General Nurse - Private Wing

Person Specification:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
  
• A valid nursing council of Kenya license
  
• Up to date BLS, ACLS/ATLS certificate
  
• 2 years’ experience in nursing
  
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  
• Attention to detail
  
• Result Oriented
  
• Customer focus
  

• Ensure proper inventory of the available equipment on a daily basis and ensure that they are in good working condition. Report any malfunction to Bio-Medical Technician/Unit Manager
  
• Ensure the unit is financially viable and demonstrate growth through; Offering quality care to patients and ensuring good working relationship with our stakeholders
  
• Record all sentinel incidents/events and report within 24 hours using the provided tools
  
• Maintain and enforce infection control standards per the hospital manual and observe the infection control bundles (SSI, VAP, CAUTI and CLABSI) where applicable.
  
• Daily compilation of government reports and submitting them to the Unit Manager (leprosy, cholera, maternal deaths etc)
  
• Active participation in ward rounds and receive handover reports from the outgoing nurse on shift
  
• Proper documentation of patient notes and review; consulting with fellow clinicians, consultants when need be.
  
• Ensure that all diagnostic requests (lab and radiology) have patient’s clinical information.
  
• Ensure patients safety following the 6 International Patient Safety Goals (IPSGs)
  
• Provides patient and family education/teaching applicable to the patients’ medical condition.
  
• Organize emergency trolley for easy use during resuscitation, drugs and supplies are well stocked, damaged equipment is removed and reported promptly