Free the Children is looking to recruit a Community
Nurses to work in their Health Centre in Maasai Mara.
Job description:
- Plan
for and participate in field research related to community health nursing.
- Seek
and encourage input from community members, local leadership, and other
community health workers in determining health care needs throughout the
community.
- Set
health care priorities, implement the prevention, health promotion, and
other programs identified in the community health nursing plan.
- Assess
community health needs using local knowledge and information, morbidity,
mortality, and general health status statistical information.
- Deliver
approved health care services through planned home visits, clinics, and
workshops.
- Counsel
parents of infants, preschool, and school children including prevention,
normal growth and development, and illness management.
- Knowledge
of public health issues in Kenya.
- Please
note that this is not an exhaustive Job description for this position.
Qualifications:
- Degree
or Diploma in Nursing from a recognized College.
- At
least 5 years in Community nursing experience.
- Must
be Registered by the Nursing council of Kenya
- Must
have rural background working with Communities.
Send your resume and a cover letter only indicating your current salary to infokenya@freethechildren.com by 13th January 2012.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
For general information on the NGO, visit website: www.freethechildren.com
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