Registered Nurse / Mid-Wife at NewGate Hospital

Location: Ikorodu, Lagos

Job Description

• Diagnosing, monitoring and examining women during pregnancy;
• Developing, assessing and evaluating individual programs of care;
• Providing full antenatal care, including screening tests in the hospital, community and the home;
• Identifying high risk pregnancies and making referrals to doctors and other medical specialists;
• Arranging and providing parenting and health education;
• Providing counseling and advice before and after screening and tests;
• Offering support and advice following events such as miscarriage, termination, stillbirth, neonatal abnormality and neonatal death;
• Supervising and assisting mothers in labour, monitoring the condition of the foetus and using knowledge of drugs and pain management;
• Giving support and advice on the daily care of the baby, including breastfeeding, bathing and making up feeds;
• Liaising with agencies and other health and social care professionals to ensure continuity of care;

Requirements

• Candidates should possess Bachelor's Degree with 2-5 years work experience
• RN or RM or RNM in Nursing is required.