Theatre Nurse

Minimum Qualifications:

• Diploma in Registered Community Health Nursing
  
• Registered by the Nursing Council of Kenya Possess a valid practicing license from the Nursing Council of Kenya .
  
• Should have served as a registered nurse for a minimum period of 2 years.
  

Essential Personal Attributes

• Dignity, Integrity, Teamwork, Accountable and Confidentiality.
  

Patient safety to include good physiological and behavioral response

• Plan nursing care activities, implementation and supervision within the operating theatre
  
• Document all activities carried out in the operating room
  
• Ensuring proper functioning instruments, equipment and machines for use within the operating theatre
  
• Periodical review of instrument trays for appropriateness
  
• Proper use of materials and items.
  
• Maintenance of sterility.
  

Infection prevention and control

• Ensure IPC guidelines and SOPs are provided to the units
  
• Provide sterile equipment and consumables in operating theatres
  
• Provide facilities for hand hygiene
  
• Ensure proper waste management
  
• Ensure aseptic techniques are practiced in operating theatres.
  

Training and capacity Building

• Conduct CMES to the health staff on IPC and basic perioperative SOPS
  
• Train Auxiliary Nurses on basic perioperative management and general Nursing while in Theatre
  
• Participate in the weekly program CMEs and Clinical audits.
  

Coordination of theatre activities and collaborative working with other health departments

• Ensuring theatre schedules and lists of patients are completed by availing all items required
  
• Timely ordering of supplies-both pharmaceuticals and non-pharmaceuticals
  
• Routine fumigation of operating room by the community/Public health program
  
• Ensure routine servicing of machines and equipment by the medical engineering department.
  

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Compile weekly and Monthly reports submitting to the M&E department.
  

Human Resources

• Together with the departmental in charge plan coverage of the support staff
  
• Participate in performance management of the support staff in theatre
  
• Participate in recruitment, onboarding and training of departmental staff including support staff.