Registered Nurse Vacancy at Integrity Hospital


Posted on: Wed 08-05-2019

Integrity Hospital is an indigenous privately-owned healthcare facility that offers free modern model healthcare service delivery in Owerri.
 
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
 
Job Title: Registered Nurse
 
Location: Owerri, Imo
Job Type: Full Time
 
Job Description
  • The Registered Nurse provides direct and indirect care for assigned patients in various nursing units and per scheduled shift
  • The Registered 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
  • 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 identifying learning needs.
Requirements
Applications are welcomed from Registered Nursing Midwives with at least 1 year experience, living within or around Owerri?
Single qualification RN or double qualification in any relevant qualification such as RM, A&E, ENT, Psychiatric, Paediatric, Orthopaedic/Trauma.
Must have current clinical experience in direct patient care and have worked a minimum of 12 months in a multiple bed hospital.
Hold and maintain a current nursing license to practice in Nigeria.
Ability to pass a written knowledge test and interview.
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 higher level of care.
 
Compensation
Attractive and Competitive.
 
Application Closing Date
31st May, 2019.
 
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Cover Letter to: [email protected] with the position applied for as the subject of the mail.