Nova Medi-Clinic (NMC) is a multi-specialist care center that is a one-stop-shop for healthcare needs in a user-friendly environment. At Nova Medi-Clinic we hold our patient’s hands to achieve the desired results and best outcomes.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Nursing Officer
Location: Maitama, Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Description
- 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.
- 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 the 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.
- 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 information / directives as recommended.
- Manage patients with infectious diseases when applicable.
- Functions within scope of practice delineated by the hospital and demonstrate reliability in meeting deadline and completing responsibility.
- Complies with hospital policies and procedures which include health and safety standards while performing work assignment with minimum supervision and guidance.
- Demonstrates ability to set goals, assign priorities, anticipate problems, establish limits and achieve quality results.
- Functions as a patient advocate-assuring patient’s right to information and ensuring right of drug administration in a timely manner.
- Independently monitors stages of labour and neonatal resuscitation.
- Completes and documents initial and ongoing assessment using the appropriate technique for handover and take over seamless procedure.
- Promotes good public image for the profession and hospital, effectively expresses self, listens attentively and creates a climate of open communication, respects confidentiality and privacy.
- Any other duties that may be assigned from time to time.
Requirements
- Registered Nurse qualification (Single Qualified Nurses are encouraged to apply).
Experience:
- Minimum of 2 year experience assisting nurses.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision.
Salary
N90,000 – N110,000 / month.
Application Closing Date
30th April, 2024.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and relevant credentials to: medicalrecruitafrica@gmail.com using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.