Job Title: Nurse
Hiring Organization: Jacaranda Maternity
Location – Locality: Nairobi
Location – Region: Kenya
Industry: Healthcare
Job Type: Full Time
Salary: KES
Date Posted: 06/06/2024
The
nurse’s primary responsibility is to provide neonatal care coordination of care
plans for high-risk neonates in the newborn unit. The nurse will also function
as a member of the midwife team in the low risk setting as dictated by patient
volume and clinical need and will be responsible for providing and maintaining
high standards of professional nursing care to all clients while ensuring
consistent provision of efficient and ethical care to support in achieving
quality health service delivery.
About Jacaranda Maternity
Jacaranda
Maternity is redesigning the future of healthcare in East Africa for patients
who need it most. Our hospital in Nairobi is changing the way maternal
healthcare is provided by developing better ways to provide high-quality,
patient-centred maternity care at affordable prices. Currently, we see over
3,000 clients a month. We have won global and local recognition, including from
the Centre for Health Market Innovations, the Gates Foundation, Savings Lives
at Birth, and Innovations in Healthcare – and our facility has been
independently rated as among the highest quality in Kenya.
We have
big ambitions and require Nurses/Midwives with Neonatal Care experience.
Reporting to our Nurse-in-Charge, we are looking for someone highly motivated
and willing to take a lot of initiative and with a passion for providing
quality care to our clients as well as be responsible for the medical and
health care of children.
Will you
join us and help transform maternal and new-born health care in East Africa?
Education
Hold a
diploma or degree in nursing from a recognized university/(medical training)
college.
Hold an
active Nursing licence from the Nursing Council of Kenya.
Experience
Position
holder should have at least 5 years’ experience in Maternity or MCH/FP working
as a licensed Nurse/Midwife in a busy maternity institution and experience in
working as a start-up maternity facility.
Position
holder should have at least 2 years experience working in a busy NBU.
Experience
caring for high-risk conditions including hypertension/preeclampsia,
gestational diabetes, multiple gestations and history of poor obstetrics
outcomes.
Neonatal/Paediatric
or reproductive health nursing is an added advantage.
Knowledge
and Skills Requirements
Familiarity
with CTG machines, uses and interpretation of CTG strip.
Leadership
experience is an added advantage.
Strong
communication and interpersonal skills and empathy; equally comfortable
providing one-on-one counseling and presenting birth-preparedness education to
groups.
Excellent
analytical reasoning skills and meticulous attention to detail.
Key
Competencies
Commitment
to providing high quality care and excellence.
Ability to work effectively with a team in a culturally diverse environment.
Ability to use initiative to solve problems is a key competence.
Duties and Responsibilities
Nurse/Midwife
Work
requirements and tasks will be guided by the nursing council scope of practice,
department’s Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), hospital protocols, which are
reviewed periodically but will fall broadly in the following Key Responsibility
Areas (KRAs);
Work in
collaboration with the clinical team and the management to implement effective
procedures, rules, regulations that are consistent with the organization values
and policies;
Ensure
adherence to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and protocols for high risk
neonatal clients and overall midwifery services;
Ensure
compliance with established professional and institutional policies,
procedures, rules and regulations;
Provide
comprehensive antenatal care to both low risk and high risk clients, postnatal
care, family planning, deliveries, scrubbing for theatre procedures and other
services for clients at the facility based on Jacaranda Maternity’s clinical
protocols and processes;
Provide
specialized neonatal care to high-risk neonatal clients;
Provide
counselling and background information to patients on specific high-risk
conditions, friendly and helpful service, advice, guidance and education to all
clients;
Ensure
all clients under their care have a good customer experience by providing clear
communication to clients regarding clinic processes in the event of emergencies
or long waits;
Work
closely with Jacaranda Outreach team, peer educators, CHW’s and traditional
birth attendants to perform outreach and marketing activities and education
within the community by maintaining a good relationship;
Maintain
client and hospital operational data using our electronic medical records and
other information systems;
Assessing
a child’s needs and providing initial and continual care;
Neonatal
Care
The nurse
will be responsible for caring for preterm babies, sick neonates and poor birth
outcomes and to promote their wellbeing;
Provide
immediate care for neonates immediately after delivery;
Provide
immediate and continuous care for high risk neonates;
Oversee
care of neonates in the nursery;
Maintain
nursery equipment and tools/instruments;
Educate
parents on newborn care;
Neonatal
resuscitation;
Monitoring
of neonates vital signs;
Administering
medications to neonates;
Oversee
neonatal resuscitation orientation and continuous drills for other staff
working in the NBU;
Any other
duties assigned.
