• Application Deadline: Sun, 7 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: Registered Nurse


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 1 year


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Medical / Healthcare 
  

Summary of Job

• The Registered Nurse provides direct and indirect care for assigned patients in various nursing units and home visits per scheduled shift.


• The Registered Nurse is primarily responsible for professional performance and safe patient care.


• The role encompasses nursing assessment,  planning, intervention, evaluation, and coordination of care for patients across the healthcare continuum involving families.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

Duties

• Perform patient assessment using appropriate, problemfocused, and agespecific assessment techniques.


• Analyze the assessment data, derive nursing interventions, set priorities according to patients needs, formulate a plan of care, implement and evaluate the outcome.


• Document all relevant data in the electronic medical record according to clinic standards.


• Attends to Home care visits when scheduled oncall shift


• Implement and monitor infection control measures.


• Ensure that patients are provided with appropriate nutrition.


• Must have excellent customer service skills and communication skills


• Must be able to plan and perform daily activities in an organized manner.


• Must be kind, compassionate, dedicated and patient.


• Must have the ability to handle different kinds of emotions as well as manage on the job stress.

Professional Development:

• LECC requires all staff to keep their knowledge and skills up to date


• S/he is expected to continue to learn throughout their career at LECC through continuing professional development (CPD).


• The professional body relating to specialist areas will have information on the type of CPD to be carried out and how much should be completed each year.


•  Perform a variety of research and analysis tasks associated with improvement of clinical care, medical diagnosis, and treatment where appropriate.

Qualifications & Training

• Candidates should possess an HND qualification


• Hold and maintain a current nursing license to practice in Nigeria.

Work Experience:

• Must have current clinical experience in direct patient care and have worked a minimum of 1 year.

Key Skills and Attributes:

• Computer literacy


• Excellent Communication


• Working Under Pressure


• Humane, Empathetic and Supportive Bedside Manner


• Leadership and Teamwork


• Problem solving and Initiative


• Time Management and Organization


• Attention to Detail


• Knowledge and skills to provide vaccination.


• Knowledge and skills to perform minor trauma care including suturing, plaster casting, I&D, debridement etc.


• Knowledge and skills to stabilize trauma patients prior to transport to a higher level of care.