Nursing Officer at Nova Medi-Clinic (NMC)


Posted on: Fri 12-04-2024

Nova Medi-Clinic (NMC) is a multi-specialist care center that is a one-stop-shop for healthcare needs in a user-friendly environment. At Nova Medi-Clinic we hold our patient's hands to achieve the desired results and best outcomes.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Nursing Officer

Location: Maitama, Abuja (FCT)

Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

  • 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.
  • Document all relevant data in the electronic medical record according to clinic 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.
  • Attends to Home care visits when scheduled on-call shift
  • Recognize subtle cues to anticipate potential problems.
  • Demonstrate the 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 the availability and maintenance of supplies and equipment needed for the unit and patient care.
  • Accountable for the use of patients’ and the clinic’s resources.
  • Accountable to the patient, the organization, the profession, and self.
  • Provide emotional support and measures to alleviate fear and anxiety.
  • Assess patient and family readiness and identify learning needs.
  • Lead/encourage multidisciplinary approach for patient’s discharge.
  • Develop and implement the teaching plan utilizing the patient education manual.
  • Document patient and family education.
  • Participate in voluntary community health activities to promote, maintain and restore health and prevent diseases.
  • Adheres to Policies and Procedures.
  • Perform clerical duties when needed.
  • Provide basic life support when needed.
  • Administer medications, monitor desirable and undesirable effects, and intervene appropriately.
  • Ensure that patients are provided with appropriate nutrition information / directives as recommended.
  • Manage patients with infectious diseases when applicable.
  • Functions within scope of practice delineated by the hospital and demonstrate reliability in meeting deadline and completing responsibility.
  • Complies with hospital policies and procedures which include health and safety standards while performing work assignment with minimum supervision and guidance.
  • Demonstrates ability to set goals, assign priorities, anticipate problems, establish limits and achieve quality results.
  • Functions as a patient advocate-assuring patient's right to information and ensuring right of drug administration in a timely manner.
  • Independently monitors stages of labour and neonatal resuscitation.
  • Completes and documents initial and ongoing assessment using the appropriate technique for handover and take over seamless procedure.
  • Promotes good public image for the profession and hospital, effectively expresses self, listens attentively and creates a climate of open communication, respects confidentiality and privacy.
  • Any other duties that may be assigned from time to time.

Requirements

Registered Nurse qualification (Single Qualified Nurses are encouraged to apply).

Experience:

  • Minimum of 2 year experience assisting nurses.
  • Ability to work with minimal supervision.

Salary

N90,000 - N110,000 / month.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and relevant credentials to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.