Nurse

The Registered Nurse is responsible for theprovision of holistic specialized or general nursing services to both inpatient and outpatient within the hospital specialized unit or Health post clinics.

S/He will work closely with other hospital, clinic staff including Nurses, Clinical Officer, RH Assistants, Auxiliary Nurses to ensure quality of care for clients who receive services at the IRC supported health facilities get quality of care.

Responsibilities/Main Duties:

Programming

• The clinical nurse shall work in a specific ward/Health post/specialized unit assigned and would therefore work as both supervisor and team leader of the national and refugee staff.
• Prepare for and assist the doctors during clinical procedures whenever required.
• Ensure that all required observations, prescribed treatment, and procedures are properly carried out and documented on patient’s charts.
• Carry out minor surgical procedures, screening, admissions, consultation, resuscitation, and stabilization of clients in management of clinical emergencies.
• Provide effective reproductive health services based on all pillars of safe motherhood to ensure the best maternal child outcome.
• providing Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI), Integrated Management of Adolescents and Adulthood illnesses (IMAI), immunization to the population.
• Implement community health strategy in collaboration with key stakeholders.
• Refer to the doctor in charge or to the doctor on call relevant information such as patient’s status and laboratory results, which would assist in proper clinical management.
• Assist patients with activities of daily living while in the ward/clinic.
• Maintaining psychological well beings through reassurance to patient’s peri operative.
• Observe and maintain infection prevention policy daily and ensure safe work environment.
• Arrange and submit weekly/monthly ward or unit work schedule, plan daily duties and responsibilities for both national and refugee staff and leave plans to ensure adequate coverage.
• Convene ward/unit meetings and attend important hospital or department meetings.
• Escort patients during referral when necessary and facilitate acquisition of legal travel documents.
• Provide individualized health education and counseling related to health maintenance and disease prevention.
• Provide hospital coverage and on-call as required.

At the Health Post

• Provide Essential SRH services at the MCH clinic: Ante Natal care, Post Natal care, Family planning activities, and treating minor ailments in pregnancy.
• Should be able to recognize and detect early obstetric complications and make timely referrals to either High risk clinic and or the hospital for further management.
• Maintain and update key registers in the assigned area and documentation of client assessment, nursing diagnosis and outcomes while ensuring confidential records.
• Organize health education sessions for clients attending the clinic for SRH services.

Reporting and Communication

• Compile and submit monthly inventory return/requisition of all drugs and supplies.
• Conduct regular training session for national and refugee staff on basic nursing care/management of various ward cases, documentation, and infection prevention.
• Attend and facilitate Continuous Medical Education.
• Compile and submit weekly/monthly HIS reports.
• Monitor and supervise proper usage of supplies as well as maintain adequate supplies and buffer stock.
• Maintain and update key registers in the assigned area and documentation of client assessment, nursing diagnosis and outcomes while ensuring confidential records.
• Report any significant changes in clinic operations to the supervisor.
• Carry out any other additional duties relevant to job description as may be assigned by the supervisor.
• Ensure that all admissions, discharges, transfers, and deaths are properly recorded as they occur and participate in respective audits.

Operations

• Maintain departmental equipment in good condition and submit regular inventory report of the same.
• Report any significant changes in operations to the supervisor.