Job Description
The Nairobi Hospital, a leading health care institution in Eastern Africa has excellent career opportunities for individuals who possess a passion for excellence, strong work ethic, results oriented and committed to continuous improvement. The successful candidates will be team players with the ability to effectively add value to enabling good patient outcomes and shape best clinical and non-clinical practice in line with our Strategic Plan (2019-2024).
ACCIDENT & EMERGENCY NURSES REF: TNH/HRD/KRAEN/04/2022
Reporting to Charge Nurse - Accident & Emergency, the successful candidates will be
responsible for the following roles amongst others: -
Main Duties & Responsibilities:
• Providing excellent nursing care to patients.
• Maintaining the Hospitals policies, standard and procedures of nursing care.
• Championing continual quality improvement.
• Advocating for patients, treating them with dignity, according to them privacy and respect.
• Communicating effectively with all other patients’ care givers.
• Maintaining and observing infection control measures for staff and patients’ wellbeing.
• Upholding statutory regulations as required by the nursing profession and the laws of
Kenya.
• Safeguarding all Hospital’s and patients’ confidential information and property.
• Reporting all complaints and incidents to the In-Charge as they occur.
• Participating in ward and Hospital activates i.e., research, audits, open days.
• Providing accurate documentation and proper record keeping of patients’ treatment.
• Utilizing the available resources effectively for quality service delivery, profitability, and
cost containment.
• Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.
Qualifications, Skills & Experience
• KRN, KRM, KRCHN, BSc. Nursing
• Diploma in Accident & Emergency Nursing
• 4 years of relevant work experience 2 of which must be after post-basic qualification.
• BLS/ACLS/ATLS/EPALS certification as an added advantage
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Good communication skills.
• Good customer care skills.