Registered Nurse (RN)
Kiambu, Kiambu, Kenya
Full Time
Mid Level
POSITION OVERVIEW:
The Registered Nurse is a member of the nursing team and provides total individualized and comprehensive nursing care to patients according to nursing and doctor’s plans.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
SECONDARY DUTIES
OTHER DUTIES
The Registered Nurse is a member of the nursing team and provides total individualized and comprehensive nursing care to patients according to nursing and doctor’s plans.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
- Performs nursing procedures and treatment of patients in a competent and professional manner.
- Provides pre-op and post op nursing care.
- Provide proper drug administration by administering drugs safely, aseptically and correctly.
- Advocates for patient and family needs, or provide emotional support for patients and their families.
- Performs approved therapeutic or diagnostic procedures based upon the patient's clinical status.
- Monitor patients vital signs, fluid intake and output, and changes in status and institute appropriate interventions.
- Assess the patient's psychological status and needs.
- Collaborate with other health care professionals to develop and revise treatment plans based on identified needs and assessment data.
- Ensure a clean, safe and secure environment for patients and visitors utilizing quality and risk management framework and ensuring that infection control procedures are followed.
- Monitors nutritional status of patients and manages accordingly.
- Pray with patients at different points of care and provide other spiritual support as needed.
- Maintains accurate, legible, clear and complete clinical documentation and patient information
- Provides health education to patients and caretakers upon discharge.
- Adheres to infection control policies and protocols.
- Sets up and monitors medical equipment. Ensures that equipment is operational, calling for repairs and/or preventative maintenance.
- Maintains nursing supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level.
SECONDARY DUTIES
- Improves skills by attending required continuing education opportunities.
- Willingness to travel to remote clinics associated with CURE.
OTHER DUTIES
- Please note this position description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the co-worker for this position. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Co-worker must perform other tasks, duties, and projects as assigned.
- Attend and participate in office devotionals, seminars, in- service education classes, on the job training programs etc.
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