Nurse/Midwife at Royal Hospital, Enugu


Posted on: Fri 08-03-2024

Royal Hospital, a National Health Insurance Scheme accredited health care provider and one of the first-ever private hospitals located in Enugu requires for immediate employment the following:

Job Title: Nurse/Midwife (RN/RM)

Location: Enugu

Candidate must possess the following:

  • Must be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria as a staff nurse (RN) / Midwife (RM),
  • Must have 2-4 years cognate clinical experience in direct patient care and a minimum of 12 months in a multiple-bed hospital.

Responsibilities and Attributes:

  • Provides direct and indirect care for assigned patients in various nursing units and per scheduled shift
  • Role encompasses nursing assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, evaluation, and coordination of care for patients across the healthcare continuum involving families
  • Managing patients with various medical cases
  • Perform patient assessment using appropriate, problem-focused, and age-specific assessment techniques
  • Analyze the assessment data, derive nursing interventions, set priorities according to patients’ needs, formulate a plan of care, implement and evaluate the outcome
  • Document all relevant data in the medical record according to hospital standards
  • Treat patients and families with care and respect while maintaining patient privacy and confidentiality
  • Involve the patient, significant others, and health care providers in the plan of care when appropriate
  • Collaborate with other disciplines through multidisciplinary meetings and care conferences to facilitate patient care and operations
  • Initiate appropriate discharge plan
  • Recognize subtle cues to anticipate potential problems
  • Demonstrate required assessment and therapeutic skills
  • Implement and monitor infection control measures
  • Apply safety measures related to patient care
  • Operate all unit-required equipment safely
  • Ensure availability and maintenance of supplies and equipment needed for the unit and patient care
  • Administer medications, monitor desirable and undesirable effects and intervene appropriately
  • Ensure that patients are provided with appropriate nutrition
  • Manage patients with infectious diseases when applicable
  • Manage pediatric patients with infectious diseases when applicable
  • Strictly follow clinical guidelines and standard operating procedures set by the hospital management
  • Provide emotional support and measures to alleviate fear and anxiety
  • Assess patient and family readiness and identify learning needs.

Age: Not more than 45 years

Remuneration For Position: Very attractive, highly competitive and negotiable.

Method of Application: Interested candidates should send their applications with a detailed resume and three verifiable references, attaching all credentials and Birth Certificates or Statutory Declaration of Age to: [email protected]

Note: Applicants must reside in Enugu. Short-listed candidates will be invited for interview. All applications must be received on or before Friday, 15th March, 2024.