Registered Nurse Job in Kenya

Aug 23, 2016

Position: Registered Nurse
 

The Role: To work in the company’s hospital programme. S/he must be mature, have a bit of experience in sales and marketing and midwifery.
 

Responsibilities:

• Identify patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients and other persons in a position to understand care requirements.


• Establish a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological and spiritual support to patients, friends and families.


• Promote patient"s independence by establishing patient care goals; teaching patient, friends, and family to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills; answering questions.


• Assure quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; making or recommending necessary adjustments; following hospital and nursing division"s philosophies and standards of care set by state board of nursing, state nurse practice act, and other governing agency regulations.


• Resolve patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.


• Maintain safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations; calling for assistance from health care support personnel.


• Protect patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.


• Document patient care services by charting in patient and department records.


• Maintain continuity among nursing teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs.


• Maintain patient confidence and protect operations by keeping information confidential.


• Ensure operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer"s instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques.


• Maintain nursing supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies; using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.


• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.


• Maintain a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information; responding to requests; building rapport; participating in team problem-solving methods.


• Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Qualifications:

• Degree/Diploma in Nursing & Public Health


• Diploma in midwifery


• Registration with KNC would be preferred


• At least 2 years experience in company health programmes or related field.


• Knowledge and experience in sales and marketing would be very beneficial

Skills

• Clinical Skills


• Bedside Manner


• Infection Control


• Nursing Skills


• Physiological Knowledge


• Administering Medication


• Medical Teamwork


• Multi-tasking


• Listening


• Verbal Communication


• Health Promotion and Maintenance

Apply to mary.mweni@cdl.co.ke

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted