Job Title: Clinical
Nurse
Hiring Organization: M.P
Shah Hospital
Location – Locality: Nairobi
Location – Region: Kenya
Industry: Health
Job Type: Full
Time
Salary: KES
Competitive
Date Posted: 01/18/2024
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:
Patient
care: Provide holistic patient care, including physical, mental, and
social wellbeing
Respond
to emergencies: Instantly respond to medical emergency and immediately
alerting the senior nurse on duty and doctor on duty.
Administer
Medication: Administer prescribed medicine to patients either orally and
parenterally and there offer monitoring patients for side effects.
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.
Assist in
Surgical operation: Prepare patient for complex procedures and
assist doctors during the procedures as prescribed.
Waste
management: Dispose of clinical and non-clinical waste safely in accordance
with MP Shah Hospital IPC Guidelines on waste management.
Customer
care – Educate patients and family members on treatments and care
plans. Answer all of patients and family member questions.
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.
Perform
routine procedures: Conduct routine activities such as
safety checks, IV insertion urinary catheterization and changing of wound
dressing.
Qualifications
& Requirements
Diploma
in nursing
Higher
Diploma in Kenya Registered Perioperative Nursing.
Must be a
qualified and Registered Nurse (RN/RM/KRCHN/BSN).
Must have
a valid licensure from the Nursing Council of Kenya.
How To
Apply
Interested
and qualified candidates in the above position are encouraged to forward their
CVs and application letters to recruitment@mpshahhospital.org on
or before 26th January 2024.
