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  • Posted: Mar 24, 2023
    Deadline: Not specified
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    EHA Clinics is a world-class primary health care service provider located in Nigeria. We aim to bridge the gap between patients and primary healthcare services in any setting: the clinic, the home or through innovative online and mobile solutions. All of our clinics are equipped with the latest healthcare technologies, and the most dedicated team of healt...
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    Registered Nurse

    Purpose of this position

    • The Registered Nurse provides direct and indirect care for assigned patients in various nursing units and home visits per scheduled shift.
    • The Registered Nurse is primarily responsible for professional performance and safe patient care.
    • The role encompasses nursing assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, evaluation, and coordination of care for patients across the healthcare continuum involving families.
    • Duties include but are not limited to, managing patients with various medical cases.

    Job Responsibilities

    The Registered Nurse will support the nursing department predominantly to:

    • Perform patient assessment using appropriate, problem-focused, and age-specific assessment techniques.
    • Analyze the assessment data, derive nursing interventions, set priorities according to patient needs, formulate a plan of care, and implement and evaluate the outcome.
    • Document all relevant data in the electronic medical record according to clinic standards.
    • Treat patients and families with care and respect while maintaining patient privacy and confidentiality.
    • Involve the patient, significant others, and health care providers in the plan of care when appropriate.
    • Collaborate with other disciplines through multidisciplinary meetings and care conferences to facilitate patient care and operations.
    • Attends to Home care visits when scheduled on-call shift
    • Recognize subtle cues to anticipate potential problems.
    • Demonstrate the required assessment and therapeutic skills.
    • Implement and monitor infection control measures.
    • Apply safety measures related to patient care.
    • Operate all unit-required equipment safely.
    • Ensure the availability and maintenance of supplies and equipment needed for the unit and patient care.
    • Accountable for the use of patients and the clinic’s resources.
    • Accountable to the patient, the organization, the profession, and self.
    • Perform clerical duties when needed.
    • Provide basic life support when needed.
    • Administer medications, monitor desirable and undesirable effects, and intervene appropriately.
    • Ensure that patients are provided with appropriate nutrition.
    • Manage patients with infectious diseases when applicable.
    • Manage pediatric patients with infectious diseases when applicable.
    • Travel to patients’ homes to deliver care as required.
    • Strictly follow clinical guidelines and standard operating procedures set by the clinic management.
    • Provide emotional support and measures to alleviate fear and anxiety.
    • Assess patient and family readiness and identify learning needs.
    • Lead/encourage multidisciplinary approach for patient’s discharge.
    • Develop and implement the teaching plan utilizing the patient education manual.
    • Document patient and family education.
    • Participate in voluntary community health activities to promote, maintain and restore health and prevent diseases.
    • Adheres to Policies and Procedures.
    • Adheres to the REACH program Code of Conduct and ethical standards of the field.

    Key Areas of Note 

    • Ensure continuing education, training and development is undertaken to meet clinical governance guidelines for Continuing Professional Development and a Personal Development Plan. 
    • Keep up to date with relevant medical research, technology, and evidence-based medical practice by attending continuing education courses and professional meetings, reading journals, etc.
    • Perform a variety of research and analysis tasks associated with the improvement of clinical care, medical diagnosis, and treatment where appropriate.
    • Audit of clinical practice and review of relevant literature. 
    • Research unusual symptoms and treatment options, through consultation with physicians and other medical specialists.
    • Provide literature reviews and the like; review, analyze and determine the significance of a variety of diagnostic test results.

    Requirements

    The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required to successfully perform this job.

    • Must have current clinical experience in direct patient care and have worked a minimum of 2 years in the last 3 years.
    • Must have at least 3 years of postgraduate nursing experience in an accredited University Teaching, Federal Medical Centre, or International hospital.
    • Bachelor’s Degree OR Diploma of Nursing from an accredited nursing college, University with High Distinction (Top 10% of graduating class).
    • Hold and maintain a current nursing license to practice in Nigeria.

    NB: SCAN AND UPLOAD IN ONE DOCUMENT THE FOLLOWING BELOW

    • Valid license
    • Curriculum Vitae
    • Registration Certificate
    • License to practice
    • graduation certificate

    Key Skills and Attributes

    • Computer literacy
    • Excellent Communication
    • Working Under Pressure
    • Humane, Empathetic and Supportive Bedside Manner
    • Leadership and Teamwork
    • Problem solving and Initiative
    • Time Management and Organization
    • Attention to Detail 

    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to EHA Clinics on www.eha.ng to apply

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