Job Title: General Nurse
Hiring Organization: Avenue Healthcare
Location – Locality: Kisumu
Location – Region: Kenya
Industry: Healthcare
Job Type: Full Time
Salary: KES
Date Posted: 06/11/2024
Avenue
Hospital was founded in 1995 for the purpose of managing the outpatient
department at the Hospital, and to extend medical services to corporate
clientele through an innovative concept of Managed Healthcare.
Job
Objective/ Purpose
Adhere to
Avenue Healthcare’s defined policies, protocols, procedures and standards.
Key Responsibilities
Ensure
proper inventory of the available equipment on a daily basis and ensure that
they are in good working condition. Report any malfunction to Bio-Medical
Technician/Unit Manager.
Ensure
the unit is financially viable and demonstrate growth through;
Offering
quality care to patients and ensuring good working relationship with our
stakeholders
Record
all sentinel incidents/events and report within 24 hours using the provided
tools
Maintain
and enforce infection control standards per the hospital manual and observe the
infection control bundles (SSI, VAP, CAUTI and CLABSI) where applicable.
Daily
compilation of government reports and submitting them to the Unit Manager
(leprosy, cholera, maternal deaths etc)
Active
participation in ward rounds and receive handover reports from the outgoing
nurse on shift
Proper
documentation of patient notes and review; consulting with fellow clinicians,
consultants when need be.
Ensure
that all diagnostic requests (lab and radiology) have patient’s clinical
information.
Ensure
patients safety following the 6 International Patient Safety Goals (IPSGs)
(patient identification, effective communication, safety of high alert
medication, ensure correct site procedure and surgery, reduce the risk of
healthcare associated infections, reduce the risk of patient harm resulting
from falls)
Ensure
patients safety following the 6 International Patient Safety Goals (IPSGs)
Provides
patient and family education/teaching applicable to the patients’ medical
condition.
Organize
emergency trolley for easy use during resuscitation, drugs and supplies are
well stocked, damaged equipment is removed and reported promptly
Update
doctors/consultants on patient’s progress and any critical values as soon as
they are available
Ensure
all the relevant consultants have explained procedures and have obtained
consent.
Complete
official checklists for all patients prior to procedures (theatre, radiology,
renal)
Ensure
patient privacy and confidentiality is maintained at all times, as per policy.
Participate
in emergency response
Drug
administration.
Adhere to
the 10 rights of drug administration (right patient, medication, dosage, route,
time, documentation, client education, assessment, evaluation and client
refusal of treatment)
Submit
all new drug orders to pharmacy promptly and STAT doses given within 30 minutes
Keep
D.D.A. drugs safe and drug register properly per unit requirements
Ensure
all verbal prescriptions should be signed within 24 hours by the respective
doctor per the hospital policy.
Ensure
all treatment sheets have patients biodata including information on drug
allergies.
Any other
duty as assigned by your immediate supervisor in line with the job description
Person
Specification
A nursing
higher diploma, desirable Bachelor of Science in Nursing
A valid
nursing council of Kenya license
Up to
date BLS, ACLS/ATLS certificate
2 years’
experience in nursing
Excellent
interpersonal and communication skills
Attention
to detail
Result
Oriented
Customer
focus
Reliable
