Registered Nurse / Midwife

Job title : Registered Nurse / Midwife

Hosanna Nursing and Maternity Home provides clinical and family healthcare in Obe (Sapele Road), Benin City, Edo State.

Job Description

• Monitoring the health of pregnant women and their unborn babies.
• Educating patients as well as their partners and family members on reproductive health, preparation for parenthood, and antenatal care.
• In general, providing care for pregnant women and their babies through labor, delivery, and post-natal care.
• Delivering patients’ babies in the clinic as well as providing emotional support and encouragement during labor.
• Taking and recording patients' blood pressure, temperature, and pulse, as well as ordering diagnostic tests as needed.
• Conduct physical exams to assess patient health needs and problems
• Implement physicians’ orders, perform treatments, start IVs, administer medications, and interpret special tests.
• Administer direct care to injured, disabled, ill, or convalescent patients
• Review and maintain medical records
• Supervise the work of health care assistants
• Educate patients about their medical conditions, treatment plans, and health maintenance
• Maintain a safe, hygienic working environment
• Prepare rooms and medical equipment and decontaminate instruments
• Provide emotional and psychological support to patients
• Other duties as provided by management

Requirements

• Must be a Registered / Licensed Nurse
• Proven experience working as a Nurse/Midwife
• The ability to work under pressure.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and clinical assessment skills.
• Effective communication skills.
• Patient and compassionate.