Jobs at CarePoint Hospitals

Job Summary

• This role is responsible for examining patient’s eyes to diagnose vision problems and eye diseases and test patients’ visual acuity, depth and color perception, and ability to focus and coordinate the eyes.
• The optometrist prescribes eyeglasses and contact lenses and provide vision therapy and low-vision rehabilitation.

Key Result Areas (KRA)
The key result areas of this role are:

Clinical Care:

• Provide basic optometric examinations including: pupillary reflexes, tonometry, keratometry, evaluation of muscle balance, stereopsis, phorias, vergences, slit lamp examination visual acuity, lensometry and indirect ophthalmoscopy to diagnose eye diseases or infections such as glaucoma or colour blindness.
• Perform eye examinations for new and established pediatric or adult patients as well as follow-up exam for established medical patients in the ophthalmology practice.
• Perform triage and screening for acute or unscheduled patients.
• Analyze test results and develop treatment plans.
• Prescribe and supply contact lenses and other visual aid.
• Prescribe ophthalmic medication to treat eye diseases or infections within the scope of practice.
• Provide preoperative and postoperative care to patients undergoing eye surgeries, such as cataract patients, as well as to patients who have had laser vision correction or other eye surgery.
• Appropriately refer patients to ophthalmology subspecialties as indicated by the patients’ needs for care.
• Assist in medication refills for the optical department.

Counseling:

• Educate and counsel patients on contact lens care, visual hygiene, lighting arrangements and safety factors.
• Offer advice and reassurance about vision-related matters to patients.
• Offer help and advice to patients choosing frames and lenses.
• Provide advice on therapeutic procedures to correct or conserve vision.

The Person

• Minimum academic qualification of Doctor of Optometry (OD)
• 3 to 5 years relevant work experience preferably in the Health sector.
• Membership of a relevant professional body such as Nigerian Optometric Association (NOA) or Optometry and Dispensing Optician Board of Nigeria (O.D.O.B.N).
• Knowledge of the Microsoft office package.
• Outstanding communication (oral and written), interpersonal and people management skills.
• Possess high degree of accuracy and attention to details.
• High level of problem solving and critical thinking skills.

Working Conditions

• The Optometrist is required to sit for extended periods of time and operate a variety of specialized optical instruments and equipments and a computer which requires dexterity of hands and fingers.
• The person is required to have fine motor skills and visual acuity.
• The person must also be physically able to engage in constant talking and listening.

Salary
N200,000 - N250,000 Monthly.

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Job Role:

Working as part of a team to deliver babies and provide antenatal and postnatal advice, care and support to women, their babies, their partners and families, plan and provide medical and nursing care to patients in the hospital who are suffering from chronic or acute physical or mental ill health. Promote and restore patients' health by completing the nursing process; collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary team members; providing physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families; supervising assigned team members.

Job Responsibilities:

• RM will examine and monitor pregnant women, assess care requirements and write care plans, and undertake antenatal care in CarePoint hospital.
• Carrying out screening tests, providing information, emotional support and reassurance to women and their partners, taking patient samples, pulses, temperatures and blood pressures, caring for and assisting women in labour.
• Monitoring and administering medication, injections and intravenous infusions during labour, monitoring the foetus during labour.
• Advising about and supporting parents in the daily care of their newborn babies, helping parents to cope with miscarriage, termination, stillbirth and neonatal death.
• Writing records, tutoring younger nurses/midwives
• Assist with checking in patients, doing triage work for doctors and generating initial insurance paperwork.
• Work closely with doctors to keep patients and their family members updated on test results or treatment recommendations.
• Make arrangements for patients that are deemed to need care requiring them to be admitted to the hospital for one night or longer.
• Perform gynecological exams, educate patients on health, nutrition, and family planning
• Take patient vital signs, perform tests to obtain information about patients’ medical conditions.
• Counsel expectant mothers on birthing plans, including hospital care, birthing centers, and other options.
• Provide emotional care for mothers during birth, arrange prenatal planning and care for mothers.
• Prepare for birthing by following all health and safety standards
• Coach mother through birthing process, perform deliveries and assist caesareans, tend to the health and well-being of both the baby and mother during the process.
• Assist surgeons and physicians in caring for the mother during complicated births
• Weigh and measure newborns, monitor patient’s vital signs and heart rate during birth.
• Study patient history and health assessments.
• Communicate stages of birth to family members.
• Explain and demonstrate breastfeeding techniques.
• Monitor patient postpartum and be available for questions or concerns
• Participate in research and further educational opportunities
• Perform CPR or other emergency measures if needed
• Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.
• Promotes patient's independence by establishing patient care goals; teaching patient, friends, and family to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills; answering questions.
• Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; making or recommending necessary adjustments; following hospital and nursing division's philosophies and standards of care set by state board of nursing, state nurse practice act, and other governing agency regulations.
• Resolves patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations; calling for assistance from health care support personnel.
• Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
• Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.
• Maintains continuity among nursing teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs.
• Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.
• Ensures operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques.
• Maintains nursing supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies; using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Maintains a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information; responding to requests; building rapport; participating in team problem-solving methods.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Serves and protects the hospital community by adhering to professional standards, hospital policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements, and Safe Care standards.
• Active Participation in the SafeCare quality improvement activities.
• Any other requirements assigned by HR/Head of Nursing Services 
   

Key Skills & Competencies:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited School of Nursing and Midwifery and certification from the Nigeria Nursing/Midwifery Council.
• Ability to multitask, prioritize, and manage time efficiently
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Compassionate and caring of patients
• Able to work in an intense, concentrated environment
• Calm and cool-headed with a positive attitude
• Able to work nights, weekends, extended hours, and holidays
• Good leadership skills; able to mentor and educate.
• Active Participation in the SafeCare quality improvement activities.
• Strong ability to work well on a team.
• Advanced knowledge of EMRs
• Excellent time management with good interpersonal skills.
• Patient Oriented with excellent counselling skills.
• Excellent communication and people skills.
• Attentive to details.
• Ability to keep patients calm and focus under pressure.
• Critical thinking skills.
• Exceptional organizational and leadership skills.
• Aptitude in resolving issues and conflicts.

Excellent listening skills.

• Ability to show sensitivity and empathy.
• Ability to remain focus, patient and calm under pressure.
• Ability to cope with emotional situations