Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, September 12 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
OVERALL JOB PURPOSE
• Provide a safe environment for patient care,
• Treat and educate patients about their medical conditions,
• Provide advice or emotional support to patients and their family members,
• Record and document in patients notes,
• Operate medical equipments such as suctioning, oxygen administration, ECG etc
• Administer medications and treatments as prescribed,
• Help patients with rehabilitation and assist medical doctors with various tasks &
• Involve self in establishing and maintaining standards of practice as per IHK requirement and ensure effective communication within the multidisciplinary team.

JOB REQUIREMENTS AND COMPETENCIES
• Registered with the Ugandan Nurses and Midwives Council & holds current practicing licence for Nursing.
• One year working experience as a nurse, (desirable).
• Effective problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Excellent verbal and written skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with all the multi-disciplinary team, patients and relatives.
• Competent knowledge and skills with in critical care.

GENERAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
• Act always in such a manner to promote and safeguard the interest and well being of patients and clients
• Perform all nursing duties in accordance with the UNMC RN levels while adhering to all IHK policies & procedures
• Perform routine nursing care to assigned patients, always giving a complete and thorough report on patient status at end of shift/assignment.
• Consult and coordinate with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans.
• Communicate with all staff, patients, and families with excellent written and verbal skills. Ensuring all forms of communication are used effectively in the interest of patient care
• Role modelling excellence in nursing practice, sharing a broad base of clinical nursing knowledge and contributing to the development and maintenance of standards of practice within IHK/IMC.
• Accepting responsibility for own professional development and consistently seek educational tools in order to broaden knowledge base of various age groups, diseases and best practices.
• Maintenance of a safe and acceptable environment for patients and staff and taking appropriate action to ensure this
• Reporting incidents/ accidents/ complaints to the nurse in charge. Be familiar with the incident report form and complete the process
• Act in a supportive role to the Senior Staff nurse/in charge and to accept appropriate delegated responsibilities.
• Identifying and promoting opportunities for service improvement through quality initiatives and/or innovative practice, which will enhance patient outcomes.
• Contribute to an active learning environment by teaching, supervising and facilitating staff
• Any other duties that may from time to time be assigned.

SPECIFIC JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
• Attend unit hand-over
• Provide direct patient care, administering treatment as prescribed and taking vital signs.
• Monitor patient progress and identifies any changes in status, acting on those changes to insure patient comfort and safety.
• Record and report symptoms and changes in patients’ conditions and vital signs
• Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records by documenting as per IHK standards
• Provide patient teaching and families according to plan of care
• Directly work with the medical officer and ensure that patient has been reviewed and new instructions promptly followed.
• Monitor all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity.
• Prepare patients for, and assist with, examinations and treatments.
• Direct and supervise less skilled nursing/health care personnel.
• Wear appropriate & accepted uniform as per IHK nurses uniform policy
• Supervise the team in the unit on shift as assigned.
• Be punctual and dependent for assigned/confirmed shifts
• Dispose waste as per the given guidelines – infection control
• Attend scheduled unit CMEs as per the unit standard


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: Associate Degree

Job application procedure

Submit your application and CV to hr@img.co.ug  before the 23rd of September 2023


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