Job Title: Perioperative Nurse
Hiring Organization: Premier
Hospital
Location – Locality: Nairobi
Location – Region: Kenya
Industry: Healthcare
Job Type: Full
Time
Salary: KES
Date Posted: 07/11/2024
Premier Hospital is an 82 bed specialized hospital located in
Nyali, Mombasa offering high quality emergency, outpatient and inpatient care.
We have a patient centered culture and our approach is to provide you with
comprehensive healthcare, which is focused on all aspects of your health and
overall well-being. Our service delivery model is anchored on Compassion, Care
and Competence. Our Doctors, Nurses, other Medical Professionals and support
staff will provide you with personal service with great regard to respect and
dignity to ensure that your experience with us is as comfortable as possible.
Job purpose
Providing high standards of Peri-operative care in line with the
hospital’s policies and procedures to deliver safe surgical outcomes and
achieve patient safety goals.
Main
Duties And Responsibilities
- Delivering
comprehensive perioperative care to patients including but not limited to
assessing patient needs, preparing patients for surgery, ensuring patient
safety throughout the perioperative period.
- Assist the
surgeon in the operating room by handling equipment and surgical
instruments, anticipating the surgeon’s needs and maintaining a sterile
environment in the operating theatre.
- Conduct
perioperative assessment, review medical records and ensure all necessary
documents and consents are in order, administer medication as prescribed,
alley anxiety and provide emotional support to patients and their family.
- Monitor patients
vitals assist with anesthesia administration and manage surgical equipment
and surgical supplies during the procedure.
- Provide post
operative care to patients recovering from surgery including not limited
to vital signs monitoring, pain management, incision site and wound care
patient and family health education.
- Responding to
and reporting abnormal recordings to the person in charge.
- Collaborate with
interdisciplinary healthcare teams including surgeons, anesthesiologist
and other perioperative staff to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
- Ensuring proper
documentation, maintaining proper records, confidentiality and handing
over between shifts.
- Assisting the
anesthetist during induction and reversal of anesthesia.
- Implementing
emergency procedure including resuscitation as and when necessary.
Minimum
Requirements/ Qualifications
- Diploma in
Community Health Nursing.
- Higher Diploma
in Peri-operative Nursing.
- 2 years of
working experience as a nurse and 1 year experience as Peri-operative
nurse.
- A valid BLS and
ACLS certification.
- Valid Nursing
council license.
Key
requirements
- Honesty,
transparency, and integrity
- Excellent
customer service skills.
- Effective
communication skills – listening, oral and written.
- Good
interpersonal skills and a team player.
- Ability to work
under pressure with minimum supervision.
- Good
understanding on IPSG goals.
How To
Apply
If your background, experience
and competence match the above specifications, please send us your application
(cover letter & CV/Resume) quoting the job title on the email subject
(Perioperative Nurse), your current and expected remuneration, testimonials and
full contact details of 3 referees, to careers@premierhospital.org. The
application should be received not later than 5.00pm on 20th July 2024. We
shall ONLY accept ONLINE applications. Interviews will be conducted on a
rolling basis. Due to the high number of applications, only shortlisted
candidates will be contacted.
