Posted on: Fri 26-06-2026

The nursing department delivers quality healthcare by providing evidence-based, patient-centered care, implementing quality improvement initiatives, and prioritizing the needs and preferences of patients.  

Nurses work collaboratively to ensure that patients receive the highest standard of care and achieve optimal health outcomes.

The Head Nurse provides direct and indirect care for assigned patients in various nursing units and home visits per scheduled shift.

The Head Nurse is primarily responsible for professional performance and safe patient care.

The role encompasses nursing assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, evaluation, and coordination of care for patients across the healthcare continuum involving families.

Duties include but are not limited to, managing patients with various medical cases.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Purpose:

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.

Provide emotional support and measures to alleviate fear and anxiety. Assess patient and family readiness and identify learning needs. Participate in voluntary community health activities to promote, maintain and restore health and prevent diseases.

Provide basic life support when needed. Document all relevant data in the electronic medical record according Administer medications, monitor desirable and undesirable effects, and intervene appropriately.

Engagement:

Recognize subtle cues to anticipate potential problems.

Assess patient and family readiness and identify learning needs.

Delivery:

Administer medications, monitor desirable and undesirable effects, and intervene appropriately.

Manage patients with infectious diseases when applicable.

Perform clerical duties when needed.

Ensure that patients are provided with appropriate nutrition.

Manage pediatric patients with infectious diseases when applicable.

Requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma of Nursing from an accredited nursing college

Must have at least 5 years of postgraduate nursing experience

Hold and maintain a current nursing license to practice in Nigeria.

Key Skills and Attributes:

Hold Computer literacy

Excellent Communication and Customer Service

Caring, Compassionate, Dedicated and Professional

Working Under Pressure

Humane, Empathetic and Supportive Bedside Manner

Leadership and Teamwork

Problem solving and Initiative

Time Management and Organization

Attention to Detail.

Method of Application

Send CV to : [email protected]

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