Posted on: Wed 08-02-2023

JOB DESCRIPTION

• The Registered Nurse will support EHA Clinics nursing department predominantly to:
• 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.
• 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.
• Manage patients with infectious diseases when applicable.
• Manage pediatric patients with infectious diseases when applicable.
• Travel to patients’ homes to deliver care as required.
• Strictly follow clinical guidelines and standard operating procedures set by the clinic management.
• 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 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.
• Adheres to EHA Clinics Code of Conduct and ethical standards of the field.

Requirements

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required to successfully perform this job.

• Must have current clinical experience in direct patient care and have worked a minimum of 2 years in the last 3 years.
• Must have at least 3 years of postgraduate nursing experience in an accredited University Teaching, Federal Medical Centre, or International hospital.
• Bachelor’s Degree OR Diploma of Nursing from an accredited nursing college, University with High Distinction (Top 10% of graduating class).
• Hold and maintain a current nursing licence to practice in Nigeria.

Key Skills and Attributes

• Hold Computer literacy
• Excellent Communication
• Working Under Pressure
• Humane, Empathetic and Supportive Bedside Manner
• Leadership and Teamwork
• Problem solving and Initiative
• Time Management and Organization
• Attention to Detail
• Knowledge and skills to provide vaccination.
• Knowledge and skills to perform minor trauma care including suturing, plaster casting, I&D, debridement etc.
• Knowledge and skills to stabilize trauma patients prior to transport to a higher level of care.

Other Benefits

The following benefits are available with this offer of employment:

• Healthcare: EHA Clinics will cover medical expenses for yourself, your spouse, and up to four (4) children under 21 years of age, or parents who are dependents of the employee (a total of 6 enrollees including the Primary) and supplemental health care coverage up to a cumulative maximum of N3,000,000 per household (a total of 6 enrollees including the Primary) in any twelve (12) calendar months.
• Group Life Assurance: EHA Clinics provides life insurance for team members. This insurance is payable in the event of your death. The effective date of coverage will be upon the successful completion of your probationary period.
• Group & Personal Accident: EHA Clinics provides Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance (ADD) for you as our employee. AD&D covers death by accidental means (rather than natural causes) and dismemberment. The effective date of coverage is your hire date.
• Pension: EHA Clinics supports employee retirement preparation and investment by paying a 10% pension contribution on top of the statutory pension contribution of 8% that is already factored into your salary.
• Annual Leave: You are entitled to 21 days of paid annual leave (based on full-time work schedule).

 METHOD OF APPLICATION:

Interested applicants should click link:    https://www.eha.ng/jobs/detail/registered-nurse-sangotedo-lagos-234#scrollTop=0 

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