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• Promotes and restores patients’ health by
  completing the nursing process; collaborating with physicians and
  multidisciplinary team members; providing physical and psychological
  support to patients, friends, and families; supervising assigned team
  members.
• Identifies patient care requirements by
  establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients and other
  persons in a position to understand care requirements. Maintains a
  cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating
  information; responding to requests; participating in team problem-solving
  methods.
• Establishes a compassionate environment by
  providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients,
  friends, and families.
• Actively promotes patient’s independence by
  establishing patient care goals; teaching patient, friends, and family to
  understand condition, medications, and self-care skills; answering
  questions.
• Assures quality of care by adhering to
  therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care
  goals and standards; making or recommending necessary adjustments;
  following hospital and nursing division’s philosophies and standards of
  care set by state board of nursing, state nurse practice act, and other
  governing agency regulations.
• Resolves patient problems and needs by
  utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment
  by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations; calling for
  assistance from health care support personnel.
• Protects patients and employees by adhering
  to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and
  storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
• Documents patient care services by charting
  in patient and department records.
• Maintains continuity among nursing teams by
  documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing
  needs.
• Maintains patient confidence and protects
  operations by keeping information confidential. title: nurse, registered
• Ensures operation of equipment by completing
  preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer’s
  instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs;
  maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and
  techniques.
• Maintains nursing supplies inventory by
  checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies;
  placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies;
  using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.
• Participate in ward side nursing procedures
  as a member of the caring team
• Prepare and perform sterile procedure and
  support the Medical Doctor in their delivery of medical services
• Ensure patients are comfortable, in a healthy
  and secure environment to enhance quick recovery.
• Conduct observations, diagnosis, and nursing
  procedures and give necessary treatment in consultation with the Clinical
  Officer.
• Participate in drug supply management that
  includes drug requisition, monitoring consumption and supervision of the
  drug dispensing process.
• Coordinate nursing activities in the wards
  and ensure patient focused approach is used at all times.
• Offer support to the Clinical Officer in
  keeping simple books of accounts and make estimates for the wards and
  other units.
• Maintain personal contact with patients, take
  note of their complaints, carry out corrective measure and escalate for
  further action if necessary.
• Prepare and send progress reports covering
  the areas of operation.
• Manage patients with confidentiality and
  adherence to the professional code of conduct.
• Perform any other duties as assigned by the
  supervisor

• The applicant for the Registered
  Comprehensive Nurse job opportunity should hold a certificate in
  Comprehensive Nursing (three years)
• Hold a certificate of Registration from the
  national nursing body
• A minimum of three years’ experience in
  similar or higher position
• Registered Nurse Skills required: Clinical
  Skills, Bedside Manner, Infection Control, Nursing Skills, Physiological
  Knowledge, Administering Medication, Medical Teamwork, Multi-tasking,
  Listening, Verbal Communication, Health Promotion and Maintenance.

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