Clinic Nurse

Job title : Clinic Nurse

SITUATION IN ORGANISATION

• Position to report: Head of Hospitalization who reports to the Manager, Nursing services

SERVICE DIMENSIONS

• First line action / consultations during and after working hours - Carry out operational Nursing activities
• Supervision of Auxiliary staff - Contributes greatly to optimization of the goals of the Medical division
• Carry out domestic medical escorts when required - Liaise with other units such as Radiology, Laboratory and Pharmacy for better coordination of patient care.
• Any other duty that may be assigned to him/her by the supervisor for the purpose of achieving the overall medical division goal.

ACTIVITIES

Medical Care

• Sorting out of patients including primary assessment and intervention
• Coordinates patient flow in the after-hours clinic by triaging and following up with consultation, investigation and treatment
• Minor consultations such as for minor wounds and administration of first line medications
• Treatment of minor ailments o Receives and commences treatment on minor to major surgical emergencies until arrival of a superior member of the team
• Complete nursing and psychological care of hospitalized patients
• Participate in Medical transfer of patients to retainer hospitals
• Participate in formulation and implementation of preventive healthcare programmes particularly immunization
• Participate in monitoring and improvement of treatment/hospitalization areas standards
• Formulation and implementation of health education programmes
• Collation and analysis of OPD/Hospitalization data with a view to forecasting future activities
• Training and supervision of ancillary personnel

Health, Safety and Environmental responsibilities

The Job holder adheres to the HSE rules:

• Hygiene supervision and evaluation of risk hazard
• Good knowledge of patient safety
• Good knowledge of the divisional emergency response procedures
• Manage medical waste in accordance with company rules

The job holder ensures the compliance:

• Firm but diplomatic in daily contact with staff and dependents, providing treatment under the supervision of the Head Nurse and the doctors in charge and also, liaise between the patients and the doctors and other clinic personnel
• Quickly identifies potential problem and acts decisively
• Close and regular relationship with the Heads of OPD, MCH, Emergency and field support and OCH

CONTEXT AND ENVIRONMENT

• Responsible and accountable for the above detailed nursing responsibilities under the authority of the Head of hospitalization in the Lagos clinic Onshore Nigeria

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Carry out her duties safely, diligently and in accordance with COMPANY procedures, and in such a manner to minimize or eliminate unsafe exposure for herself and her fellow workers
• Report to her manager any incident, unsafe act or operation
• Familiarize herself with the emergency procedures applicable to her area of work o Carry out routine day to day duties without supervision but serious problems are reported to the head nurse and the doctor in charge
• To maintain and update medical and nursing skills
• Well versed in the nursing process: assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation of care.

QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• B Sc Nursing / BN Sc / Registered General Nurse
• Registered Midwife and/or Registered Accident & Emergency nurse
• Valid BLS/ACLS/ITLS certifications
• Basic Computer + office Knowledge