M.P Shah Hospital is looking to recruit a professional, and evidence-driven person for a vacancy in Surgery Department, as a Clinical Nurse.
Reporting to the Nurse Manager Surgery Department, the overall purpose of this role is to provide general nursing care to patients suffering from general medical or surgical conditions
Duties & Responsibilities:
1. Patient care: Provide holistic patient care, including physical, mental, and social wellbeing
2. Respond to emergencies: Instantly respond to medical emergency and immediately alerting the senior nurse on duty and doctor on duty.
3. Administer Medication: Administer prescribed medicine to patients either orally and parenterally and there offer monitoring patients for side effects.
4. Monitoring of vital signs: Monitor and document vital signs, hydration status and conduct diagnostic tests. In the case of abnormal finding and seek help from the senior nurses or the doctor on duty.
5. Assist in Surgical operation: Prepare patient for complex procedures and assist doctors during the procedures as prescribed.
6. Waste management: Dispose of clinical and non-clinical waste safely in accordance with MP Shah Hospital IPC Guidelines on waste management.
7. Customer care – Educate patients and family members on treatments and care plans. Answer all of patients and family member questions.
8. Liaise with other medical professionals: Work with other medical professional such as surgeons, physicians and physiotherapists that are treating the patient, updating them on the patient status, and receive orders or patient care recommendations.
9. Perform routine procedures: Conduct routine activities such as safety checks, IV insertion urinary catheterization and changing of wound dressing.
Qualifications & Requirements
1. Diploma in nursing
2. Higher Diploma in Kenya Registered Perioperative Nursing.
3. Must be a qualified and Registered Nurse (RN/RM/KRCHN/BSN).
4. Must have a valid licensure from the Nursing Council of Kenya.
Interested and qualified candidates in the above position are encouraged to forward their CVs and application letters to [email protected] on or before 30th April 2024.