Primary Care Nurse

Essential Qualifications, Experience & Knowledge

• Completed Diploma in Nursing or an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and abilities can be acquired
  
• Possess a current certificate from the Uganda Nurses and Midwives Council
  
• Good knowledge of general scientific principles, practices, specialized techniques used in the practice of nursing
  
• At least one-year experience in Nursing or demonstrated ability and desire to learn and embrace new ideas.
  
• Experience working in a hospital environment.
  
• Demonstrated experience working with Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems for patient documentation and clinical workflows.
  

ICU/WARD Function

• Identifies changes in patient's condition and reacts accordingly with urgency during his/her shift
  
• Ensures proper daily use and handover of ICU/Ward machines and equipment.
  
• Implements the patient's discharge and/or referral plan within his/ her shift.
  
• Identifies patient needs and immediately updates the multidisciplinary team and documents in the patient's chart within his/her shift.
  

Carries out Nursing Assessment and Care

• Collects comprehensive and accurate data regarding the patient’s health status.
  
• Analyses data effectively to identify the patient's health problems or risks according to the NANDA diagnoses.
  
• Develops a clear, measurable, realistic, and individualized care plan based on the patient’s needs and diagnoses
  
• Implements the interventions outlined in the care plan to address patient needs.
  

Provide Health Education and Orientation to Patients And/Or Caretakers

• Participates in daily and scheduled weekly health education talks to caregivers and patients as per CURE health education forms.
  
• Orients newly admitted patients and caregivers on the operations of the ICU/Ward during his/her shift throughout his/her shift
  
• Immediately responds to information needs of patients and caregivers and documents in the patient's chart.
  

Provide Pre- and Post-Surgical Care to Patients

• Ensures the patient is fully prepared 30 minutes before the time of call to the theatre.
  
• Ensures that the NPO is well communicated and understood by the patient /caregiver immediately after anesthesia review and accurate documentation is done in the patient’s chart.
  
• Ensures that the pre-operative vital signs are done and any other orders processed and all charted 30 mins before surgery.
  

Process Doctors orders

• Ensures a well-organized workstation 30 minutes before the ward round starts.
  
• Actively participates in ward rounds with the multidisciplinary team during his/her shift.
  
• Follows up on laboratory tests 30 minutes after they are requested and immediately gives feedback to the attending clinician.