Job Vacancy for Registered Nurse at Integrity Hospital

Company Description:

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

• 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
• 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
• 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

• 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.
• Applications are welcomed from Registered Nursing Midwives with at least 1 year experience, living within or around Owerri?
• 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
On-going.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Cover Letter to: intergrityhospitalad@gmail.com with the position applied for as the subject of the mail.