Staff Nurse at Lagoon Hospitals

Reports to: Matron in charge

Job Description
This role is responsible to for assisting clients and patients sustain and maintain their health and wellbeing.

Summary of Responsibilities

• Implementing nursing care plan for patients in designated work station
• Assist medical team in patients’ diagnosis and treatment
• Performing procedures such as admission & discharge, taking histories, monitoring vital signs with necessary follow up,
• Wound dressings, administering medication, IV placement, insertions and providing other assistance needed
• Prompt incidence reporting and management of patients’ grievances
• Admission and discharge of patients
• Maintain complete and accurate documentation of patients’ encounters.
• Maintaining a clean and safe environment always
• Comply with the use of Standard Operating Procedures and policies / adherence to quality standards.
• Other duties assigned.

Key Result Areas / Performance Goals:

• Nursing care plan and assessment implementation
• Complete and accurate documentation
• Incidence reporting
• Triage
• Use of SOPS / adherence to quality standards

Job Qualifications

• Nursing Diploma / Bachelor’s Degree in General Nursing
• Post Basic Nursing Diploma.
• Valid nursing practicing license
• Minimum of 1 year experience in a related role is desired.

Core Competencies:

• Basic 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 situations.