy care.
• Resuscitation; suctioning, administering oxygen and nebulization as prescribed by physician.
• Cannulation: Phlebotomy, monitoring intravenous fluid. Supporting medical officers to collect blood, and other specimen from patient.
• Monitoring Intake and Output chart.
• Routine Nurses ward round, Medical Officer, and or the Clinical Director as applicable.
• Handover and taking over of patients at bed side.
• Report writing.

Safety and Hygiene:

• Maintain excellent hygiene and safety (decontaminating equipment, sanitizing surfaces, autoclave dressing packs and drums for sterile/aseptic procedures.
• Case Incidence; patient’s falls, medication errors, and or any other adverse events.
• “And other duties as assigned by my supervisor, doctor, and or medical consultants”

Professional Development:

• Attend educational workshops, trainings (internal and external) and conferences to expand knowledge and capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelors of Nursing in Nursing services or a related field.
• Minimum of two (2) years of experience in Nursing services.
• Self-motivated, goal-oriented and able to work independently.

Pay Package

• Net salary range of N150,000 – N170,000 / Month.
• Leave Allowance.
• Health Insurance benefit.
• Pension.