Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, August 31 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
JOB PURPOSE
As a Nurse at Imprint Hope you will make a key contribution to IH’s mission by ensuring the health and medical needs of the children under Imprint Hope’s program are managed well. In this position you will provide Imprint Hope families with education, resources, and advocacy to ensure a healthy medical status for the children under our program. As a nurse, you will develop trusting partnerships with patients and create an evidence-based, medical plan for each family under Imprint Hope’s program. As a Nurse at Imprint Hope, you must embody the core values of integrity, respect, understanding, teamwork, and excellence. Your skills will ensure the team prioritizes the stewardship of IH resources and the health and safety of all Imprint Hope clients.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Promote and restore patient’s health by completing the nursing process; collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary team members; providing physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families.
• Identify patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients and other persons in a position to understand care requirements.
• Establish a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.
• Promote patient’s independence by establishing patient care goals; teaching patients, friends, and family to understand the condition, medications, and self-care skills; and answering questions.
• Make recommendations for referrals and/or specialists to ensure the safety, health and well-being of all patients.
• Resolve patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations; and calling for assistance from Imprint Hope Team.
• Protect patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols;
• Adhere to all safety precautions and procedures for medication administration and storage procedures as well as controlled substance regulations.
• Document patient care services by charting in patient and department records.
• Maintain patient confidence and protect operations by keeping information confidential.
• Maintain nursing supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies; and using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops and participating in professional societies.
• Maintain a cooperative relationship among Imprint Hope team members by communicating information and participating in team problem-solving methods.
• Conduct assigned educational classes on hygiene and various medical conditions at
• Imprint Hope’s Center and in the communities.

Behavioral Competencies:
• Demonstrates Leadership and positively influences others; effectively trains and mentors peers
• Builds strong teams: prioritizes communication and teamwork and makes people feel valued
• Manages toward results: takes initiative and responsibility; holds self and team accountable for results
• Applies critical thinking, adaptive management, clinical reasoning, and problem-solving skills
• Holds self and others accountable to IH values, principles, and policies without exception

Qualifications & Experience
Mandatory Requirements
• Diploma in a related field (e.g. Nursing etc). A degree in a related field is an
• advantage.
• Fluent in spoken and written Luganda and English; Lusoga is an advantage
• Basic computer skills (typing, word processing, spreadsheets) are an advantage
• Experience working with or knowledge about persons with disabilities is a plus

Added Advantage
• Strong analytical and accounting skills.
• Set clear goals and manage toward them.
• Be detail-oriented.
• Be honest and dependable.
• Lead by example.
• Use strong oral and written communication skills.
• Manage multiple responsibilities effectively and set priorities.


Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months:

Level of Education: Associate Degree

Job application procedure

All candidates who meet the criteria outlined as above should submit their applications under the job vacancy “QSSU-IH-NUR-NURSE”


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