• Application Deadline:
• Position: Registered Nurse - Sangotedo


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND , OND


• Experience 3 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Medical / Healthcare 
  

Purpose of the position 

• 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, diagnosis, planning, intervention, evaluation, and coordination of care for patients across the healthcare continuum involving families.


• Duties include but are not limited to, managing patients with various medical cases.

What you’ll do 

• The Registered Nurse will support EHA Clinics nursing department predominantly to:


• Perform patient assessment using appropriate, problem-focused, and age-specific assessment techniques.


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


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


• Treat patients and families with care and respect while maintaining patient privacy and confidentiality.


• Involve the patient, significant others, and health care providers in the plan of care when appropriate.


• Collaborate with other disciplines through multidisciplinary meetings and care conferences to facilitate patient care and operations.


• Attends to Home care visits when scheduled on-call shift


• Recognize subtle cues to anticipate potential problems.


• Demonstrate the required assessment and therapeutic skills.


• Implement and monitor infection control measures.


• Apply safety measures related to patient care.


• Operate all unit-required equipment safely.


• Ensure the availability and maintenance of supplies and equipment needed for the unit and patient care.


• Accountable for the use of patients’ and the clinic’s resources.


• Accountable to the patient, the organization, the profession, and self.


• Perform clerical duties when needed.


• Provide basic life support when needed.


• Administer medications, monitor desirable and undesirable effects, and intervene appropriately.


• Ensure that patients are provided with appropriate nutrition.


• Manage patients with infectious diseases when applicable.


• Manage pediatric patients with infectious diseases when applicable.


• Travel to patients’ homes to deliver care as required.


• Strictly follow clinical guidelines and standard operating procedures set by the clinic management.


• Provide emotional support and measures to alleviate fear and anxiety.


• Assess patient and family readiness and identify learning needs.


• Lead/encourage multidisciplinary approach for patient’s discharge.


• Develop and implement the teaching plan utilizing patient education manual.


• Document patient and family education.


• Participate in voluntary community health activities to promote, maintain and restore health and prevent diseases.


• Adheres to Policies and Procedures.


• Adheres to EHA Clinics Code of Conduct and ethical standards of the field.

Key Areas of Note 

• Ensure continuing education, training and development is undertaken to meet clinical governance guidelines for Continuing Professional Development and a Personal Development Plan. 


• Keep up to date with relevant medical research, technology, and evidence-based medical practice by attending continuing education courses and professional meetings, reading journals, etc.


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


• Audit of clinical practice and review of relevant literature. 


• Research unusual symptoms and treatment options, through consultation with physicians and other medical specialists.


• Provide literature reviews and the like; review, analyze and determine the significance of a variety of diagnostic test results.

Requirements

• The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required to successfully perform this job.


• Must have current clinical experience in direct patient care and have worked a minimum of 2 years in the last 3 years.


• Must have at least 3 years of postgraduate nursing experience in an accredited University Teaching, Federal Medical Centre, or International hospital.


• Bachelor’s Degree OR Diploma of Nursing from an accredited nursing college, University with High Distinction (Top 10% of graduating class).


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

Key Skills and Attributes

• Hold 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.