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Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital (KUTRRH)
Health care + 1 more
Registered Nurse II
Closed for applications
Description
To provide advanced nursing care to critically ill patients in ICU, HDU, and related units bymonitoring, assessing, and implementing evidence-based interventions to ensure patient safety,recovery, and optimal outcomes.
Key Qualifications and Experience Requirements
i. Diploma in Kenya Registered Community Health Nursing (KRCHN)/Kenya Registered
Nursing (KRN) from a recognized institution.
ii. Higher Diploma in Critical Care Nursing, or its equivalent qualification from a recognized
institution.
iii. Training certificate in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
(ACLS) will be an added advantage.
iv. Registration by the Nursing Council of Kenya.
v. Valid practicing license as a Critical Care Nurse from the Nursing Council of Kenya.
vi. Proficiency in computer applications.
vii. Compliance with Chapter Six (6) of the Constitution. Reporting to the Nurse In-Charge in the area of deployment, the position holder will be responsible
for the following:
i. Delivering quality nursing care to crucially ill patients in accordance with the set Nursing
Standards and as per the policies and procedures of the hospital.
ii. Receiving patients in critical conditions that are referred to the unit.
iii. Setting up and monitoring medical equipment and devices such as cardiac monitors,
mechanical ventilators and alarms, oxygen delivery devices, transducers or pressure linesidentifying malfunctioning equipment or devices and reporting the same to the biomedicalengineering team.
iv. Monitoring patients for their progress and changes in status and indications of health
conditions such as sepsis or shock and institute appropriate interventions together with
medical specialists.
v. Administering the prescribed therapeutic procedures based upon patients' clinical status and
assess patients' pain levels or sedation requirements.
vi. Conduct pulmonary assessments to identify abnormal respiratory patterns or breathing
sounds that indicate medical conditions of patients.
vii. Monitor patients' fluid intake and outlet to detect any emerging problems such as fluid and
electrolyte imbalances among patients.
viii. Documenting patients' medical histories and assessment findings, compiling and analyzing
data obtained from monitoring or diagnostic tests.
ix. Participating in the development, review, or evaluation of critical care nursing practice
protocols.
x. Any other duties as may be assigned.Start hiring with Fuzu
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