Responsibilities

• Provides triage procedures
• Provision of quality patient care.
• Ensure availability/maintenance of equipment/instruments that may be required for patient management.
• Ensure high level of infection prevention in the area the nurse is operating in to avoid hospital acquired infections.
• Engage in multidisciplinary ward rounds in managing patients care.
• Ensure patient information is treated and handled with highest confidentiality.
• Ensure high quality nursing care in the department/unit.
• Carry out health education sessions in the department/unit
• Participate in the implementation of patients’ care in the ward/ unit
• Co-ordinate patients care with other departments both in and outside the ward/unit
• Participate in departmental meetings.
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the departmental heads/management from time to time.

Qualifications

• Certificate in Nursing from a reputable institution.
• Registered and licensed by the nursing council