Medical Jobs at The Olive Prime Psychological Services

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide support services to service users
• Support the nurses on duty and the clinician while they carry out their duties
• Interact more with patients during their activity schedule.
• Maintain continuous contact with service users in the Facility without ever leaving them unattended to.
• Receive instructions from the nurse in charge of the ward always.
• Complete observation charts and handover checklist
• Ensure the patient’s environment is safe and neat: free from harmful objects; Therapy room should be set and made prepared for next sessions.
• Ensure that electrical appliances e.g. bulbs, Air conditions and other appliances are switched off when not in use.
• Monitor and observe patient closely and report behavioral changes.
• Managing potentially violent and confrontational situations with service users.
• Perform any other duties as assigned by the Nurse or clinicians.
• Training is provided with all expenses reimbursed following successful completion. Previous experience not necessary but may be an added advantage.

Qualifications

• Minimum of SSCE, experience within a health establishment would be considered as an added advantage.

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Job Description

• We are currently on the look-out for exceptional, committed, innovative and highly motivated staff, willing to go an extra mile to support the organization to achieve its core objectives within a confidentiality driven service practice.

Responsibilities

• Observe outpatients daily to identify, interpret, and document physical and emotional status and/or patterns, such as assaultive or suicidal behaviour, and response to treatment or medication.
• Administer psychotropic medications to patients, monitors use, and documents reactions; instruct patients on the purpose, dosage, and side effects of medication, and explain the legal process related to the patient's refusal to take prescribed medication.
• Monitor the number of outpatients present in the facility at certain intervals.
• Inspect the therapy rooms to ensure air conditioner and lights are switched off when service users are not in room
• Ensure that service users on medications are administered the prescribed medication.
• Instruct support workers to see the assessment and safety of service users always during the day.
• Ensure that Scheduled Urine Drug test is taken for patient and recorded appropriately.
  

Qualifications and Requirements

• Applicants must possess BNSC or RPN
• Must Be a Resident in Abuja
• Be male or female between the ages of 22 and 35 years
• Be medically and physically fit.
• Must have 2-3years Working Experience.